09 December 1774
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1774-1775
Volume:
4
Comments:
This New Ballad Farce of the Cobler is wrote & Compos'd by Mr Dibdin-Some of the Music is very pretty-It was greatly hiss'd & with much Difficulty got thro' it (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Slingsby's draft on the managers #30; Cropley (linen draper) #32 6s.; Mr Chettell (timber merchant) #259 12s.; Mr Racket (taylor) #21 9s.; Mr Hopkins, prompter's Bill, #18 14s. (Treasurer's Book). [Afterpiece damned in a paragraph in the Westminster Magazine, Dec.] Receipts: #165 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
Venice Preserv'd
Comments:
Jaffier-Reddish; Renault-Jefferson; Priuli-J. Aickin; Pierre-Smith; Officer-Griffiths; Duke-Bransby; Bedamor-Packer; Spinoza-Wright; Elliot-Keen; Belvidera-Miss Younge, first time.
Jaffier-Reddish; Renault-Jefferson; Priuli-J. Aickin; Pierre-Smith; Officer-Griffiths; Duke-Bransby; Bedamor-Packer; Spinoza-Wright; Elliot-Keen; Belvidera-Miss Younge, first time.
Cast:
- Role: Jaffier Actor: Reddish
- Role: Renault Actor: Jefferson
- Role: Priuli Actor: J. Aickin
- Role: Pierre Actor: Smith
- Role: Officer Actor: Griffiths
- Role: Duke Actor: Bransby
- Role: Bedamor Actor: Packer
- Role: Spinoza Actor: Wright
- Role: Elliot Actor: Keen
- Role: Belvidera Actor: Miss Younge, first time.
Afterpiece
Comments:
Parts by Bannister, Dibdin, Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Everard, Parsons, Fawcett, Wrighten, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. Snob-Bannister; Nipikin-Dibdin; Froth-Parsons; Grumble-Legg; Jenkins-Fawcett; Muggins-Kear; Contusion-Wrighten; Pest-Griffiths; Exciseman-Blanchard; Hone-Everard; Mrs Nipikin-Mrs Love; Alice-Mrs Wrighten (Edition of 1774 and Genest, V, 444).
Parts by Bannister, Dibdin, Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Everard, Parsons, Fawcett, Wrighten, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. Snob-Bannister; Nipikin-Dibdin; Froth-Parsons; Grumble-Legg; Jenkins-Fawcett; Muggins-Kear; Contusion-Wrighten; Pest-Griffiths; Exciseman-Blanchard; Hone-Everard; Mrs Nipikin-Mrs Love; Alice-Mrs Wrighten (Edition of 1774 and Genest, V, 444).
Cast:
- Role: Snob Actor: Bannister
- Role: Nipikin Actor: Dibdin
- Role: Froth Actor: Parsons
- Role: Grumble Actor: Legg
- Role: Jenkins Actor: Fawcett
- Role: Muggins Actor: Kear
- Role: Contusion Actor: Wrighten
- Role: Pest Actor: Griffiths
- Role: Exciseman Actor: Blanchard
- Role: Hone Actor: Everard
- Role: Mrs Nipikin Actor: Mrs Love
- Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Wrighten