24 April 1775
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1774-1775
Volume:
4
Comments:
Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. Paid half yrs. Land & Window tax Covt. Garden to Lady Day last #3 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #133 4s. Charges: #67 14s. Profits to Mrs Hopkins: #65 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Earl Of Warwick
Comments:
Earl of Warwick-Smith; Suffolk-Packer; Pembroke-J. Aickin; King Edward-Palmer, first time; Lady Elizabeth Gray-Mrs Baddeley; Lady Clifford-Miss Platt; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates; Buckingham-Fawcett; Messenger-Griffiths.
Earl of Warwick-Smith; Suffolk-Packer; Pembroke-J. Aickin; King Edward-Palmer, first time; Lady Elizabeth Gray-Mrs Baddeley; Lady Clifford-Miss Platt; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates; Buckingham-Fawcett; Messenger-Griffiths.
Cast:
- Role: Earl of Warwick Actor: Smith
- Role: Suffolk Actor: Packer
- Role: Pembroke Actor: J. Aickin
- Role: King Edward Actor: Palmer, first time
- Role: Lady Elizabeth Gray Actor: Mrs Baddeley
- Role: Lady Clifford Actor: Miss Platt
- Role: Margaret of Anjou Actor: Mrs Yates
- Role: Buckingham Actor: Fawcett
- Role: Messenger Actor: Griffiths.
Afterpiece
Title:
A Peep behind the Curtain
Comments:
As17750330 but Sir Toby-Bransby (playbill); but Sir Toby-Usher (Public Advertiser).
As17750330 but Sir Toby-Bransby (playbill); but Sir Toby-Usher (Public Advertiser).
Cast:
- Role: Sir Toby Actor: Bransby
- Role: Sir Toby Actor: Usher
- Role: Wilson Actor: Brereton
- Role: Glib Actor: King
- Role: Sir Macaroni Virtue Actor: Dodd
- Role: Sir Toby Fuz Actor: Usher
- Role: Carpenter Actor: Moody
- Role: Orpheus Actor: Vernon
- Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Davies
- Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Smith, first time
- Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Hopkins
- Role: Other characters Actor: Packer, Brereton, Lamash, Wright, Johnston, Legg, Fawcett, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.
Dance
Comment:
End Act I: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202
Entertainment
Comment:
End Act V: By Desire, Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston