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Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Farce in 2 Acts [by Garrick] never perform'd there before. The characters new Dress'd. [For comment on this piece, see Fugitive Pieces on Various Subjects, printed by Dodsley, 1761, I, pp. 194 ff.: "The Pretty Gentlemen; or Softness of Manners Vindicated from the False ridicule under the Character of William Fribble, First printed in the year 1747."] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #149 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Flash-Macklin; Sir Simon Loveit-Arthur; Capt. Loveit-Havard; Puff-Yates; Jasper-Blakes; Tag-Mrs Clive; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Miss Biddy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: Letter from John Potter, Proprietor of the New Theatre in the Haymarket, to the author of the General Advertiser: As the resentment of the Town for the disappointment of the performance advertised to be exhibited at my theatre on Monday last, shall fall entirely upon me, I hope I may be allowed to acquaint the public with the nature of my case. [Suggests he should not be to blame for misbehavior of any person who hired his house, that he had some apprehensions in this case, but that the Bottle Conjurer paid the rent in advance and agreed to have a House officer in the box office to return the money if the audience was displeased.] All the caution above mentioned was taken, and the money locked up in the office, guarded by persons of reputation, who would have returned it, and publicly on the stage told them, that if the person did not appear, their money should be return'd. But instead of complying with that offer, my House was pulled down, the Office broken open, the money taken out, and the servants oblig'd to fly to save their lives. I hope therefore this may be deem'd a sufficient justification in my behalf, and all that could be reasonably expected from me; and that those gentlemen who are conscious of having injured me, will be so generous as to make me a reasonable Satisfaction, considering the damage I have suffer'd, which in a moderate computation will amount to upwards of four thousand pounds. This day is Publish'd, at 1s. Lethe, a Dramatic Satire, by David Garrick as it is perform'd at Drury Lane. By Paul Vaillant, facing Southampton Street in the Strand. [A letter from Samuel Foote to the Author of the General Advertiser clears himself from any imputation of confederacy in the Bottle Conjuror fraud. See also my Introduction, note 103.] Receipts: #100 (Cross); #119 2s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Frenchman-Garrick; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Drunken Man-Yates; Aesop-Bridges; Miser-Taswell; Tattoo-King; Mercury-Beard; Charon-Winstone; Mrs Tattoo-Mrs Green; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive. Vaughan omitted.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades Author(s): David Garrick

Music: I: A Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: II: New Scotch Dance-Cooke, Ann Auretti

Event Comment: MMrs Clive Ly Wishfort -(bad) Fribble Garrick (Cross). Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit laid into Boxes Tickets of her in Henrietta St. and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #310 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

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

Song: III: (By Desire) Cymon and Iphigenia-Beard; [It had been advertised in advance, but this night in Act III] Cantata-Miss Young

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Lillo. Puffs of the play appeared in London Evening Post, 15 June, Daily Post, 16 and 21 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The True History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Thorowgood-Bridgwater; Barnwell-Roberts; George Barnwell-Cibber Jr; Trueman-W. Mills; Blunt-R. Wetherilt; Maria-Mrs Cibber; Millwood-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Mrs Charke; Prologue-Cibber Jr; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Cibber Jr
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo
Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Tickets and places to be had of Yates in Catherine St., Strand, and of Varney at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd for the 4th will be taken. Being the Last time of Garrick's performing Kitely this Season. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Kitely Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: As17580313 By Particular Desire, Garrick gave the Original Prologue.
Related Works
Related Work: The Modern Fine Gentleman; or, 1757 Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: New Spanish Dance, as17580410

Event Comment: Farce by David Garrick. Paid half year's Land Tax due Michelmas #34 6s., and half year's window tax #8 17s.; Paid oyl bill #50 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #128 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Performance Comment: Parts by: Yates, Palmer, Hartry, Parsons, Packer, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Plym, Miss Pope. Martin-Palmer; Slip-Yates; Stockwell-Hartry; Sir Harry Harlow-Parsons; Belford-Packer; Miss Nancy-Miss Plym; Mrs Stockwell-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny-Miss Pope (MacMillan). Garrick's first casting (Larpent MS 260) suggests Stockwell-$Parsons; Harlowe-$Castle; Martin-$King. His initial title was A Narrow Escape.
Related Works
Related Work: Neck or Nothing Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by George Colman elder, based on Le Barbier de Seville; ou, La Precaution Inutile, by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais; music by Samuel Arnold and, by attribution, Pierre Alexandre Monsigny. Prologue by the author (Collection...of English Prologues and Epilogues, II, 209). Epilogue by David Garrick (Garrick's Poetical Works, II, 340). Larpent MS 436; not published; synopsis of plot in London Magazine, Sept. 1777, pp. 467-69]: With New Dresses and Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Dance-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Actors only in the bill: Garrick, Yates, Palmer, Obrien, King, Burton, Moody, Blakes, Ackman, Clough, Castle, Mrs Clive, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Pritchard, Prologue and Epilogue. Oakly-Garrick; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Palmer; Lord Trinket-O'Brien; Sir Harry Beagle-King; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Russet-Burton; Paris-Blakes; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Harriot-Miss Pritchard; Prologue by Robt. Lloyd-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive; William-Ackman; Tom-Clough; John-Castle; Servant-Fox; Toilet-Mrs Johnston; Chambermaid-Mrs Simson (Winston MS 9, and Macmillan).
Cast
Role: Oakly Actor: Garrick
Role: Lloyd Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: New Pantomime Dance call'd%The Cuckow-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Event Comment: [R+Rich's Register lists The English Merchant.] Paid Blandford (tallow chandler) #49 8s. 10d. Paid George Garrick for use of the managers #15 15s.; Paid French on account #20; Advanced to Granier on note #4 2s. 10d.; to Keen on note #4 4s. Rec'd stopages 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Sylas Neville (Neville MS Diary): With difficulty got into the Pit at Drury Lane, where I stood at the side so jambed up that I could not read the newspaper I carried: But I saw the play very well. It was Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, with the Farce of the Devil to Pay. Duke by Havard, Cacafago by Love, very well. Copper Capt. by Palmer, pretty well. Old woman pretty well by Mrs Baddeley, Astifania by Mrs Pritchard excellently, tho she is too old for the first part of this character. Leon inimitably by Garrick. I think he shows a good deal of Abel drugger, [both published and unpublished portions of the Neville Diary.] Receipts: #261 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Garrick; Duke-Havard; Cacafoggo-Love; Juan-Packer; Sancho-Aickin; Copper Captain-Palmer; Alonzo-Ackman; Altea-Mrs Lee; Margaretta-Mrs Hopkins; Old Woman-Baddeley; Maid-Weston; Estifania-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of several persons of Quality. At the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, on Monday April 2 will be performed Othello, for the benefit of Mr Mossop; Othello by Mossop, Iago to b reviv'd by Garrick. It is hoped that those Ladies and Gentlemen who have engag'd places will excuse its being deferr'd to the above day, as a new tragedy, and a multiplicity of other business render it impossible for Mr Garrick to revive the character of Iago in the due course of Time. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: LL'Entree de Flore, as17521122

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Rec'd stopages #4 1s.; Paid salary list #435 5s.; Paid George Garrick for use of the managers #50 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #238 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17661016, but Lothario (by desire)-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With alterations [by David Garrick]. "The managers, to our astonishment, continue to play with Garrick's alterations. [The original play] is materially injured by those which Garrick adopted in compliance to the French criticks" (Morning Chronicle, 20 Sept.). [For a summary of these alterations see my Shakespeare in the Theatre, II, 188-89.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Ist Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Fosbrook, at the Stage-door. No Money to be taken at the Stage-Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 30 Oct.]. Receipts: #174 6s. 6d. (135.1.0; 38.17.6; 0.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

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

Afterpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Cuyler. [Kean is identified on HAY playbill of 26 Aug. 1784.] 1st and 2nd pieces: Both written by George Colman, Esq. 3rd piece: Written by the late David Garrick. Not acted these 12 years. Tickets to be had of Mrs Cuyler, No. 7, St. Alban's-street; at the bar of George's Coffee-house; and of Rice, at the Theatre, where places for the boxes may be taken. Tickets delivered for the 15th will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Related Works
Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

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

Monologue: 1784 03 22 End of 2nd piece Shuter's Post-haste Observations on his Journey to Paris by Dutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; see17420203. see17420203.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Englishman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Duretete-Garrick; Y Mirabel-Giffard; Bisarre-Mrs Giffard; Oriana-Mrs Yates; Old Mirabel-Yates.
Cast
Role: Duretete Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: The Inconstant Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: David and Winifred apShenkin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17420101, but Brazen-Garrick; Kite-Peterson; Scale-_; Scruple-_; Collier-_; Appletree-Marr; Costar Pearmain-Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Giffard; Rose-Miss E. Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

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

Song: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: SScots Dance-Master Granier, Miss Granier; Welsh Buffoon-Son and Daughter of David and Winifred apShenkin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17420125, but Bayes-Garrick; Other Characters-Shepard, _Taswell, Mrs Bennet added, Mrs Ridout omitted, Miss _Cole, Miss +Minors.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: The Mechels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17421002, but Capt. Plume-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Garrick.
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Music: II: Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Fear Not Mortal, from the Judgment of Paris, by Mr Arne-Lowe; IV: Distracted I Turn, from the same,-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: GGrand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-W. Giffard; Johnson-Mills; others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With Additional Reinforcements of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: No Money will be taken behind the scenes, nor any money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up. The following Letter, signed A By-Stander was inserted in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser: As I am absolutely unconcerned in all the now subsiding Theatrical Disputes, I hope the following observations upon what happened last Tuesday Night at Drury Lane will not be thought unworthy the Publick attention. The Manager of a theatre is to regard the General sense of the Town, and not any Faction form'd thru pique or resentment; Such a Faction may be Noisy, it may be Insolent, but never can be Considerable enough to force either the Manager or the Publick into their terms. Their outrages are equally insults upon the Understanding of the Town, as they are injuries to the Property of the Manager. Therefore if the Manager shall at any time give way to such proceedings, Then and not till Then, the Publick has a right ot find fault with him. The stage Then becomes a property to the insolence of a few misled people; and all theatrical diversions, which in this and other countries used to be directed by Decency and Publick Approbation are sacrificed to a pitiful Personal Resentment. If the above propositions are undeniable, the following Queries are submitted to the Publick, and the answer to them will determine the Reasonableness of the Tuesday Night Riot: I. Whether the Rioters were not Inconsiderable in their numbers and Circumstances? II: Whether any Gentleman can answer to himself, for doing in a Body, a thing which no Gentleman can justify for doing by himself? III. Whether the Rioters can justify their breaking into the Boxes, and taking possession of the seats, which were taken by many persons of Quality and Distinction, at the same time refusing to pay anything; thereby robbing the Manager of all the money of the Boxes, and most part of the Pit? IV. Whether the Manager ought to suffer in his property for the private quarrel between any two actors, as was the case...? V: Whether if such insolences are not discountenanced in the most effectual manner by the Town, any publick diversion can continue longer than a noisy inconsiderable Cabal pleases? VI. Whether any other motive than a regard to Public Decency would have hindered the Manager and Mr. Garrick's friends (who were treble the number) from treating the rioters as they deserved? I should be glad to see the above questions fairly and impartially answered

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: Whereas Great Disorders were committed on Tuesday Night at the Theatre, by Numbers of persons violently forcing their way into the House, particularly into the Boxes, knocking down the door-keepers, and obliging the servants who kept places to go out, to the great prejudice of the Manager, who lost all the Money for the said Places, as they not only refus'd to pay for the Boxes, but likewise forc'd into the Pit without paying, he thinks it incumbent on him to gide Public notice That an Office will for the Future be kept at the Boxes, to prevent persons from going in the same tumultuous manner, and hopes no Gentlemen will be displeas'd in being first desir'd to take a ticket at the said Office. Last night the Play of the Rehearsal was perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane; when, upon Mr Garrick's making a proper apology to the Town he was receiv'd with the greatest marks of Approbation; and the Play was acted with the utmost Decency and Order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17440206, but Brazen-Yates; Plume-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Garrick.
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: I: Dance-Mlle Auguste; IV: The Last New Turkish Dance-Muilment, Mlle Auguste

Music: III: Concerto on Violin-Gordon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Cross; Other-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Phillips, Neale, Leigh, Winstone, Green, Woodburn, Ray, Usher, Wright, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17441009, but Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Giffard; Constable-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17441218, but Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Temple of Dulness

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Sga Bettini