Event Comment: Paid
Quin on account #100.
Gilbert Walmesley to
Garrick, 3 Nov,: I see by
the prints you are engaged with
Mr Rich. I hope you will take care not to hurt your health by playing more than you can well bear....But I must not forget to tell you what
Lord Chesterfield says of you. He says you are not only
the best tragedian now in
the world, but
the best, he believes, that ever was in
the world; but he does not like your comedy, and particularly objects to your playing
Bayes, which he says is a serious solemn character and that you mistake it. He spoke much in praise of
Barry's handsome figure, but made a joke of his rivaling or hurting you.-
Boaden,
Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 44. Receipts: #170 9s
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal
Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Cashell; Kings of Brentford-Arthur, Morgan; Prince Prettyman-Havard; Gentleman Usher-Hippisley; Prince Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Dunstall; Lt. General-Ridout; Tom Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightning-Miss Morrison; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Roberts; Amarillis-Miss Hippisley; Chloris-Mrs Bland; Pallas-Woodward; Two Sing song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Players, Soldiers (Horse and Foot), Heralds, Cardinals, Judges, Serjeants at Arms-the rest of the comedians; With all the Music-; Songs-; Dances-; Scenes-; Machines, Habits and Other Decorations proper to the play; The vocal parts-Leveridge, Bencraft, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Also an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new/rais'd troops-.Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive
Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked