Event Comment: Characters in Mainpiece New Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. [
Theatrical Intelligence for 4 Nov. (
Theatrical Miscellaneous Cuttings, G 60.23,
Boston Public Library) notes: Last night the reformation in dress took place at the theatre in the revival of
the second part of King Henry IV. The beauty as well as the propriety of the dresses give great satisfaction. The Old
English Habits are indeed admirably suited to the style
and manners of the plays of that time, in which a peculiarity prevails very remote from
modern dialogue
and the present fashion. The effect of this observation of the Costume, as the
French call it, is very visible in the representation of
Every Man in His Humour,
and will, we hope, for the future be strictly observed in dressing every character of the plays of that age." The author then comments on
Love's succes as
Falstaff,
and Garrick's effectiveness as the sick king especially in delivering the long speeches.
Performances
Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii
Performance Comment: King Henry-Garrick; Prince John-Lee; Gloster-Master Cautherly; Clarence-Master Burton; Prince of Wales-Holland; Achpb of York-Havard; Chief Justice-Bransby; Westmorland-Burton; Hastings-Ackman; Lord Bardolph-Mozeen; Mowbray-Stevens; Gower-Castle; Justice Shallow-Yates; Justice Silence-Blakes; Colville-Fox; Poins-Packer; Bardolph-Clough; Feeble-Vaughan; Mouldy-Moody; Pistol-King; Shadow-Parsons; Bullcalf-Philips; Davy-Marr; Fang-Watkins; Falstaff's page-Miss Rogers; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Falstaff-Love.Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice