London Stage Event: 14 December 1786 at Drury Lane Theatre

14 December 1786

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre

Theatrical Season: 1786-1787

Volume: 5

Comments: "The Greybeards have certainly been chastised, for we did not find them at all gross. The piece is farcical and improbable, but has some good things, and is admirably acted. Coeur de Lion did not answer; nor was I much charmed with the music; but my ear is too bad to judge at first hearing. The scenes are excellent; Mrs Jordan is quite out of her character, and makes nothing of the part; and the turning the ferocious Richard into a tender husband is intolerable...It only makes a confusion in one's ideas, to maim a known story" (Walpole [15 Dec. 1786], XIII, 429)

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*p dl A School for Grey-Beards. As 7 Dec., but unassigned-Mrs _Heard, Miss _Barnes; Mrs_ Cuyler. *aRichard Coeur de Lion. As 24 Oct. *c"The Greybeards have certainly been chastised, for we did not find them at all gross. The piece is farcical and improbable, but has some good things, and is admirably acted. Coeur de Lion did not answer; nor was I much charmed with the music; but my ear is too bad to judge at first hearing. The scenes are excellent; $Mrs Jordan= is quite out of her character, and makes nothing of the part; and the turning the ferocious Richardr into a tender husband is intolerable...It only makes a confusion in one's ideas, to maim a known story" ($Walpole= [15 Dec. 1786], XIII, 429).
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*p1786 12 14 dl A School for Grey-Beards. ^As17861207^, but unassigned-Mrs _Heard, Miss _Barnes; Mrs_ Cuyler.*a1786 12 14 dl Richard Coeur de Lion. ^As17861024^.*c1786 12 14 dl "The Greybeards have certainly been chastised, for we did not find them at all gross. The piece is farcical and improbable, but has some good things, and is admirably acted. Coeur de Lion did not answer; nor was I much charmed with the music; but my ear is too bad to judge at first hearing. The scenes are excellent; $Mrs Jordan= is quite out of her character, and makes nothing of the part; and the turning the ferocious Richardr into a tender husband is intolerable...It only makes a confusion in one's ideas, to maim a known story" ($Walpole= [15 Dec. 1786], XIII, 429).
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Event: 44693 | 17861214 | dl | "The Greybeards have certainly been chastised, for we did not find them at all gross. The piece is farcical and improbable, but has some good things, and is admirably acted. Coeur de Lion did not answer; nor was I much charmed with the music; but my ear is too bad to judge at first hearing. The scenes are excellent; $Mrs Jordan= is quite out of her character, and makes nothing of the part; and the turning the ferocious Richard into a tender husband is intolerable...It only makes a confusion in one's ideas, to maim a known story" ($Walpole= [15 Dec. 1786], XIII, 429)

Performance: 96790 | 44693 | p | A School For Grey-beards | As17861207, but unassigned-Mrs _Heard, Miss _Barnes; Mrs_ Cuyler. Mrs_ Cuyler.
AsSeeDate: 96790 | dl | p | As | 17861207

Cast:
169193 | 96790 | unassigned | Mrs _Heard, Miss _Barnes

607187 | 96790 | Principal Characters | King, Kemble, Parsons, Benson, Wilson, Jones, Bannister Jun., Palmer, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Heard, Miss Barnes, Mrs Wilson, Miss Farren.

607188 | 96790 | Don Alexis | King

607189 | 96790 | Don Henry | Kemble

607190 | 96790 | Don Gasper | Parsons

607191 | 96790 | Don Sebastian | Bannister Jun.

607192 | 96790 | Don Octavio | Palmer

607193 | 96790 | Donna Antonia | Mrs Crouch

607194 | 96790 | Rachel | Mrs Wrighten

607195 | 96790 | Donna Viola | Mrs Brereton

607196 | 96790 | Donna Clara | Mrs Cuyler

607197 | 96790 | Cartola | Mrs Wilson

607198 | 96790 | Donna Seraphina | Miss Farren

Performance: 96791 | 44693 | a | Richard Coeur de Lion | As17861024.
AsSeeDate: 96791 | dl | a | As | 17861024

Cast:
607199 | 96791 | Richard | Kemble

607200 | 96791 | Blondel | Barrymore

607201 | 96791 | Guillot | Suett

607202 | 96791 | Florestan | Williames

607203 | 96791 | Old Mathew | Fawcett

607204 | 96791 | The Seneschal | Phillimore

607205 | 96791 | Pilgrim | Chaplin

607206 | 96791 | Sir Owen | Bannister

607207 | 96791 | Antonio | Miss Romanzini

607208 | 96791 | William | Spencer

607209 | 96791 | Laurette | Mrs Crouch

607210 | 96791 | Dorcas | Mrs Love

607211 | 96791 | Collette | Miss Cranford

607212 | 96791 | Julie | Miss DeCamp

607213 | 96791 | Matilda | Mrs Jordan.