Event Comment: By Per
mission of the
Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for
Harwood, late prompter of the Theatre-Royal,
Drury-Lane. Harwood's respectful compliments to his Friends in particular, and the publick in general, and assures them every effort in his power shall be exerted to render the Evening's Entertainment agreeable, and humbly hopes for their well-known candour and protection on the above occasion. Tickets and Places to be had of Harwood, next door to
Drury-Lane Theatre,
Little Russel-street,
Covent Garden. [Harwood was prompter at
dl from 1780 to 1786.
Hooke was from
cg.] Afterpiece: Written by the late
Samuel Foote, Esq
Performances
Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village
Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Hooke (1st appearance on that stage); Justice Woodcock-Follett; Sir William Meadows-Daniel; Eustace-Smith (1st appearance on any stage); Hodge-Jones; Young Meadows-A Gentleman (1st appearance in that character); Lucinda-Mrs Fox; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Brent; Margery-Miss Hooke (1st appearance in that character); Rosetta-Miss Floyd (1st appearance on that stage).Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks
Performance Comment: Dr Squib (for that night only)-Kean; Dr Julep-Follett; Dr Apozem-Simpson; The Devil-Griffiths; Printer's Devil-Follett Jun.; Invoice-Smith; Doctor Last-Decastro (1st appearance in that character); Harriet-Mrs Harlowe.Entertainment: End: a variety of Theatrical and Senatorial Imitations-Kean