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07 May 1767

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1766-1767
Volume: 4
Comments: By Command of their Majesties. Paid printer's bill #9 6s (Treasurer's Book). The New Tragedy of Dido, for Benefit of the author, is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Thursday next. Receipts: #229 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Had no intention of going to the play, but seeing Garrick was to play Lord Chalkstone, I (after hearing Mr Romaine's Lecture on the chapter which contains ye Destruction of Sodom) went before 9 to ye right-side door of ye Pit. The doorkeepers said, --No Room. Saw that ye Canopy, Yeomen, &c. would prevent my seeing. They desired me if I could not get in at ye other door to come back. Found a number of people waiting there and at ye door of the First Gallery; so went back, entered and stood in ye same disagreeable situation I did last night. But I saw the inimitable Garrick very well. [Comments on excellence of whole cast.] Scarcely cool now past eleven o'clock. Ye King and Queen, Princess of Brunswick, Louisa, and all that Tribe were at dl tonight (Neville MS Diary)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The School for Lovers. As 19 Feb. *a??dl Lethe. As 18 Oct. 1766, but Old Man-Weston. *d??dl End: The <i>Lilliputian Camp</i>, as 27 Feb. *c??dl By Command of $their Majesties=. Paid printer's bill #9 6s (Treasurer's Book). The New Tragedy of <i>Dido</i>, for Benefit of the author, is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Thursday next. Receipts: #229 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Had no intention of going to the play, but seeing $Garrick= was to play <i>Lord Chalkstone</i>r, I (after hearing $Mr Romaine='s Lecture on the chapter which contains ye Destruction of Sodom) went before 9 to ye right-side door of ye Pit. The doorkeepers said, --No Room. Saw that ye Canopy, Yeomen, &c. would prevent my seeing. They desired me if I could not get in at ye other door to come back. Found a number of people waiting there and at ye door of the First Gallery; so went back, entered and stood in ye same disagreeable situation I did last night. But I saw the inimitable Garrick very well. [Comments on excellence of whole cast.] Scarcely cool now past eleven o'clock. Ye $King= and $Queen=, $Princess of Brunswick=, $Louisa=, and all that Tribe were at <i>dl</i> tonight (<i>Neville MS Diary</i>).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1767 05 07 dl The School for Lovers. ^As17670219^.*a1767 05 07 dl Lethe. ^As17661018^, but Old Man-Weston.*d1767 05 07 dl End: The <i>Lilliputian Camp</i>, ^as17670227^.*c1767 05 07 dl By Command of $their Majesties=. Paid printer's bill #9 6s (Treasurer's Book). The New Tragedy of <i>Dido</i>, for Benefit of the author, is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Thursday next. Receipts: #229 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Had no intention of going to the play, but seeing $Garrick= was to play <i>Lord Chalkstone</i>r, I (after hearing $Mr Romaine='s Lecture on the chapter which contains ye Destruction of Sodom) went before 9 to ye right-side door of ye Pit. The doorkeepers said, --No Room. Saw that ye Canopy, Yeomen, &c. would prevent my seeing. They desired me if I could not get in at ye other door to come back. Found a number of people waiting there and at ye door of the First Gallery; so went back, entered and stood in ye same disagreeable situation I did last night. But I saw the inimitable Garrick very well. [Comments on excellence of whole cast.] Scarcely cool now past eleven o'clock. Ye $King= and $Queen=, $Princess of Brunswick=, $Louisa=, and all that Tribe were at <i>dl</i> tonight (<i>Neville MS Diary</i>).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 33669 | 17670507 | dl | By Command of $their Majesties=. Paid printer's bill #9 6s (Treasurer's Book). The New Tragedy of <i>Dido</i>, for Benefit of the author, is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Thursday next. Receipts: #229 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Had no intention of going to the play, but seeing $Garrick= was to play <i>Lord Chalkstone</i>, I (after hearing $Mr Romaine='s Lecture on the chapter which contains ye Destruction of Sodom) went before 9 to ye right-side door of ye Pit. The doorkeepers said, --No Room. Saw that ye Canopy, Yeomen, &c. would prevent my seeing. They desired me if I could not get in at ye other door to come back. Found a number of people waiting there and at ye door of the First Gallery; so went back, entered and stood in ye same disagreeable situation I did last night. But I saw the inimitable Garrick very well. [Comments on excellence of whole cast.] Scarcely cool now past eleven o'clock. Ye $King= and $Queen=, $Princess of Brunswick=, $Louisa=, and all that Tribe were at <i>dl</i> tonight (<i>Neville MS Diary</i>)
    Performance: 69107 | 33669 | p | The School For Lovers | As17670219.
    AsSeeDate: 69107 | dl | p | As | 17670219
    Cast:
    454515 | 69107 | Sir John Dorilant | Holland
    454516 | 69107 | Modely | Palmer
    454517 | 69107 | Belmour | Packer
    454518 | 69107 | Steward | Castle
    454519 | 69107 | Araminta | Mrs Yates
    454520 | 69107 | Lady Beverley | Mrs Clive
    454521 | 69107 | Celia | Mrs Palmer.
    Performance: 69108 | 33669 | a | Lethe | As17661018, but Old Man-Weston.
    AsSeeDate: 69108 | dl | a | As | 17661018
    Cast:
    115522 | 69108 | Old Man | Weston.
    454522 | 69108 | Lord Chalkstone | Garrick
    454523 | 69108 | Aesop | Bransby
    454524 | 69108 | Fine Gentleman | Dodd
    454525 | 69108 | Charon | Moody
    454526 | 69108 | Bowman | Ackman
    454527 | 69108 | Drunken Man | Yates
    454528 | 69108 | Mercury | Vernon
    454529 | 69108 | Frenchman | Baddeley
    454530 | 69108 | Fine Lady | Mrs Clive.
    Performance: 69109 | 33669 | d | End: The <i>Lilliputian Camp</i>, as17670227
    AsSeeDate: 69109 | dl | d | As | 17670227

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17670219.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: Lethe
Comments:
As17661018, but Old Man-Weston.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 07 May 1767 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=33669.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 07 May 1767 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=33669. Accessed 31 March 2025.