*p1776 10 10 dl New Brooms! ^As17760921^.*a1776 10 10 dl Braganza. Duke of Braganza-Reddish; Almada-Aickin; Ribiro-Palmer; Mendoza-Brereton; Lemos-Farren; Corea-Hurst; Roderic-Wright; Mello-R. Palmer; Pizarbo-Davies; Ramirez-Packer; Antonio-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Griffiths; Velasquez-Smith; Ines-Mrs Johnston; Dutchess of Braganza-Mrs Yates.*a1776 10 10 dl The Rival Candidates. Byron-Davies; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; General Worry-Parsons; Spy-Baddeley; 1st Gardener-Bannister; Gardeners-Fawcett, Kear; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Mrs Baddeley.*c1776 10 10 dl Paid Lampmen #3 18s.; Tailors #11 2s. 10d.; Mantua Makers #3 14s. 6d.; Carpenters #16 15s. 6d.; Printer [of playbills] #19 5s. 6d. <i>The Hypocrite</i> and <i>Christmas Tale</i> in three Acts was advertised for to-morrow. This Morning at Rehearsal $Lacy= came and told $Sheridan= that he could not be off from his Agreement with $Mr Langford= and $Captain Thomson=. Sheridan told him, if he did agree, that he would withdraw himself from the Management of the Theatre--accordingly at eight this Evening he sent me with a Letter to Lacy confirming what he told him, and ordered me to receive my orders from Mr L and that he withdrew the Christmas Tale, as he had altered, for a Farce, it was his Property. This put us all into confusion--Sent to $Mrs Abington= to know if she would play in the Hypocrite, as it was advertised--Her answer was, that she had made her Agreement with Sheridan only, and would play under no other Manager. About twelve at night we got <i>Richard the third</i> settled, and sent Bills accordingly (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [For further remarks concerning this situation see 15 Oct.] Receipts: #173 6s.