Event Comment: By Particular desire of persons of Quality. Afterpiece: By Desire.
Lady Hertford wrote to her son
Lord Beauchamp:
Mrs Clive either was really suddenly taken ill, or was not in the humor to act
Nell, so that the part was done by a frightful
Mrs Philips, who could neither, sing, laugh, or do any other thing that was fit for a cobbler's wife; in short she spoiled the whole thing.-
Hughes, Hertford, p. 233. Enlightenment as to Mrs Clive's health appears in the gossip sent by Lady Hertford to her son in a letter 23 Jan. 43: About ten days ago
Mrs Woffington and Mrs Clive met in the
Green room. Mrs Woffington came up to Mrs Clive
and told her she had long looked for the favor of a visit from her
and begged she would let her know when she designed her that pleasure, for she was often engag'd in an afternoon. Mrs Clive paused a little
and then answered, Madam, I have a reputation to lose. Madam, said Mrs Woffington, so should I have too if I had your face. Whether this repartee has affected Mrs Clive's health I cannot tell, but she is extremely ill
and in danger.-Hughes,
Hertford, pp. 236-37
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay
Music: I: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth; IV: Concerto-Piantanida