*p1775 10 07 dl The Way of the World. Fainall-Reddish; Mirabel-Jefferson; Petulant-Baddeley; Sir Wilful-Yates; Witwou'd-King; Waitwell-Parsons; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Marwood-Miss Sherry; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Greville; Foible-Mrs Davies; Mincing-Miss Platt; Millamant-Mrs Abington; in Act III, a <i>Cantata</i>-Mrs Scott.*a1775 10 07 dl The Theatrical Candidates. ^As17750923^.*a1775 10 07 dl The Deserter. Henry-Vernon; Russet-Bannister; Simpkin-Fawcett; Soldiers-Legg, Kear, Griffith, Carpenter; Skirmish-Parsons; Flint-Wright; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Mrs Smith.*c1775 10 07 dl Paid 3 day's salary at #100 12s. 6d. per diem #301 17s. 6d. Salaries short-paid last week #168 8s. 6d.; Tabor and Pipe #3 13s. 6d. $Louchre= [$Lauchery=] #8 8s. $Mr Abington= #2; $Mr King= #3; (Treasurer's Book). [The payment to King was the first of 37 similar ones for extra salary amounting to #111. That to Mrs Abington was the first of weekly payments for her clothes account, amounting to #60 for the season. No further mention will be made of these items.] Receipts: #265 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [From the <i>Middlesex Journal</i> (7-9 Oct.) quoted by $Hampden=, <i>Eighteenth Century Journal</i>: "<i>The Way of the World</i>, though confessedly replete with wit and character, is not the most entertaining play in representation. It is so full of plot and intrigue, that it demands an Unusual degree of attention in the performers and audience to excite admiration. On Saturday they seemed averse to assist the author. Mr King in <i>Witwou'd</i>r was as entertaining and full of spirits as usual. $Mr Jefferson= in the gay admired <i>Mirabel</i>r (independent of the antique mode of his wig, and formal cut of his clothes, which surely were both uncharacteristic) seemed in attempting to be quite natural, to keep the entire plot of the play in his own bosom, looked more like the father than the Mirabel of $Congreve=. $Mr Reddish= was a contrast to his friend Mirabel; he seemed attentive nervous, and played the latter part of his character well....Mrs Abington's person, manner and dress were fashionable and elegant; but though the character was certainly a fine one, there was a want of that spirit best calculated to call her powers into action: her delivery was tediously formal; and had the audience been deprived of their sight they would conclude that <i>Capt. Bobadill</i>r had got into petticoats. Her dress was no more decent than $Madam Hidou='s was on her first appearance last year; stays so low cut before puts modesty to the blush; and will not be countenanced by an <i>English audience</i>, though made after the <i>French fashion</i>....$Mrs Greville=, to convince the town that she could keep a secret, whispered it to only a few friends in the Pit....her indifference is intolerable, and should be noticed by her employer."]