05 May 1736
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1735-1736
Volume:
3
Comments:
By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Pit and Boxes put together. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 May: There was an exceeding great Audience, and great Numbers of Quality both in the Boxes and Pit. Their Highnesses' Box was handsomely ornamented with white Damask, adorn'd with Silver Laces and Fringes; over the Canopy was the Figure of Hymen, with a Label on which was this Motto: Concordia Cordium. Daily Journal, 6 May: The House was so full about Five o'Clock, that several Gentlemen and Ladies, unable to go to their Seats, was obliged to depart
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
King Henry The Eighth
Comments:
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Cast:
- Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin
- Role: Wolsey Actor: Mills
- Role: Buckingham Actor: W. Mills
- Role: Surrey Actor: Cibber
- Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Thurmond
- Role: Cranmer Actor: Milward
- Role: Gardiner Actor: Johnson
- Role: Sands Actor: Miller
- Role: Anna Bullen Actor: Miss Holliday
- Role: Norfolk Actor: Berry
- Role: Suffolk Actor: Boman
- Role: Chamberlain Actor: Winstone
- Role: Abergavenny Actor: Salway
- Role: Campeius Actor: Shepard
- Role: Cromwell Actor: Cross
Afterpiece
Title:
The Fall of Phaeton
Comments:
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Cast:
- Role: Turkish Dancers Actor: Delamayne and Mrs Walter
- Role: Adonis Actor: Essex
- Role: Turkish Dancer Actor: Delamayne
- Role: Phoebus Actor: Mrs Cantrell
- Role: Phaeton Actor: Cross
- Role: Clymene Actor: Mrs Clive
- Role: Ethiopian Actor: Essex
- Role: Turk Actor: Salway
- Role: Harlequin Actor: Le Brun
- Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Poitier
- Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
- Role: Colombine's Maid Actor: Mrs Pritchard
- Role: Harlequin's Good Genius Actor: Miss Cole
- Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Anne Roland, but see17360304
Dance
Comment:
I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c