Event Comment: Not acted in 30 years. Principal Characters new Dress'd. Written by
Otway (
General Advertiser).
Mr Woodward did ye part of
Malagene in which he took off
Mr Foote & would have many of ye Actors but the Audience grew so outragious, that he was
forc'd to desist ye 4th & 5th Acts were much hooted,
Mr Havard in a part where he says
Whir was severely treated, nor could he ever appear after in ye play, but the whole Audience echoed that Word--it was given out again, wch so enrag'd the Audience yt they call'd loudly
for Garrick, but as he was not this Night at the House, they pull'd up the Benches, tore down ye King's Arms, & wou'd have done much more mischief had not
Mr Lacy qone into the Pit, & talk'd to 'em, what they resented was giving out a piece again after they had damn'd it--the Gallery resented ye Guards being sent in--Mr Lacy was oblig'd to go upon the Stage after & tell 'em I had given out the play again, as ne'er a Manager was present to give other Directions--In his Argument Mr Lacy call'd a Witness in ye pit, saying that Gent: next to ye painter knows I was in ye pit when ye Guards went into the Gallery, so I cou'd not send 'em this painter after ye rout came behind the scenes & was angry
for being call'd painter (his name was
Hudson) but at length he as well as ye rest was pacified--and we gave out
Provok'd Husband (
Cross). [See Foote's retaliation in
Daily Advertiser, 26 Jan.] Paid
Capt. Turber 1!2 year's rent #11 3s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 (
Cross); #137 12s. (Treasurer's Book)