09 March 1768
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1767-1768
Volume:
4
Comments:
By Command of their Majesties. Published Animadversions on Mr Colman's True State etc., with some remarks on his little serious piece, The Oxonian in Town (20 pp.). [Criticizes the play as having a bad influence on the young, with its characters of whores, bawds and pickpockets. Did our author flatter himself that he could wipe out these rooted impressions with a cold moral sentence uttered by the mouth of a woman of pleasure, and perhaps never reaching the ears of one half of the audience from the variety of noises which accompany the finishing speech of every play?" Concludes: "The reputation of our Universities is a national concern of the highest and most sacred importance....I blush when I see academical characters brought upon the stage, but I burn when I see them lampooned."] House Charges: #35 (Account Book)
Mainpiece
Title:
Samson
Comments:
As17680219.
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Cast:
- Role: Parts were Samson Actor:
- Role: Manoa Actor:
- Role: Micah Actor:
- Role: Israelite Officer Actor:
- Role: Chorus of Israelites Actor:
- Role: Dalila Actor:
- Role: Harapha Actor:
- Role: Chorus of Philistine Women Actor:
- Role: Priests of Dagon Actor: .
Music
Comment:
As17680219