Event Comment: Mainpiece: by
Shakespeare, in 5 acts. With New Music, Scenes, Dresses and Decorations.
Public Advertiser, 6 Jan.:
The Shipwreck, which opened the Piece, was designed and executed under the Direction of
DeLoutherbourg. The new Airs and Chorusses are composed by
Linley Jun. The Musical Instrument (played behind the Scenes) is the Invention of
Merlin.
Morning Chronicle, 6 Jan.:
Caliban is by much the best performed character in the piece... The dresses were rich, but to our amazement those of
Ferdinand,
Sebastian, &c. were in the Spanish taste. [Ibid., 8 Jan., remarks that the entire omission of I. i is to be regretted.
Miss Field and
Mrs Cuyler are identified by MS annotations on
Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #231 9s. 6d. (211.19.0; 17.5.6; 2.5.0)