05 January 1754

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1753-1754
Volume: 4
Comments: MMacklin has built two magnificent Rooms, ground floor [one] for Coffee, the other a [meeting] Room (Winston MS 8). [The Tuner pub. at 1s. by Dr Hiffernan. Fifty-three pages touching on theatre in general but particularly on Boadicia. There is no plot in the play...Boadicia is a monster well deserving what she suffers; therefore is neither an object of Terror or Compassion: but of Detestation. Sh deserts us in the third act...Tender-hearted Venusia is introduc'd to be whined to death...There is scarce any sentiment throughout; no moral to be deduced...the Diction...favors more of the level, languid, and underepic, than of the vigorous marrowy, tragic style...Never was Author more oblig'd to Performers, they acted to the full amount of his meaning; the Matter often fail'd Mr Garrick's continued and vigorous exertion."] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

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    *p??dl Jane Shore. As 22 Dec. 1753. *a??dl Fortunatus. As 26 Dec. 1753. *c??dl $MMacklin= has built two magnificent Rooms, ground floor [one] for Coffee, the other a [meeting] Room (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). [<i>The Tuner</i> pub. at 1s. by $Dr Hiffernan=. Fifty-three pages touching on theatre in general but particularly on <i>Boadicia</i>. There is no plot in the play...<i>Boadicia</i>r is a monster well deserving what she suffers; therefore is neither an object of Terror or Compassion: but of Detestation. Sh deserts us in the third act...Tender-hearted <i>Venusia</i>r is introduc'd to be whined to death...There is scarce any sentiment throughout; no moral to be deduced...the Diction...favors more of the level, languid, and underepic, than of the vigorous marrowy, tragic style...Never was Author more oblig'd to Performers, they acted to the full amount of his meaning; the Matter often fail'd $Mr Garrick='s continued and vigorous exertion."] Receipts: #180 ($Cross=).
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    *p1754 01 05 dl Jane Shore. ^As17531222^.*a1754 01 05 dl Fortunatus. ^As17531226^.*c1754 01 05 dl $MMacklin= has built two magnificent Rooms, ground floor [one] for Coffee, the other a [meeting] Room (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). [<i>The Tuner</i> pub. at 1s. by $Dr Hiffernan=. Fifty-three pages touching on theatre in general but particularly on <i>Boadicia</i>. There is no plot in the play...<i>Boadicia</i>r is a monster well deserving what she suffers; therefore is neither an object of Terror or Compassion: but of Detestation. Sh deserts us in the third act...Tender-hearted <i>Venusia</i>r is introduc'd to be whined to death...There is scarce any sentiment throughout; no moral to be deduced...the Diction...favors more of the level, languid, and underepic, than of the vigorous marrowy, tragic style...Never was Author more oblig'd to Performers, they acted to the full amount of his meaning; the Matter often fail'd $Mr Garrick='s continued and vigorous exertion."] Receipts: #180 ($Cross=).
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    Event: 26838 | 17540105 | dl | $MMacklin= has built two magnificent Rooms, ground floor [one] for Coffee, the other a [meeting] Room (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). [<i>The Tuner</i> pub. at 1s. by $Dr Hiffernan=. Fifty-three pages touching on theatre in general but particularly on <i>Boadicia</i>. There is no plot in the play...<i>Boadicia</i> is a monster well deserving what she suffers; therefore is neither an object of Terror or Compassion: but of Detestation. Sh deserts us in the third act...Tender-hearted <i>Venusia</i> is introduc'd to be whined to death...There is scarce any sentiment throughout; no moral to be deduced...the Diction...favors more of the level, languid, and underepic, than of the vigorous marrowy, tragic style...Never was Author more oblig'd to Performers, they acted to the full amount of his meaning; the Matter often fail'd $Mr Garrick='s continued and vigorous exertion."] Receipts: #180 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 54021 | 26838 | p | Jane Shore | As17531222.
    AsSeeDate: 54021 | dl | p | As | 17531222
    Cast:
    384128 | 54021 | Hastings | Garrick
    384129 | 54021 | Shore | Mossop
    384130 | 54021 | Gloster | Davies
    384131 | 54021 | Belmour | Blakes
    384132 | 54021 | Darby | Burton
    384133 | 54021 | Catesby | Mozeen
    384134 | 54021 | Ratcliffe | Simson
    384135 | 54021 | Jane Shore | Mrs Pritchard
    384136 | 54021 | Alicia | Mrs Cibber.
    Performance: 54022 | 26838 | a | Fortunatus | As17531226.
    AsSeeDate: 54022 | dl | a | As | 17531226
    Cast:
    384137 | 54022 | Harlequin Fortunatus | Woodward
    384138 | 54022 | Others | Philips, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mrs Jefferson, Mlle Mariet
    384139 | 54022 | The <i>Dances</i> | Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.

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