Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. 1st piece: In 3 Acts. [In 1st piece the playbill assigns
Welford to
Holman,
and in 3rd piece
Don Carlos to the same. But "An uncle of Holman expired suddenly on Saturday morning. An apology was made for Holman in the evening,
and Macready took the Parts he was to have performed in the Play
and Farce" (
True Briton, 8 May). In 1st piece
Cheaterly is assigned to Macready; who took his place is not stated.]
True Briton, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of
Mrs Mattocks, No. 8,
Great Russell-street,
Covent-Garden. Receipts: #223 12s. 6d. (118.10.0; 4.2.0; tickets: 101.0.6)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities
Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key
Performance Comment: As17960916, but Servants and Sailors-_.Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels
Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay
Performance Comment: As17970218, but Claremont_; Principal Characters-Gray, Linton, Street_; Irish Peasants-Miss _Logan.