20 April 1715
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1714-1715
Volume:
2
Comments:
[By Nicholas Rowe.] Never Acted before. The Medley, 22 April: Whereas Nicodemus Somebody, Esq; alias The Merry Mr Pack, belonging to the Play-house in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, was on Wednesday Night last very noisy and troublesome in the first Gallery of Theatre-Royal in Drury-lane, he's desir'd hereby, when out of his own House, to behave himself with a little more Manners and Discretion, and not distinguish himself again by his ill-natur'd Gestures and frequent Hissings
Mainpiece
Title:
Lady Jane Gray
Comments:
Edition of 1715 lists: Duke of Northumberland-Mills; Duke of Suffolk-Boman; Lord Guilford Dudley-Booth; Earl of Pembroke-Elrington; Earl of Sussex-Ryan; Gardiner Bishop of Winchester-Cibber; Sir John Gates-Shepherd; Lieutenant of Tower-Quin; Captain of Guards-Maddocks; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Porter; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Porter.
Edition of 1715 lists: Duke of Northumberland-Mills; Duke of Suffolk-Boman; Lord Guilford Dudley-Booth; Earl of Pembroke-Elrington; Earl of Sussex-Ryan; Gardiner Bishop of Winchester-Cibber; Sir John Gates-Shepherd; Lieutenant of Tower-Quin; Captain of Guards-Maddocks; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Porter; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Porter.
Cast:
- Role: Duke of Northumberland Actor: Mills
- Role: Duke of Suffolk Actor: Boman
- Role: Lord Guilford Dudley Actor: Booth
- Role: Earl of Pembroke Actor: Elrington
- Role: Earl of Sussex Actor: Ryan
- Role: Gardiner Bishop of Winchester Actor: Cibber
- Role: Sir John Gates Actor: Shepherd
- Role: Lieutenant of Tower Actor: Quin
- Role: Captain of Guards Actor: Maddocks
- Role: Dutchess of Suffolk Actor: Mrs Porter
- Role: Lady Jane Gray Actor: Mrs Oldfield
- Role: Prologue Actor: Booth
- Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Porter.
Music
Comment:
In: a cantata, The Meditation by Pepusch-Mrs del'Epine, Mrs Barbier