27 October 1767

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1767-1768
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: By Desire. Music [to afterpiece] by Barthelemon. I often go to both theatres, have seen Garrick and Mrs Yates, who are the first in this theatrical sphere. The former has hitherto [i.e., this season] appeared only in comedy, --his manner, his humour, and his judgment are not to be equall'd. The adoration he meets with from the English is equal to his merit. His every motion they attend to, and every turn of his eye seems to transport them. Mrs Yates [at Covent Garden] has much tragic merit. Her low voice is very tuneful, her feeling great, her action peculiarly graceful and her figure uncommonly fine. She has more power than Mrs Dancer (at Drury Lane] and more variety than Mrs Fitz-Henry, tho' less strength and compass. On the whole she is superior to the former and inferior to the latter. Barry and Mrs Dancer are engag'd here (MS Letter from Henry Grattan to Cornet Broome giving his first impressions of living in London, 27 Oct. 1767, in Folger Library). Neville MS Diary: Went into the Pit to see As You Like It a second time. Reddish did Orlando for the 1st time. He is a pretty good player. End Act I, Hearts of Oak. The Entertainment was the new Farce called a Peep Behind the Curtain. Glib by King who is the author. The piece is not unentertaining, whatever other merit it may have. The Prologue and an Address to the Town by way of Epilogue, are spoken by Mr King, the music by Barthelemon

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    *p?;dl As You Like It. As 22 Oct., but Orlando-Reddish[, 1st time%. *a?;dl A Peep behind the Curtain. As 23 Oct. *d?;dl I: <i>Hearts of Oak</i>, as 22 Oct. *c?;dl Mainpiece: By Desire. Music [to afterpiece] by $Barthelemon=. I often go to both theatres, have seen $Garrick= and $Mrs Yates=, who are the first in this theatrical sphere. The former has hitherto [i.e., this season] appeared only in comedy, --his manner, his humour, and his judgment are not to be equall'd. The adoration he meets with from $the English= is equal to his merit. His every motion they attend to, and every turn of his eye seems to transport them. $Mrs Yates= [at <i>Covent Garden</i>] has much tragic merit. Her low voice is very tuneful, her feeling great, her action peculiarly graceful and her figure uncommonly fine. She has more power than $Mrs Dancer= (at <i>Drury Lane</i>] and more variety than $Mrs Fitz-Henry=, tho' less strength and compass. On the whole she is superior to the former and inferior to the latter. $Barry= and $Mrs Dancer= are engag'd here (MS Letter from $Henry Grattan= to $Cornet Broome= giving his first impressions of living in <i>London</i>, 27 Oct. 1767, in <i>Folger Library</i>). <i>Neville MS Diary</i>: Went into the Pit to see <i>As You Like It</i> a second time. $Reddish= did <i>Orlando</i> for the 1st time. He is a pretty good player. End Act I, <i>Hearts of Oak</i>. The Entertainment was the new Farce called a <i>Peep Behind the Curtain</i>. <i>Glib</i> by $King= who is the author. The piece is not unentertaining, whatever other merit it may have. The <i>Prologue</i> and an Address to the Town by way of <i>Epilogue</i>, are spoken by $Mr King=, the music by $Barthelemon=.
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    *p1767 10 27 dl As You Like It. ^As17671022^, but Orlando-Reddish, 1st time.*a1767 10 27 dl A Peep behind the Curtain. ^As17671023^.*d1767 10 27 dl I: <i>Hearts of Oak</i>, ^as17671022^.*c1767 10 27 dl Mainpiece: By Desire. Music [to afterpiece] by $Barthelemon=. I often go to both theatres, have seen $Garrick= and $Mrs Yates=, who are the first in this theatrical sphere. The former has hitherto [i.e., this season] appeared only in comedy, --his manner, his humour, and his judgment are not to be equall'd. The adoration he meets with from $the English= is equal to his merit. His every motion they attend to, and every turn of his eye seems to transport them. $Mrs Yates= [at <i>Covent Garden</i>] has much tragic merit. Her low voice is very tuneful, her feeling great, her action peculiarly graceful and her figure uncommonly fine. She has more power than $Mrs Dancer= (at <i>Drury Lane</i>] and more variety than $Mrs Fitz-Henry=, tho' less strength and compass. On the whole she is superior to the former and inferior to the latter. $Barry= and $Mrs Dancer= are engag'd here (MS Letter from $Henry Grattan= to $Cornet Broome= giving his first impressions of living in <i>London</i>, 27 Oct. 1767, in <i>Folger Library</i>). <i>Neville MS Diary</i>: Went into the Pit to see <i>As You Like It</i> a second time. $Reddish= did <i>Orlando</i> for the 1st time. He is a pretty good player. End Act I, <i>Hearts of Oak</i>. The Entertainment was the new Farce called a <i>Peep Behind the Curtain</i>. <i>Glib</i> by $King= who is the author. The piece is not unentertaining, whatever other merit it may have. The <i>Prologue</i> and an Address to the Town by way of <i>Epilogue</i>, are spoken by $Mr King=, the music by $Barthelemon=.
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    Event: 33857 | 17671027 | dl | Mainpiece: By Desire. Music [to afterpiece] by $Barthelemon=. I often go to both theatres, have seen $Garrick= and $Mrs Yates=, who are the first in this theatrical sphere. The former has hitherto [i.e., this season] appeared only in comedy, --his manner, his humour, and his judgment are not to be equall'd. The adoration he meets with from $the English= is equal to his merit. His every motion they attend to, and every turn of his eye seems to transport them. $Mrs Yates= [at <i>Covent Garden</i>] has much tragic merit. Her low voice is very tuneful, her feeling great, her action peculiarly graceful and her figure uncommonly fine. She has more power than $Mrs Dancer= (at <i>Drury Lane</i>] and more variety than $Mrs Fitz-Henry=, tho' less strength and compass. On the whole she is superior to the former and inferior to the latter. $Barry= and $Mrs Dancer= are engag'd here (MS Letter from $Henry Grattan= to $Cornet Broome= giving his first impressions of living in <i>London</i>, 27 Oct. 1767, in <i>Folger Library</i>). <i>Neville MS Diary</i>: Went into the Pit to see <i>As You Like It</i> a second time. $Reddish= did <i>Orlando</i> for the 1st time. He is a pretty good player. End Act I, <i>Hearts of Oak</i>. The Entertainment was the new Farce called a <i>Peep Behind the Curtain</i>. <i>Glib</i> by $King= who is the author. The piece is not unentertaining, whatever other merit it may have. The <i>Prologue</i> and an Address to the Town by way of <i>Epilogue</i>, are spoken by $Mr King=, the music by $Barthelemon=
    Performance: 69584 | 33857 | p | As You Like It | As17671022, but Orlando-Reddish, 1st time.
    AsSeeDate: 69584 | dl | p | As | 17671022
    Cast:
    116770 | 69584 | Orlando | Reddish, 1st time.
    456675 | 69584 | Touchstone | King, 1st time
    456676 | 69584 | Jaques | Love
    456677 | 69584 | Duke Sr | Hurst
    456678 | 69584 | Frederick | Bransby
    456679 | 69584 | Oliver | Packer
    456680 | 69584 | Le Beau | Ackman
    456681 | 69584 | Corin | Hartry
    456682 | 69584 | Jaques de Bois | Fox
    456683 | 69584 | Charles | Moody
    456684 | 69584 | Silvius | Strange
    456685 | 69584 | William | Messink
    456686 | 69584 | Amiens | Vernon
    456687 | 69584 | Adam | Havard
    456688 | 69584 | Celia | Mrs Baddeley, 1st time
    456689 | 69584 | Phebe | Miss Simson
    456690 | 69584 | Audrey | Mrs Bradshaw
    456691 | 69584 | Rosalind | Mrs Dancer.
    Performance: 69585 | 33857 | a | A Peep behind the Curtain | As17671023.
    AsSeeDate: 69585 | dl | a | As | 17671023
    Cast:
    456692 | 69585 | Glib | King
    456693 | 69585 | Sir Toby Fuz | Love
    456694 | 69585 | Sir Macaroni Virtue | Dodd
    456695 | 69585 | Wilson | J. Palmer
    456696 | 69585 | Mervin | Aickin
    456697 | 69585 | Patent | Packer
    456698 | 69585 | Hopkins the Prompter | Bannister
    456699 | 69585 | Saunders the Carpenter | Moody
    456700 | 69585 | Johnston the housekeeper | Johnston
    456701 | 69585 | Lady Fuz | Mrs Clive
    456702 | 69585 | Miss Fuz | Miss Pope
    456703 | 69585 | Sweepers | Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
    456704 | 69585 | Orpheus | Vernon
    456705 | 69585 | Old Shepherd | Dodd
    456706 | 69585 | Shepherd Chorus | Parsons, Hartry
    456707 | 69585 | Rhodope | Mrs Arne
    Performance: 69586 | 33857 | d | I: <i>Hearts of Oak</i>, as17671022
    AsSeeDate: 69586 | dl | d | As | 17671022

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17671022, but Orlando-Reddish, 1st time.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17671023.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: I: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

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