*p1780 03 14 cg The Provok'd Wife. Sir John Brute-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with a <i>song</i>)-Mattocks; Razor-Brunsdon; Lord Rake-Robson; Justice-Thompson; Taylor-Jones; Constant-Wroughton; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Mrs Lewis; Mademoiselle (1st time)-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Brute-Mrs Bulkley.*a1780 03 14 cg An Ode by Garrick. Upon dedicating a Building, and erecting a Statue to $Shakespeare=, as originally performed at the Jubilee, at <i>Stratford upon Avon</i> (on 7 Sept. 1769), recited-Henderson; Principal Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Mrs Morton, Mrs Kennedy.*d1780 03 14 cg ^As17790922^.*c1780 03 14 cg Benefit for $Henderson=. Ode: With the Songs, Chorusses, &c. The Music by $Dr Arne=. "When I recited $Mr Garrick='s Ode in a private room, I felt what I said, and I believe gave it some effect. Very different was it upon the stage. My feelings were weakened and confounded by the band, my voice lost its scale, and was overpowered by the music in the orchestra" ($Ireland=, p. 47). <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 26 Feb.: Tickets to be had of $Henderson= at his house, <i>Great Buckingham-street</i>, <i>York Buildings</i>. [His 1st appearance as <i>Sir John Brute</i>r was at <i>Bath</i>, 1 Jan. 1774.] Receipts: #234 13s. 6d. (charge:#105). Account-Book notes that Henderson sold 319 tickets for the boxes and 85 for the pit, together worth #92 10s., and that tickets sold at the doors were worth #142 3s. 6d.