Event Comment: This is a farce of
Macklin's Writing, it went off very greatly-he play'd
Shylock too (
Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross). [Garrick and Lacy had contracted with Macklin for this Farce two weeks before this performance, according to the following document (
BM Add. MS 27925): Memorandum of an Agreement relating to Mr Macklin's Farce and his Playing & performing in the said Farce, with such plays as s
hall be performed on which the said Farce s
hall be acted as aforesaid as follows: Imprimis: The said Farce to be publicly performed before
Christmas, otherwise not this season on account of the Managers other engagements. Item: Mr Macklin to have for his performing in the said plays and Farce a Fifth part of the profits of the first five nights after deducting sixty-three pounds for the charges of each night during the said five nights-and the sixth night to be for the Benefit of Mr Macklin, he paying the usual charges of sixty-three pounds. Item: The Managers to have it in their power to stop the performances of the said Farce at the end of Six nights on account of their other engagements,-and in case the Receipt of any one night of the said nights on which the said Farce s
hall be performed as aforesaid s
hall fall short of One Hundred pounds. Then the Managers to have it in their power to stop the performance of said Farce as the Receipt does not amount to One Hundred pounds. Item: The said Six nights for the said Farce & plays in which Mr Macklin s
hall perform as aforesaid not to be played immediately succeeding one another, but alternately with such plays as the Managers s
hall think Convenient. Lastly: That if the said Farce s
hall meet with the disapprobation of the Publick, that then it s
hall be in the Power of Discretion of the Managers to stop the performance thereof. Dated this 28th day of November, 1759. S@
James Lacy,
D. Garrick. Witness:
R. Cross,
Geo. Garrick.