Event Comment: CCross: (Pam: publish'd). Play dislik'd. Hiss'd much. [
The pamphlet referred to was "
Mr Garrick's Conduct as Manager of
TRDL considered in a Letter Addressed to him," by
E. F. 18 Oct.: As a manager, Sir, it is your business not only to prepare
the Evening's Entertainment, but to prepare it in
the best manner you are able; and
the manager who does o
therwise uses his customers ill."
The burden of
the author's complaints was: (1)
the theatre has been operating for a month yet Garrick has appeared in only one character; (2) that he should buy himself off with speaking a prologue only,
then sell that to
the public at 6d. shows vanity, avarice, and lack of managerial responsibility; (3) that plays such as
Albumazar (simple and poorly cast) and
Scornful Lady, (with irreligious and a
theistical parts) should not have been passed off on
the public, whose expectations were raised high at
the thought of Garrick's management.
Macklin even had to apologize to
the audience as he played
the part of
Sir Roger in
the latter play. E. F. closed by urging: "Get up
the best of our English Tragedies and Comedies; encourage
the rising Wits and be under no apprehesion of
the want of success." If you use common sense in casting your actors, as your former managers did (with all
their o
ther faults) in casting you, you will not yourself have to play every night. Above all remember your responsibility to
the public.] Receipts: #100 (
Cross); #127 4s. 6d. (
Powel)