Event Comment: This is a farce of
Macklin's Writing, it went off very greatly-he play'd
Shylock too (
Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross). [Garrick and Lacy had contracted with Macklin for this Farce two weeks before this performance, according to
the following document (
BM Add. MS 27925): Memorandum of an Agreement relating to Mr Macklin's Farce and his Playing & performing in
the said Farce, with such plays as shall be performed on which
the said Farce shall be acted as aforesaid as follows: Imprimis:
The said Farce to be publicly performed before
Christmas, o
therwise not this season on account of
the Managers o
ther engagements. Item: Mr Macklin to have for his performing in
the said plays and Farce a Fifth part of
the profits of
the first five nights after deducting sixty-three pounds for
the charges of each night during
the said five nights-and
the sixth night to be for
the Benefit of Mr Macklin, he paying
the usual charges of sixty-three pounds. Item:
The Managers to have it in
their power to stop
the performances of
the said Farce at
the end of Six nights on account of
their o
ther engagements,-and in case
the Receipt of any one night of
the said nights on which
the said Farce shall be performed as aforesaid shall fall short of One Hundred pounds.
Then
the Managers to have it in
their power to stop
the performance of said Farce as
the Receipt does not amount to One Hundred pounds. Item:
The said Six nights for
the said Farce & plays in which Mr Macklin shall perform as aforesaid not to be played immediately succeeding one ano
ther, but alternately with such plays as
the Managers shall think Convenient. Lastly: That if
the said Farce shall meet with
the disapprobation of
the Publick, that
then it shall be in
the Power of Discretion of
the Managers to stop
the performance
thereof. Dated this 28th day of November, 1759. S@
James Lacy,
D. Garrick. Witness:
R. Cross,
Geo. Garrick.