Event Comment: Benefit for
Harley. 2nd piece: Scene, A View of
the British Fleet.
Morning Chronicle, 25 May: Tickets to be had of Harley, No. 1,
Castle-street,
Bloomsbury. Receipts: #287 3s. (94.6.6; 15.15.0; tickets: 177.1.6)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex
Performance Comment: Essex-Holman; Raleigh-Macready; Burleigh-Richardson; Southampton (1st time)-Harley; Rutland-Miss Morris; Nottingham-Mrs Fawcett; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pope.Afterpiece Title: True Blue; or, The Parting Lovers
Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey
Song: In 2nd piece: the following additional songs: Wives and Sweethearts-Townsend; The Wand'ring Sailor-Incledon (1st time); When gen'rous wine-Bowden; The days we now possess-Munden; The Storm-Incledon; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17950428; Rule Britannia-Incledon
Entertainment: Monologue In evening: The Young Widow a fable-Harley