*p1776 11 05 dl The Provok'd Husband. Lord Townly-Smith; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Manly-Packer; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Burton; Count Basset-Dodd; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Mrs Davies; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Lady Townly-Miss Younge.*a1776 11 05 dl A Christm^as^Tale. ^As17761104^.*c1776 11 05 dl <i>Alexander the Great?</i> [announced on playbill of 4 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred. [The playbill lists $Mrs Yates= as <i>Lady Townly</i>r, but see following note. $Miss Younge='s name appears in all subsequent playbills, except on 19 Dec.] <i>Alexander</i> was advertised for this Night, but $Lacy= being hoarse, who was to have played <i>Alexander</i>r, it was obliged to be deferred, and this Play substituted. It was between eleven and twelve o'clock at (Night) before we got it settled. $Mr. Sheridan= ordered me not to send to Mrs. Yates about (it) till the Morning. About eight o'clock I sent her Notice that the <i>Provoked Husband</i> was to be performed at Night. A little after nine, she sent Word by her Niece that she was never so ill treated in her life, that she was never before asked to play on the fifth of November [which day was traditionally set aside for the acting of <i>Tamerlane</i>], that she would not play Lady Townly that Night, nor would she play any more; and if she had an Inclination to play, she had no Cloaths ready to play it in; and sent back the Part of <i>Semiramis</i>r in a new Tragedy that was preparing [see 16 Nov., 14 Dec.]. I got Miss Younge to do Lady Townly, and an Apology was made by $Packer= that Mrs Yates having refused this Morning to do Lady Townly, Miss Younge at a Minutes' Notice undertook to do it. Miss Younge was much applauded and Yates had a few hisses (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Receipts: #179 11s. 6d.