Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I The
Cardinal's Banquetv. In Act II The
Court for the Trial of Queen Katharinev. In Act V a
Grand Processionv to the Christening of Princess Elizabeth. Afterpiece:
Representation of the Engagementv, as 14 Oct. [In mainpiece the playbill omits
Lord Sands, but "Sands
Hollingsworth,
Baddeley ill" (
Powell).] Powell, 17 Oct.:
Chaplet rehearsed at 10 [see under 16 Oct.];
Drummer at 11;
Roman Actor at 12 (order to be dis
missed by
Mr Kemble); 18 Oct.:
Haunted Tower rehearsed at 10;
Wedding Day at 12. Receipts: #307 6s. (227.18; 77.6; 2.2)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth
Performance Comment: King Henry-Palmer; Cardinal Wolsey-Bensley; Cranmer-Aickin; D. of Norfolk-Whitfield; D. of Buckingham-Wroughton; Earl of Surry-Barrymore; Gardiner-Suett; Lord Sands-Hollingsworth; Cromwell-C. Kemble; Queen Katharine-Mrs Siddons; Anne Bullen-Miss DeCamp; Patience (with a song)-Mrs Bland.Afterpiece Title: The Glorious First of June