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Event Comment: Paid 4 day's salary list at #94 11s. 6d. per diem #378 7s. 4d.; J. French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). [From the Westminster Magazine, March, p. 125: "A disturbance on account of Mrs Yates having left the theatre without speaking the Epilogue to Braganza. The House was clamorous and would not give up their right. Mr Vernon endeavoured to appease their fury, by declaring that Mrs Yates being taken with a hoarseness, had left the theatre,' but this excuse the Audience would not accept. Mr Vernon withdrew, and after a short time returned assuring the House that he had sent to Mr Garrick (who was confined to his room with a fit of the stone) but who had directed the messenger immediately to fetch Mrs Yates, and that her husband was then in the theatre. He was directly called for, and instantly came on the stage to know the pleasure of the Audience. They told him bluntly they did not want to see him, but to hear his wife, whose obstinacy and pride had betrayed her into the present insult. He in vain tried to assure them, that his wife's conduct proceeded from a very contrary cause from that which they alledged; and the cause was real illness. As the clamor was universal, Mr Yates quitted the stage; and at length, an hour and a half being spent in tumult, the overture was suffered, and the farce went on, but not in silence." See note, 9 March.] Receipts: #201 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Event Comment: Great Applause to the Farce (Hopkins Diary).Benefit for Mrs Abington. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered for The Tender Husband will be taken. Send Servants by Four to prevent Confusion. [Sir Joshua Reynolds had procured forty places in the front boxes this night. Boswell and Dr Johnson were among his guests. Johnson could see and hear little, but sat out the performance, commenting on Garrick's excellence as a writer of Prologues. See Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. G. B. Hill, II, 324ff.] Receipts: #287 9s. 6d. Charges: #64 4s. Profits to Mrs Abington: #223, 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Related Works
Related Work: Bon Ton; or, High Life Above Stairs Author(s): David Garrick
Event Comment: Benefit for Johnston (Housekeeper and Box-book keeper). Rec'd from Sinking Fund (3rd) #73 10s.; From Mr Clutterbuck (1st) #500; from Stopages #11; Paid Salary list #564 16s.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; G. Garrick on acct #100. Receipts: #276 4s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Mr A. Johnston: #192 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Dance: I: The Pirates, as17750422

Event Comment: [The Westminster Magazine for October gave a paragraph to a general discussion of the new performers whom Garrick introduced this month. Firske (actually Grist) the young man who played Othello on the seventeenth, Mrs King, Bensley, Yates, and the dancer Sga Paccini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Alterations (Hopkins Diary). [On this day Garrick wrote to Mrs Abington, relative to his practice in casting new plays: "That I may hear no more of this or that part in Mr Murphy's play, I now again tell you that every author since my management distributed his parts as he thinks will be of most service to his interest, nor have I ever interfered, or will interfere, unless I perceive that they would propose something contrary to common sense" (Harvard Theatre Collection, Autograph Letter Signed). Charges: #84 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: II: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 30 April 1773. See, for afterpiece, the Regatta attached to Queen Mab, 11 Nov.] Mr Moody very bad in Maj. Oldfox , &c. Mrs Greville not much better in Olivia (Hopkins Diary). Rec'd from the late Mrs Johnston for Old Women's Cloaths #10 10s.; By ditto from Mr Garrick for wax candles #1 12s. Receipts: #150 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Garrick's note to Dr Arne #50 (Treasurer's Book). [This was an unrecorded benefit night for Bickerstaff as author of the afterpiece. See payment on 27 Feb. 1776.] Receipts: #129 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

Event Comment: Baddeley was prevented exhibiting the Magic Lanthorn at Hampstead (Winston MS 11). [See comment upon Baddeley's Magic Lanthorn in Garrick's Meeting of the Company.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: [Mainpiece seemingly the Garrick version. See 24 Nov. 1774.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17760217

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Paid 2 extra Flutes 15th Inst. 10s.; Paid author of the Sultan's benefit balance 21 Dec. last #60 7s. 6d.; Mr Hopkins bill for Licensing to the 26th inst. #8 8s. (Treasurer's Book). [N.B. Bickerstaff the author was living in exile presumably in St Malo, France. Garrick knew his address from a letter 24 June 1772. Whether the funds were forwarded to him, no record seems to exist. Presumably they were.] Receipts: #218 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Dance: The Dance of The Savage Hunters, as17760210(playbill); the Public Advertiser lists The Grand Garland Dance-Slingsby, Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Paccini

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Event Comment: A few hisses at the End of the Farce (Hopkins Diary). [Public Advertiser: A correspondent, who was at Drury Lane Theatre Thursday evening, remarks that the Ridicule of the Head-Dresses in Mr Garrick's last Epilogue, and in his performance of Sir John Brute, has had its proper Effect; for the Ladies have lowered their Main Top-Gallant Sails from nine inches to twelve; so that they are not present above three quarters of a yard higher than they ought to be.] Paid salary list 4 days #416 4s. 4d.; Tallow chandler #35 9s. 9d.; Mr Parsons on note by order #25; Settre and Co., Mercers #9 6s. 10d. Receipts: #252 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: The Spleen

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Afrerpiece: Never performed there, a Musical Entertainment, which went off with great Applause the New Scene of the Regatta was properly introduc'd in the Farce (Hopkins Diary). Rec'd Stopages #10 4s. 6d.; Mr Burges one quarter's rent (land tax deducted) #4 4s.; Paid Mr Grist by order of Mr Garrick #10; Mr Johnston's Music bill #14 3s. 6d.; Mr Burges (bricklayer) #52 2s. 6d. Receipts: #82 3s. 6d. Charges: #66 18s. Profits to Bannister: #15 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

Entertainment: A Variety of New Imitations, vocal and rhetorical-Bannister

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in 3 acts, altered from Garrick's original 5 acts by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.] The Music composed by Dibdin. With New Dresses. The Scenes, Machines, &c. invented by DeLoutherbourg. The Christmas Tale reduced to three Acts (by R. B. Sheridan esq.) was performed for the first time as a Farce--was received with very great Applause--it is too long, and must be shortened (Hopkins Diary). Public Advertiser, 22 Oct. 1776: This Day at Four o'Clock will be published A Christmas Tale (1s.) [For Baker see 28 Sept.] Receipts: #241 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Event Comment: Mainpiece: with Alterations [by David Garrick]. Receipts: #243 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Epilogue by David Garrick.] Receipts: #167 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Event Comment: Epilogue by David Garrick. Second Ballet: with New Scenes [by deLoutherbourg] and Dresses [by Lupini]. Two new Grand Ballets, composed by Gallet, were introduced in this Piece (The Maid of the Oaks) in which Gallet and Mlle Dupre made their first Appearance upon the Eng. Stage--the first Dance, which was to be in the 2nd Act, was obliged to be deferred till the end of the 3rd Act, as Lupini, who made the Dancers Dresses, had not brought them to the House--this put us all into great Confusion, and Dodd made an Apology to the Audience, that an unforseen Accident had prevented the Dance being done in the proper Place. At the beginning of the 3rd Act most of the Dresses were brought, but not all, and some of the Dancers were obliged to put on what Dresses could be got for them--They were all very much confused--the Music also was not perfect. Gallet went on, and spoke in French to the Audience, and told the Band that he wished they had any Heads. In the first Dance Mlle Dupre fell down, and a little after Gallet fell down, but (they) did not hurt themselves, and the Dance went on--and even with all these Disadvantages was much applauded (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #181 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Dance: In II: [but postponed until end of Act III (see following note)]a new grand Ballet, Demie Caractere, composed by Gallet, The Double Festival-Gallet, Mlle Dupre (their 1st appearance upon the English stage), Helme, Slingsby, Sga Vidini, Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci; In V: [a new grand serious Ballet, composed by Gallet, The Triumph of Love-Gallet, Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Dupre

Song: In: a Fete Champetre[. The vocal parts-Vernon, Davies, Miss Abrams, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten. [This was included, as here assigned (except on 20 Feb. 1777), in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: [Afterpiece: Prologue by David Garrick.] Receipts: #208 16s. 6d. (197.5.0; 10.18.6; 0.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Song: As17761125, but Gaudry, Mrs J _Smith, Mrs +Smith

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Arthur Murphy, based on L'Irresolu, by Philippe Nericault, dit Destouches. Prologue by the author. Epilogue by David Garrick (see text)]: A new Scene and New Dresses. Public Advertiser, 2 May 1778: This Day is published Know Your Own Mind (1s 6d.). Receipts: #246 7s. 6d. (245.7.0; 1.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17761123

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered from [The Relapse, by] Sir John Vanbrugh [1st time; C 5, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Prologue by David Garrick (see edition of 1781)]. The Characters new dressed. Receipts: #229 7s. 6d. (217.13.0; 10.8.0; 1.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End III: The Triumph of Love, as17761107:

Event Comment: [This was Mrs Barry's 1st appearance since the death of her husband on 10 Jan. See also 28 Nov. 1776. Address by David Garrick (Poetical Works, II, 333).] Receipts: #270 17s. 6d. (267.16.6; 3.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: As17770218

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss P. Hopkins, Miss E. Hopkins. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Isaac Jackman. Prologue by David Garrick (Poetical Works, II, 334)]. Public Advertiser, 15 Mar.: Tickets to be had of the Miss Hopkins', No. 7, Little Russel-street. Receipts: #237 11s. 6d. (88.5.0; 23.15.6; 1.15.0; tickets: 123.16.0) (charge: #65 2s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End V: The Triumph of Love, as17761107

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations [by David Garrick]. [Henderson was from the hay.] 'The style of Henderson did not assimilate with the tone of the [dl] company. They declaimed in a higher key, and more upon the level. The frequent under-tones the former hardly struck the ear at any considerable distance' (Boaden, Siddons, I, 170). Receipts: #225 8s. (204.2; 20.14; 0.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

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Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; t 5, by Hannah More, based partly on Gabrielle de Vergy, by Pierre Laurent Buirette de Belloy. Prologue and Epilogue by David Garrick (see text)]: With New Scenes, Dresses, &c. Public Advertiser, 19 Dec. 1777: This Day at Noon is published Percy (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #215 (212.12.6; 2.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: St

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Related Work: St. Andrew's Festival; or, The Game at Golf Author(s): John Peter Roberdeau

Dance: After Epilogue: As17770924

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by John Home. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 16 Feb.). Epilogue by David Garrick (ibid.)]: New Scenes, Dresses, &c. Account-Book, 26 Jan.: Paid Wild for [obtaining] license for Alfred #2 2s. Public Advertiser, 14 Feb. 1778: This Day is published Alfred (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #246 (241.17.6; 4.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Villagers-Aldridge, Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Valois

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [In afterpiece Prologue by David Garrick.] Public Advertiser, 7 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Palmer at his house in Bow-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #132 16s. 6d. (55.15.0; 26.3.6; 0.8.0; tickets: 50.10.0) (charge: #75 0s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Dance: As17780422