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13 December 1766

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1766-1767
Volume: 4
Comments: Tragedy, never before acted, by Dr T. Franklin. Published at 1s. 6d. [See A Letter from the Rope Dancing Monkey in the Hay-Market to the acting Monkey of Drury Lane on the Earl of Warwick (London, 1767) which damns the play as a flat and insipid plagiarism from de la Harpe's tragedy Le Conte de Warwick, Paris, 1764. Especially severe on Colman's Prologue and Garrick's Epilogue.] Rec'd stopages #4 11s. 6d.; Paid salary list #440 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #165 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Earl of Warwick. [Parts-Holland, Powell, Bensley, Packer, Fawcett, Strange, Fox, Mrs Palmer, Miss Plym, Mrs Yates; With a <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i>.% Warwick-Holland; King Edward-Powell; Earl of Pembroke-Bensley; Earl of Suffolk-Packer; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates; Lady Eliz. Gray-Mrs Palmer; Lady Clifford-Miss Plym; Officers, Messenger-Fawcett, Strange, Fox ($Genest=, V, 119); <i>Prologue</i>-Colman, Bensley; <i>Epilogue</i>-Garrick, Mrs Yates (<i>Winston MS 9</i>). *a??dl Polly Honeycombe. As 25 Sept. *c??dl Tragedy, never before acted, by $Dr T. Franklin=. Published at 1s. 6d. [See <i>A Letter from the Rope Dancing Monkey</i> in the <i>Hay-Market</i> to the acting Monkey of <i>Drury Lane</i> on the <i>Earl of Warwick</i> (<i>London</i>, 1767) which damns the play as a flat and insipid plagiarism from $de la Harpe='s tragedy <i>Le Conte de Warwick</i>, <i>Paris</i>, 1764. Especially severe on $Colman='s <i>Prologue</i> and $Garrick='s <i>Epilogue</i>.] Rec'd stopages #4 11s. 6d.; Paid salary list #440 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #165 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).
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    *p1766 12 13 dl The Earl of Warwick. Parts-Holland, Powell, Bensley, Packer, Fawcett, Strange, Fox, Mrs Palmer, Miss Plym, Mrs Yates; With a <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i>. Warwick-Holland; King Edward-Powell; Earl of Pembroke-Bensley; Earl of Suffolk-Packer; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates; Lady Eliz. Gray-Mrs Palmer; Lady Clifford-Miss Plym; Officers, Messenger-Fawcett, Strange, Fox ($Genest=, V, 119); <i>Prologue</i>-Colman, Bensley; <i>Epilogue</i>-Garrick, Mrs Yates (<i>Winston MS 9</i>).*a1766 12 13 dl Polly Honeycombe. ^As17660925^.*c1766 12 13 dl Tragedy, never before acted, by $Dr T. Franklin=. Published at 1s. 6d. [See <i>A Letter from the Rope Dancing Monkey</i> in the <i>Hay-Market</i> to the acting Monkey of <i>Drury Lane</i> on the <i>Earl of Warwick</i> (<i>London</i>, 1767) which damns the play as a flat and insipid plagiarism from $de la Harpe='s tragedy <i>Le Conte de Warwick</i>, <i>Paris</i>, 1764. Especially severe on $Colman='s <i>Prologue</i> and $Garrick='s <i>Epilogue</i>.] Rec'd stopages #4 11s. 6d.; Paid salary list #440 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #165 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 33406 | 17661213 | dl | Tragedy, never before acted, by $Dr T. Franklin=. Published at 1s. 6d. [See <i>A Letter from the Rope Dancing Monkey</i> in the <i>Hay-Market</i> to the acting Monkey of <i>Drury Lane</i> on the <i>Earl of Warwick</i> (<i>London</i>, 1767) which damns the play as a flat and insipid plagiarism from $de la Harpe='s tragedy <i>Le Conte de Warwick</i>, <i>Paris</i>, 1764. Especially severe on $Colman='s <i>Prologue</i> and $Garrick='s <i>Epilogue</i>.] Rec'd stopages #4 11s. 6d.; Paid salary list #440 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #165 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 68536 | 33406 | p | The Earl Of Warwick | Parts-Holland, Powell, Bensley, Packer, Fawcett, Strange, Fox, Mrs Palmer, Miss Plym, Mrs Yates; With a <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i>. Warwick-Holland; King Edward-Powell; Earl of Pembroke-Bensley; Earl of Suffolk-Packer; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates; Lady Eliz. Gray-Mrs Palmer; Lady Clifford-Miss Plym; Officers, Messenger-Fawcett, Strange, Fox ($Genest=, V, 119); <i>Prologue</i>-Colman, Bensley; <i>Epilogue</i>-Garrick, Mrs Yates (<i>Winston MS 9</i>).
    Cast:
    114740 | 68536 | Parts | Holland, Powell, Bensley, Packer, Fawcett, Strange, Fox, Mrs Palmer, Miss Plym, Mrs Yates
    114741 | 68536 | Warwick | Holland
    114742 | 68536 | King Edward | Powell
    114743 | 68536 | Earl of Pembroke | Bensley
    114744 | 68536 | Earl of Suffolk | Packer
    114745 | 68536 | Margaret of Anjou | Mrs Yates
    114746 | 68536 | Gray | Mrs Palmer
    114747 | 68536 | Lady Clifford | Miss Plym
    114748 | 68536 | Messenger | Fawcett, Strange, Fox
    114749 | 68536 | <i>Prologue</i> | Colman, Bensley
    114750 | 68536 | <i>Epilogue</i> | Garrick, Mrs Yates
    Performance: 68537 | 33406 | a | Polly Honeycombe | As17660925.
    AsSeeDate: 68537 | dl | a | As | 17660925
    Cast:
    451458 | 68537 | Honeycombe | Yates
    451459 | 68537 | Scribble | Dodd, 1st time
    451460 | 68537 | Ledger | Bransby
    451461 | 68537 | Nurse | Mrs Bradshaw
    451462 | 68537 | Mrs Honeycombe | Mrs Bennet
    451463 | 68537 | Polly | Miss Pope.

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Parts-Holland, Powell, Bensley, Packer, Fawcett, Strange, Fox, Mrs Palmer, Miss Plym, Mrs Yates; With a Prologue and Epilogue. Warwick-Holland; King Edward-Powell; Earl of Pembroke-Bensley; Earl of Suffolk-Packer; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates; Lady Eliz. Gray-Mrs Palmer; Lady Clifford-Miss Plym; Officers, Messenger-Fawcett, Strange, Fox (Genest, V, 119); Prologue-Colman, Bensley; Epilogue-Garrick, Mrs Yates (Winston MS 9).
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As17660925.
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