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Event Comment: FFreeholder's Magazine, Jan., p. 247: A Card. The frequenters of Drury Lane playhouse present their compliments to Mr Garrick, and take the liberty of reminding him, that as he has now no capital performer, besides himself, belonging to that house, to engage Mr Lee, if at liberty. As Mr Garrick's reputation as a player, and a fortune, are now established upon a basis sufficiently firm and solid, he need not entertain those jealous apprehensions of Mr Lee he formerly did. And as the Public have encouraged Mr Garrick so far, as to acquire an immense fortune, they esteem it incumbent upon him, in point of gratitude, to oblige them in whatever may contribute to their satisfaction and pleasure

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Benedict Actor: Garrick
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Related Work: The Jubilee Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: After this night the Theatrical Candidates will be laid aside on account of other performances. Mr Jefferson hiss'd in Mirabel-not perfect (+Hopkins Diary). [Treasurer's Book suggests (erroneously) mainpiece as The Clandestine Marriage.] Paid Tallow chandler's second bill #34 16s. 9d.; Mr Hatsell for Theatrical Fund Benefit balance 25 May last #293 4s. 2d., plus 5 month's Interest at 3, #3 13s. 2d., #296 17s. 4d.; Remainder of Mr Garrick's salary for last season paid to Mr Hatsell #235 13s. 2d.; Valcour on note by order #10 10s.; Tabor and pipe 9 nights #4 14s. 6d. Rec'd Mr Garrick's draft on Mr Wallis #532 10s. 6d.; Stopages #13 14s. 6d. Receipts: #159 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).*c1775 10 27 dl After this night the Theatrical Candidates will be laid aside on account of other performances. Mr Jefferson hiss'd in Mirabel-not perfect (+Hopkins Diary). [Treasurer's Book suggests (erroneously) mainpiece as The Clandestine Marriage.] Paid Tallow chandler's second bill #34 16s. 9d.; Mr Hatsell for Theatrical Fund Benefit balance 25 May last #293 4s. 2d., plus 5 month's Interest at 3, #3 13s. 2d., #296 17s. 4d.; Remainder of Mr Garrick's salary for last season paid to Mr Hatsell #235 13s. 2d.; Valcour on note by order #10 10s.; Tabor and pipe 9 nights #4 14s. 6d. Rec'd Mr Garrick's draft on Mr Wallis #532 10s. 6d.; Stopages #13 14s. 6d. Receipts: #159 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Related Works
Related Work: The Theatrical Candidates Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

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Related Work: Bon Ton; or, High Life Above Stairs Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: End: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Event Comment: Benefit Garrick, who perform'd King Richard. Pit and Boxes 4s. Gallery 1s. 6d. Tickets to be had at Garrick's Lodgings in Mansfield Street, Goodman's Fields, Bedford's, Tom's, Carey's, and Fleece Tavern. The Stage will be built after the Manner of an Amphitheatre, where Servants will be allow'd to keep Places, and likewise in the First Boxes, but not in the Pit, who are desire'd to be at the House by Three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick, first time of his appearance in that character; Sciolto-Paget; Horatio-Giffard; Altamont-W. Giffard; Rossano-Blakes; Lavinia-Miss Hippisley; Lucilla-Mrs Dunstall; Calista-Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Lying Valet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Garrick to Peter Garrick (Dec. 1741): You perhaps would be glad to know what parts I have play'd, King Richd-+Jack Smatter in Pamela-Clody fop's fortune-Lothario fair Penitent-Chamont Orphan-Ghost Hamlet-& Shall soon be ready in Bays in ye Rehearsal-and in ye part of Othello-Both of which I believe will do Me and Giffard great Service-I have had great Success in all, & 'tis not yet determin'd whether I play Trajedy or Comedy best-$Old Cibber has spoke with ye Greatest Commendation of my Acting, as to playing a Harlequin 'tis quite false-Yates last Season was taken very ill & was not able to begin ye Entertainment so I put on ye Dress & did 2 or three Scenes for him, but Nobody knew it but him & Giffard; I know it has been Said I play'd Harlequin at Covent Garden but it is quite false.-Little, Pineapples, pp. 28-29

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Ghost-Garrick, Being the first Time of his Appearing in that Character; Hamlet-Giffard; King-Paget; Polonius-Julian; Laertes-Marshall; Horatio-W. Giffard; Osrick-Peterson; Rosencrans-Vaughan; Guildenstern-Naylor; Marcellus-Blakes; Queen-Mrs Steel; Ophelia-Miss Hippisley; Gravediggers-Yates, Dunstall.
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Lying Valet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. A Free Benefit for Quin. Receipts: #88 13s., plus #136 15s. from tickets. [Garrick had written Quin he was too ill to play in the mainpiece but would act in his farce. Notice of 23 March about Amphitheatre repeated.] Tickets deliver'd out for 9 March will be taken. To prevent mistakes none will be admitted into the Boxes but by tickets deliver'd by Quin, and at the Office in the Box Lobby.--General Advertiser. If any Gentlemen or Ladies shall be displeased with the alteration in the Performance of the Play [i.e., Garrick's absence] the money shall be return'd.--Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: Benefit for ye encrease of a fund for ye support of a publick Charity [Lock Hospital] (Cross(. Rec'd cash #76 17s. 6d., plus #123 16s. from tickets; Total #200 13s. 6d. Paid Moor for pair breeches for Garrick #1 5s.; Paid 1 year's subscription to H. Park Hospital #10 10s.; To Garrick by George Garrick #7 10s.; Paid King playing S. Doctor #1 1s. by order of Lacy (Treasurer's Book). Last time of performing till the Holidays. Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Chamont Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: To begin exactly at 6:00 o'clock. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr Varney at the Stage door. [Repeated throughout the season.] Ye Naturalizing Bill having made some Noise against the Jews, some people call'd out for ye Merchant of Venice, & a Letter was thrown upon ye Stage desiring that play instead of the Opera, but we took no Notice of it, some little hissing but it dy'd away (Cross). [Sometime in the calendar year 1753, Lacy and Garrick drew up a mortgage on the Drury Lane property for #10,000, to be amortized to James Clutterbuck over a period of twenty-one years at the rate of #4 per acting night, and permission to grant free seats in any part of the theatre (except the stage, scenes and orchestra) to forty persons. These latter to be named and seats assigned ten days prior to the opening of any season. This thirteen-page document, which describes accurately the bounds of the 13,134 square feet of land on which the ten buildings comprising Drury Lane Theatre stood, contains protective clauses for Clutterbuck, to the effect that Garrick and Lacy will exhibit nowhere else in London without the #4 nightly payment and for Garrick and Lacy, to the effect that arrears in payment could be collected solely from Drury Lane property, and not from the individual incomes of the mortgagees. It was not signed, so apprently was not executed. (See Havard, Collection of Documents dealing with affairs of Drury Lane, No 2, fMS, Thr 12.)] Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: With a new scene-Garrick; New Mimic Italian Song-Mrs Clive; Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Mercury-Beard; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Mrs Riot, Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-W. Vaughan; Drunken Man-Yates; Frenchman, Old Man-Blakes; Tatoo-Marr; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors (Edition of 1756).
Cast
Role: With a new scene Actor: Garrick
Role: Lord Chalkstone Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: IV: New Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive; but Genest, IV, p. 547, lists: Heartly-Garrick; Sir Charles Clackit-Yates; Young Clackit-Obrien; Harriet-Miss Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive
Role: Heartly Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Guardian Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid printer's bill #9 6s (Treasurer's Book). The New Tragedy of Dido, for Benefit of the author, is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Thursday next. Receipts: #229 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Had no intention of going to the play, but seeing Garrick was to play Lord Chalkstone, I (after hearing Mr Romaine's Lecture on the chapter which contains ye Destruction of Sodom) went before 9 to ye right-side door of ye Pit. The doorkeepers said, --No Room. Saw that ye Canopy, Yeomen, &c. would prevent my seeing. They desired me if I could not get in at ye other door to come back. Found a number of people waiting there and at ye door of the First Gallery; so went back, entered and stood in ye same disagreeable situation I did last night. But I saw the inimitable Garrick very well. [Comments on excellence of whole cast.] Scarcely cool now past eleven o'clock. Ye King and Queen, Princess of Brunswick, Louisa, and all that Tribe were at dl tonight (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Lord Chalkstone Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

Event Comment: Last time of performing the afterpiece before the Benefits. A duel with pistols between George? Garrick and Baddeley on account of G. Garrick remon[stratin]g with Baddeley on [receiving] his wife's salary. Baddeley fir'd then G. G. fir'd in the air, and a reconciliation took place (Winston MS 10, from Dr Burney's News Clippings). [See full and humorous acct Town and Country Magazine, March, pp. 157-58 with woodcut of duel.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Benedict Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Jubilee Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: The Tragedy of Hamlet having been greatly Altered by D. G. was perform'd for the first time Mr Garrick playd divinely & Merited the great Applause he receivd It is Alterd much for the better in regard to the part of Hamlet & I think the alterations very fine & proper (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble considerably briefer. See "Garrick's Long Lost Alteration of Hamlet," PMLA, Sept. 1934.] Paid Mr George Garrick on account #100; Mr Bulkley for Mr Weston, #2 8s. (Treasurer's Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine comments unfavorably on the Hamlet alteration: "How far the critics will approve these mutations we will not at present determine; but the admirers of Shakespeare must certainly be displeas'd, whenever they see his immortal works mutilated."] Receipts: #284 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; King-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-J. Aickin; Rosencraus-Davies; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Keen; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Ophelia-Mrs Smith, first time; Bernardo-Wrighten; Francisco-Griffith-Hogan, from Bell edition 1773.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: Being the last time of performing both pieces till the Benefits. Mr Garrick's night. Paid salary list #522 7s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #16 14s. (Treasurer's Book). [See 23 Feb. when the charges were returned, giving Garrick a clear benefit.] Receipts: #199 12s. Charges: #84. Profit to Garrick: #115 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Related Works
Related Work: Cymon Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Giffard; Priuli-Peterson; Renault-Paget; Bedemar-Blakes; Pierre-Garrick, being the first Time of his appearing in that Character.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: See17420121, but Kitty-Miss Hippisley; Valet-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Valet Actor: Garrick.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: TThe Leek, as17420224

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Yates and Miss Medina. Tickets at Yates's, No. 6, near the Playhouse in Ayliff St., Goodman's Fields. Garrick to Peter Garrick: Mr Littleton...said I was only born to act what Shakespear writ--Little, Pineapples, pp. 30-31

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

Song: Miss Medina

Dance: David and Winifred apShenkin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17420419, but Valet-Garrick[, by particular Desire last time of his performing there]., by particular Desire last time of his performing there].
Cast
Role: Valet Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Prompter), DeMaimbray (Mechanist), and Desse. Tickets deliver'd out by Nodder, Owen, Miss Lee, and others will be taken. [This month in the Gentlemen's Magazine appeared a long essay from Champion No. 5, entitled The Character of an excellent Actor, an appreciative essay on the difficulties of acting, and the excellence of Garrick. The author avows he never exchanged a word with Garrick in his life. In July the Gentlemen's Magazine publish'd a reply to the contention that shewing good plays and giving men a relish for them was a satisfactory method of instructing the young, concluding instead against stage entertainments because they may be and are productive of much ill; and can serve no good end but what may be more effectively attained by other means.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

Song: As17430120

Dance: II: La Florana, as17430408 New Ballet-Desse, Mrs Walter

Music: V: a Concerto-Burk Thomuth

Event Comment: By Desire of Several Persons of Quality (General Advertiser). Benefit Garrick as author of the farce. Charges #60. (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #166 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: Free Benefit for Ryan.] Receipts: #134 0s. 6d., plus #122 10s. in tickets. Total profits to Ryan #256 10s. 6d. (Account Books, Egerton 2268). [Note of 23 March about amphitheatre repeated. Garrick's first performance after his long illness, from 26 Feb. to 30 March.] Tickets for Venice Preserv'd will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Receipts: #55 8s. plus #51 16s. from tickets. [The Account Book does not indicate this as a Free Benefit, nor does it specify charges.] Paid Garrick on Acct. #105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: As17461231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Tag-Mrs Pritchard. See17470330 .
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: KKing & P. (Cross). By His Majesty's Command. ["Mr Garrick's Conduct as Manager &c." publish'd at 6d. (query: 2nd edition?).] Receipts: #193 (Cross); #165 16s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Flash-Woodward; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: As17481019

Music: As17481019

Event Comment: Great Applause to ye Farce, some little Hiss (Cross). This month was publish'd A Letter to Mr Garrick; with some remarks upon Lethe. Printed for Reeve (Gentlemans Magazine, Register of Books). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #146 14s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Related Works
Related Work: Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades Author(s): David Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17490316 but Fribble-Garrick; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs James; Capt. Loveit-_.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920