Event Comment: This Farce was wrote on purpose to Shew
Mrs Barry in an
Irish part. She did not succeed so well in it as was expected but upon
the Whole
the Farce was well perform'd & met with great Applause (
Hopkins Diary). [
Macmillan note from
Kemble differs slightly. See Account of
the Irish Widow" in
British Theatre article,
London Magazine, Oct. 1772.] Paid
Mr Rochfort for men's cloaths #7 7s. (Treasurer's Book). [
The account in
Town and Country Magazine of
the afterpiece: "Upon
the whole it is very indifferent production and as it did not meet with
the applause that was expected, no one has adopted
the bantling.
The many are of opinion that
Garrick had a hand in it, as it is got up to
the best advantage, and a new dance is introduc'd between
the acts to put
the audience in a good humour for
the succeeding scenes.
Mrs Sutton is
the principal dancer in
the Irish Fair, in which she displayed great spirit and activity.
The piece concludes with a song sung by Mrs Barry, which we think injudiciously alloted to her, as her forte does not consist in singing."] Receipts: #200 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Gamester
Performance Comment: Gamester-Reddish; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-J. Aickin; Lewson-Cautherly; Mrs Beverly-Miss Younge; Charlotte-Miss Mansell.Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow
Performance Comment: Parts by Moody, Dodd, Baddeley, Parsons, Cautherly, Weston, Wrighten, Griffith, Mas. Cape; Irish Widow with an Epilogue Song-Mrs Barry; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Dodd; Nephew-Cautherly; Bates-Baddeley; Thomas-Weston; Footmen-Griffith, Wrighten; Black boy-Mas. Cape; Widow Brady-Mrs Barry (Genest, V, 340).Dance: End Act I of the Farce: A New Dance call'd The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton, being her first appearance that stage