01 January 1776

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Comedy of Old City Manners oblig'd to be deferr'd. On 31 Dec. (Sunday) died Th. Weston of Drury Lane Theatre (Winston MS 11). [See Memoirs of Thomas Weston that Celebrated Comedian (London, 1776, 59 pp). This year appeared A Serious Disuasion from Frequenting the Playhouse, by Jacob Orton (22 pp. pub. in Shrewsbury). His text is taken from Bulstrode's charge to the Grand Jury of Middlesex, 21 April 1718. "One Playhouse ruin'd more souls than fifty churches are able to save."] Paid Mr Grist on acct per Mr D. G. #20; Three extra trumpets 6 nights #6 15s. Supernumeraries for the Jubilee continued to cost 14s. 10d. during its run. Receipts: #219 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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    *p1776 1 1 dl Macbeth. As 7 Dec. 1775. *aThe Jubilee. As 27 Dec. 1775. *cMainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Comedy of <i>Old City Manners</i> oblig'd to be deferr'd. On 31 Dec. (Sunday) died $Th. Weston= of <i>Drury Lane Theatre</i> (<i>Winston MS 11</i>). [See <i>Memoirs of Thomas Weston that Celebrated Comedian</i> (<i>London</i>, 1776, 59 pp). This year appeared <i>A Serious Disuasion from Frequenting the Playhouse</i>, by $Jacob Orton= (22 pp. pub. in $Shrewsbury=). His text is taken from $Bulstrode='s charge to the Grand Jury of <i>Middlesex</i>, 21 April 1718. "One Playhouse ruin'd more souls than fifty churches are able to save."] Paid $Mr Grist= on acct per $Mr D. G.= #20; Three extra trumpets 6 nights #6 15s. Supernumeraries for the <i>Jubilee</i> continued to cost 14s. 10d. during its run. Receipts: #219 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

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    *p1776 01 01 dl Macbeth. ^As17751207^.*a1776 01 01 dl The Jubilee. ^As17751227^.*c1776 01 01 dl Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Comedy of <i>Old City Manners</i> oblig'd to be deferr'd. On 31 Dec. (Sunday) died $Th. Weston= of <i>Drury Lane Theatre</i> (<i>Winston MS 11</i>). [See <i>Memoirs of Thomas Weston that Celebrated Comedian</i> (<i>London</i>, 1776, 59 pp). This year appeared <i>A Serious Disuasion from Frequenting the Playhouse</i>, by $Jacob Orton= (22 pp. pub. in $Shrewsbury=). His text is taken from $Bulstrode='s charge to the Grand Jury of <i>Middlesex</i>, 21 April 1718. "One Playhouse ruin'd more souls than fifty churches are able to save."] Paid $Mr Grist= on acct per $Mr D. G.= #20; Three extra trumpets 6 nights #6 15s. Supernumeraries for the <i>Jubilee</i> continued to cost 14s. 10d. during its run. Receipts: #219 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

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    Event: 38488 | 17760101 | dl | Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Comedy of <i>Old City Manners</i> oblig'd to be deferr'd. On 31 Dec. (Sunday) died $Th. Weston= of <i>Drury Lane Theatre</i> (<i>Winston MS 11</i>). [See <i>Memoirs of Thomas Weston that Celebrated Comedian</i> (<i>London</i>, 1776, 59 pp). This year appeared <i>A Serious Disuasion from Frequenting the Playhouse</i>, by $Jacob Orton= (22 pp. pub. in $Shrewsbury=). His text is taken from $Bulstrode='s charge to the Grand Jury of <i>Middlesex</i>, 21 April 1718. "One Playhouse ruin'd more souls than fifty churches are able to save."] Paid $Mr Grist= on acct per $Mr D. G.= #20; Three extra trumpets 6 nights #6 15s. Supernumeraries for the <i>Jubilee</i> continued to cost 14s. 10d. during its run. Receipts: #219 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 80656 | 38488 | p | Macbeth | As17751207.
    AsSeeDate: 80656 | dl | p | As | 17751207
    Cast:
    513569 | 80656 | Macbeth | Smith
    513570 | 80656 | Duncan | Bransby
    513571 | 80656 | Ross | Aickin
    513572 | 80656 | Macduff | Reddish
    513573 | 80656 | Malcolm | Davies
    513574 | 80656 | Angus | Whitfield
    513575 | 80656 | Captain | Usher
    513576 | 80656 | Banquo | Packer
    513577 | 80656 | Donalbain | Everard
    513578 | 80656 | Hecate | Legg
    513579 | 80656 | Lady Macbeth | Mrs Yates
    513580 | 80656 | Lady Macduff | Miss Sherry
    513581 | 80656 | Witches | Parsons
    513582 | 80656 | Lenox | Fawcett
    513583 | 80656 | Seward | Hurst
    513584 | 80656 | Doctor | Wright
    513585 | 80656 | Fleance | Mas. Pulley
    513586 | 80656 | Seton | Griffiths
    513587 | 80656 | <i>Vocal Parts</i> | Legg, Kear, Carpenter, Cubitt, Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Mrs Love
    513588 | 80656 | a <i>Dance of Furies</i> | .
    Performance: 80657 | 38488 | a | The Jubilee | As17751227.
    AsSeeDate: 80657 | dl | a | As | 17751227
    Cast:
    513589 | 80657 | an <i>overture</i>
    513590 | 80657 | Music | Dibdin.
    513591 | 80657 | Dramatic Entertainment in honor of Shakespeare in | Dancing-
    513592 | 80657 | Dancing
    513593 | 80657 | Dramatic Entertainment
    513594 | 80657 | ast listed in playbill but each of the subsequent | three bills mentions "In Honour of $Shakespeare=."

Mainpiece

Title: Macbeth
Comments:
As17751207.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: The Jubilee
Comments:
As17751227.
Cast:

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