*p1771 01 12 dl Almida. Parts-Barry, Reddish, Aickin, Palmer, J. Aickin, Inchbald, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Barry. <i>Prologue</i>-Reddish; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Barry; Tancred-Barry; Arnolph-Reddish; Orbassan-Aickin; Catanio-Palmer; Loredan-J. Aickin; Aldamon-Inchbald; Sophia-Mrs W. Barry; Almida-Mrs Barry ($Genest=, V, 205).*a1771 01 12 dl The Lyar. ^As17701116^.*c1771 01 12 dl great applause to the Play (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Mainpiece: A tragedy never before acted [by $Mrs Celisia=]. <i>Prologue</i> (by $Whitehead=)-$Reddish=; <i>Epilogue</i> (by $Garrick=)-$Mrs Barry=. New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). [<i>The Gentleman's Magazine</i> for Feb. reviewed the mainpiece in great detail, concluding: "A combat between two knights in the days of chivalry and honour, not to determine whether a person accused is innocent or guilty, but whether a person under the infamy of acknowledged guilt shall suffer, is, as the <i>Scotch peasant</i> says emphatically of his pupil, a phenomenon. It is, however, but justice to Mrs Barry, to say, that in performing the part allotted her in this piece, she rises like perfection out of chaos, and therefore those who have not yet seen it represented should by no means be deterred by these strictures on the composition, supposing them to be just."]