09 May 1777

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1776-1777
Volume: 5
Comments: "A Gentleman who is as mad as myself about the School remark'd that the Characters upon the Stage at the falling of the Screen stand too long before they speak-I thought so too the first Night-he said it was the same on the 2d & was remark'd by others-tho they should be astonish'd & a little petrify'd, yet it may be carry'd to too great a length" (David Garrick to R. B. Sheridan, 12 May 1777, in The Letters of David Garrick, ed. D. M. Little and G. M. Kahrl, 1963, III, 1163). Receipts: #195 13s. (184.7; 10.19; 0.7)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The School for Scandal. As 8 May. *a??dl The Deserter. Henry-Davies; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Carpenter; Skirmish-Parsons; Flint-Wright; Soldiers-Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Chaplin, Follett; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Miss Collett. *c??dl "AA Gentleman who is as mad as myself about the School remark'd that the Characters upon the Stage at the falling of the Screen stand too long before they speak-I thought so too the first Night-he said it was the same on the 2d & was remark'd by others-tho they should be astonish'd & a little petrify'd, yet it may be carry'd to too great a length" ($David Garrick= to $R. B. Sheridan=, 12 May 1777, in <i>The Letters of David Garrick</i>, ed. $D. M. Little= and $G. M. Kahrl=, 1963, III, 1163). Receipts: #195 13s. (184.7; 10.19; 0.7).

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    *p1777 05 09 dl The School for Scandal. ^As17770508^.*a1777 05 09 dl The Deserter. Henry-Davies; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Carpenter; Skirmish-Parsons; Flint-Wright; Soldiers-Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Chaplin, Follett; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Miss Collett.*c1777 05 09 dl "A Gentleman who is as mad as myself about the School remark'd that the Characters upon the Stage at the falling of the Screen stand too long before they speak-I thought so too the first Night-he said it was the same on the 2d & was remark'd by others-tho they should be astonish'd & a little petrify'd, yet it may be carry'd to too great a length" ($David Garrick= to $R. B. Sheridan=, 12 May 1777, in <i>The Letters of David Garrick</i>, ed. $D. M. Little= and $G. M. Kahrl=, 1963, III, 1163). Receipts: #195 13s. (184.7; 10.19; 0.7).

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    Event: 39296 | 17770509 | dl | "A Gentleman who is as mad as myself about the School remark'd that the Characters upon the Stage at the falling of the Screen stand too long before they speak-I thought so too the first Night-he said it was the same on the 2d & was remark'd by others-tho they should be astonish'd & a little petrify'd, yet it may be carry'd to too great a length" ($David Garrick= to $R. B. Sheridan=, 12 May 1777, in <i>The Letters of David Garrick</i>, ed. $D. M. Little= and $G. M. Kahrl=, 1963, III, 1163). Receipts: #195 13s. (184.7; 10.19; 0.7)
    Performance: 82795 | 39296 | p | The School For Scandal | As17770508.
    AsSeeDate: 82795 | dl | p | As | 17770508
    Cast:
    524488 | 82795 | Sir Peter Teazle | King
    524489 | 82795 | Sir Oliver Surface | Yates
    524490 | 82795 | Sir Benjamin Backbite | Dodd
    524491 | 82795 | Joseph Surface | Palmer
    524492 | 82795 | Crabtree | Parsons
    524493 | 82795 | Moses | Baddeley
    524494 | 82795 | Rowley | Aickin
    524495 | 82795 | Snake | Packer
    524496 | 82795 | Careless | Farren
    524497 | 82795 | Trip | Lamash
    524498 | 82795 | Sir Harry Bumper | Gaudry
    524499 | 82795 | Gentlemen | R. Palmer, Norris, Chaplin
    524500 | 82795 | Charles Surface | Smith
    524501 | 82795 | Mrs Candour | Miss Pope
    524502 | 82795 | Maria | Miss P. Hopkins
    524503 | 82795 | Lady Sneerwell | Miss Sherry
    524504 | 82795 | Lady Teazle | Mrs Abington
    Performance: 82796 | 39296 | a | The Deserter | Henry-Davies; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Carpenter; Skirmish-Parsons; Flint-Wright; Soldiers-Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Chaplin, Follett; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Miss Collett.
    Cast:
    141845 | 82796 | Henry | Davies
    141846 | 82796 | Russet | Bannister
    141847 | 82796 | Simkin | Carpenter
    141848 | 82796 | Skirmish | Parsons
    141849 | 82796 | Flint | Wright
    141850 | 82796 | Soldiers | Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Chaplin, Follett
    141851 | 82796 | Jenny | Mrs Davies
    141852 | 82796 | Margaret | Mrs Love
    141853 | 82796 | Louisa | Miss Collett.

Mainpiece

Title: The School For Scandal
Comments:
As17770508.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Deserter
Comments:
Henry-Davies; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Carpenter; Skirmish-Parsons; Flint-Wright; Soldiers-Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Chaplin, Follett; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Miss Collett.
Cast:

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