Event Comment: "[
Henderson] appears to have cultivated
the gifts of nature, with great industry; he promises better to attain
the character of a player of consummate judgment than a great player, properly so called.
Edwin, in spite of his thin voice and disgusting articulation, is at least equal to half his
London contemporaries; and exhibited proofs that nei
ther his conception, nor style of playing, is limited to a particular cast of parts, or mode of acting" (
London Magazine, June 1777, p. 288). [
Miss Barsanti was from
the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin.
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice
Performance Comment: Shylock-Henderson (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance in London); Antonio-Younger; Bassanio-Davies; Salanio-Egan; Solarino-T. Davis; Lorenzo (with songs)-Du-Bellamy; Old Gobbo-Blissett; Tubal-Massey; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Fearon; Gratiano-Palmer; Nerissa-Mrs Hunter; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Hitchcock; Portia-Miss Barsanti (1st appearance on this stage).Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens