16 September 1769

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1769-1770
Volume: 4
Comments: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money taken at the Stage Door, nor any after the Curtain is up. Door open by 5 o'clock. Play begins at 6 o'clock. [Customary note repeated on all bills.] [This month publish'd A Letter to David Garrick on the opening of the Theatre, in which with great freedom he is told how he ought to behave, by H. W. The thesis of the pamphlet: The decline of dramatic genius is owing in great measure to your management (p. 16). "What I would earnestly recommend to you is to represent as many new plays as possible, and let them stand or fall on their own merit."

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?dl The Clandestine Marriage. Lord Ogleby-King; Lovewell-Cautherly; Traverse-Hurst; Brush-Palmer; Sterling-Love; Sergeant Flower-Bransby; Trueman-Keen; Canton-Baddeley; Sir John Melville-Aickin; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Chambermaid-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins. *a?dl High Life below Stairs. Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Freeman-Packer; Phillip-Baddeley; Lovel-Cautherly; Kitty-Miss Pope. *c?dl Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money taken at the Stage Door, nor any after the Curtain is up. Door open by 5 o'clock. Play begins at 6 o'clock. [Customary note repeated on all bills.] [This month publish'd A <i>Letter to David Garrick on the opening of the Theatre</i>, in which with great freedom he is told how he ought to behave, by $H. W.= The thesis of the pamphlet: The decline of dramatic genius is owing in great measure to your management (p. 16). "What I would earnestly recommend to you is to represent as many new plays as possible, and let them stand or fall on their own merit."]
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    *p1769 09 16 dl The Clandestine Marriage. Lord Ogleby-King; Lovewell-Cautherly; Traverse-Hurst; Brush-Palmer; Sterling-Love; Sergeant Flower-Bransby; Trueman-Keen; Canton-Baddeley; Sir John Melville-Aickin; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Chambermaid-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.*a1769 09 16 dl High Life below Stairs. Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Freeman-Packer; Phillip-Baddeley; Lovel-Cautherly; Kitty-Miss Pope.*c1769 09 16 dl Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money taken at the Stage Door, nor any after the Curtain is up. Door open by 5 o'clock. Play begins at 6 o'clock. [Customary note repeated on all bills.] [This month publish'd A <i>Letter to David Garrick on the opening of the Theatre</i>, in which with great freedom he is told how he ought to behave, by $H. W.= The thesis of the pamphlet: The decline of dramatic genius is owing in great measure to your management (p. 16). "What I would earnestly recommend to you is to represent as many new plays as possible, and let them stand or fall on their own merit."]
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    Event: 34887 | 17690916 | dl | Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money taken at the Stage Door, nor any after the Curtain is up. Door open by 5 o'clock. Play begins at 6 o'clock. [Customary note repeated on all bills.] [This month publish'd A <i>Letter to David Garrick on the opening of the Theatre</i>, in which with great freedom he is told how he ought to behave, by $H. W.= The thesis of the pamphlet: The decline of dramatic genius is owing in great measure to your management (p. 16). "What I would earnestly recommend to you is to represent as many new plays as possible, and let them stand or fall on their own merit."
    Performance: 71990 | 34887 | p | The Clandestine Marriage | Lord Ogleby-King; Lovewell-Cautherly; Traverse-Hurst; Brush-Palmer; Sterling-Love; Sergeant Flower-Bransby; Trueman-Keen; Canton-Baddeley; Sir John Melville-Aickin; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Chambermaid-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.
    Cast:
    120901 | 71990 | Lord Ogleby | King
    120902 | 71990 | Lovewell | Cautherly
    120903 | 71990 | Traverse | Hurst
    120904 | 71990 | Brush | Palmer
    120905 | 71990 | Sterling | Love
    120906 | 71990 | Sergeant Flower | Bransby
    120907 | 71990 | Trueman | Keen
    120908 | 71990 | Canton | Baddeley
    120909 | 71990 | Sir John Melville | Aickin
    120910 | 71990 | Miss Sterling | Miss Pope
    120911 | 71990 | Fanny | Mrs Baddeley
    120912 | 71990 | Betty | Mrs Millidge
    120913 | 71990 | Chambermaid | Mrs Jefferies
    120914 | 71990 | Mrs Heidleberg | Mrs Hopkins.
    Performance: 71991 | 34887 | a | High Life below Stairs | Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Freeman-Packer; Phillip-Baddeley; Lovel-Cautherly; Kitty-Miss Pope.
    Cast:
    120915 | 71991 | Duke's Servant | Palmer
    120916 | 71991 | Sir Harry's Servant | Dodd
    120917 | 71991 | Freeman | Packer
    120918 | 71991 | Phillip | Baddeley
    120919 | 71991 | Lovel | Cautherly
    120920 | 71991 | Kitty | Miss Pope.

Mainpiece

Comments:
Lord Ogleby-King; Lovewell-Cautherly; Traverse-Hurst; Brush-Palmer; Sterling-Love; Sergeant Flower-Bransby; Trueman-Keen; Canton-Baddeley; Sir John Melville-Aickin; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Chambermaid-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Freeman-Packer; Phillip-Baddeley; Lovel-Cautherly; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast:

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