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09 March 1776

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: A few hisses at the End of the Farce (Hopkins Diary). [Public Advertiser: A correspondent, who was at Drury Lane Theatre Thursday evening, remarks that the Ridicule of the Head-Dresses in Mr Garrick's last Epilogue, and in his performance of Sir John Brute, has had its proper Effect; for the Ladies have lowered their Main Top-Gallant Sails from nine inches to twelve; so that they are not present above three quarters of a yard higher than they ought to be.] Paid salary list 4 days #416 4s. 4d.; Tallow chandler #35 9s. 9d.; Mr Parsons on note by order #25; Settre and Co., Mercers #9 6s. 10d. Receipts: #252 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p9 dl The Runaway. As 4 March, but Morely(?)-Wrighten. [The <i>Epilogue</i> finally dispensed with.] *aThe Spleen. As 7 March. *cA few hisses at the End of the Farce (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [<i>Public Advertiser</i>: A correspondent, who was at <i>Drury Lane Theatre</i> Thursday evening, remarks that the Ridicule of the Head-Dresses in $Mr Garrick='s last <i>Epilogue</i>, and in his performance of <i>Sir John Brute</i>r, has had its proper Effect; for the Ladies have lowered their Main Top-Gallant Sails from nine inches to twelve; so that they are not present above three quarters of a yard higher than they ought to be.] Paid salary list 4 days #416 4s. 4d.; Tallow chandler #35 9s. 9d.; $Mr Parsons= on note by order #25; <i>Settre and Co.</i>, Mercers #9 6s. 10d. Receipts: #252 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 03 09 dl The Runaway. ^As17760304^ but Morely(?)-Wrighten. [The <i>Epilogue</i> finally dispensed with.]*a1776 03 09 dl The Spleen. ^As17760307^.*c1776 03 09 dl A few hisses at the End of the Farce (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [<i>Public Advertiser</i>: A correspondent, who was at <i>Drury Lane Theatre</i> Thursday evening, remarks that the Ridicule of the Head-Dresses in $Mr Garrick='s last <i>Epilogue</i>, and in his performance of <i>Sir John Brute</i>r, has had its proper Effect; for the Ladies have lowered their Main Top-Gallant Sails from nine inches to twelve; so that they are not present above three quarters of a yard higher than they ought to be.] Paid salary list 4 days #416 4s. 4d.; Tallow chandler #35 9s. 9d.; $Mr Parsons= on note by order #25; <i>Settre and Co.</i>, Mercers #9 6s. 10d. Receipts: #252 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38624 | 17760309 | dl | A few hisses at the End of the Farce (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [<i>Public Advertiser</i>: A correspondent, who was at <i>Drury Lane Theatre</i> Thursday evening, remarks that the Ridicule of the Head-Dresses in $Mr Garrick='s last <i>Epilogue</i>, and in his performance of <i>Sir John Brute</i>, has had its proper Effect; for the Ladies have lowered their Main Top-Gallant Sails from nine inches to twelve; so that they are not present above three quarters of a yard higher than they ought to be.] Paid salary list 4 days #416 4s. 4d.; Tallow chandler #35 9s. 9d.; $Mr Parsons= on note by order #25; <i>Settre and Co.</i>, Mercers #9 6s. 10d. Receipts: #252 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 80973 | 38624 | p | The Runaway | As17760304 but Morely(?)-Wrighten. [The <i>Epilogue</i> finally dispensed with.]The <i>Epilogue</i> finally dispensed with.]
    AsSeeDate: 80973 | dl | p | As | 17760304
    Cast:
    138581 | 80973 | Morely | Wrighten.
    515397 | 80973 | Hargrave | Smith
    515398 | 80973 | Drummond | Bensley
    515399 | 80973 | Jarvis | Palmer
    515400 | 80973 | Justice | Parsons
    515401 | 80973 | Morley | Aickin
    515402 | 80973 | Sir Charles Seymour | Brereton
    515403 | 80973 | First Hunter | Bannister
    515404 | 80973 | Hargrave | Yates
    515405 | 80973 | Servants | Fawcett, Everard, Carpenter, Kear, Cubitt, Garland
    515406 | 80973 | Lady Dinah | Mrs Hopkins
    515407 | 80973 | Susan | Mrs Wrighten
    515408 | 80973 | Emily | Mrs Siddons
    515409 | 80973 | Harriet | Miss P. Hopkins
    515410 | 80973 | Bella | Miss Younge
    Performance: 80974 | 38624 | a | The Spleen | As17760307.
    AsSeeDate: 80974 | dl | a | As | 17760307
    Cast:
    515411 | 80974 | Rubrick | King
    515412 | 80974 | Jack Rubrick | Palmer
    515413 | 80974 | Machoof | Moody
    515414 | 80974 | Merton | Brereton
    515415 | 80974 | Aspin | Baddeley
    515416 | 80974 | Merton's Servant | Lamash
    515417 | 80974 | Clerk | Whitfield
    515418 | 80974 | Folio | Wrighten
    515419 | 80974 | D'Oyley | Parsons
    515420 | 80974 | Servt? | Everard
    515421 | 80974 | Mrs Rubrick | Mrs Hopkins
    515422 | 80974 | Eliza | Miss P. Hopkins
    515423 | 80974 | Maid | Mrs Davies
    515424 | 80974 | Mrs Tabitha | Mrs Love
    515425 | 80974 | Laetitia | Mrs King

Mainpiece

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As17760304 but Morely(?)-Wrighten. [The Epilogue finally dispensed with.]The Epilogue finally dispensed with.]
Cast:

Afterpiece

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As17760307.
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