Event Comment: The
Dr New Dress'd & in a New Manner with a
Prologue by ye old Dr to introduce the New by the Author of the
Hilliad. The
Prologue was forbid by the Licencer, & struck out of the bills, but by Mistake was left in ye News; a great noise for it,
Woodward said; as he had face to study, he had not time to do it--more Noise--I went on--& told 'em the Prologue was forbid--Noise still--Woodward went on & said it was forbid by
L@or@d Chamberlain--it cool'd a little but when he came on dress'd like
Dr Hill, it began again, & so ye farce ended (Cross). Benefit for Mr Woodward. Part of Pit laid into Boxes,
and Stage commodiously built in form of an Amphitheatre. Boxes
and Stage 5s. Ladies send servants by 3. Tickets to be had of Woodward in
Great Piazza,
Covent Garden;
and at Stage Door. This day publish'd
The Chaplet at 6d. a Musical entertainment as performed at
Drury Lane. Receipts: #330 (
Cross)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist
Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Face-Woodward first time; Subtle-Burton; Sir Epicure Mammon-Berry; Kastril-Yates; Dol Common-Mrs Pritchard.Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor
Performance Comment: The Doctor-Woodward (New Dress'd and in a new Manner); Dorcas-Mrs Clive; with an Occasional Prologue-.Dance: Devisse, Ferrere, Mlle Auretti