Event Comment: A New Comedy Written by
Mrs Sheridan. This play was well Acted, but
the subject seem'd to displease.
The three first Acts pass'd off tolerably; in 4 Act
they begun to hiss, & continued it to
the End of
the play. When
Mr Havard went forward & Address'd
the Audience &c. as follows Ladies & Gentn as Some passages in
the play had given offence,
they should be omitted
the Next Night. Much hissing, & many Cry'd out No more! no more &c. (
Hopkins). Much Hiss'd (
Cross Diary). A new Comedy (
The Dupe) wrote by
Mrs Sheridan.--This play was very well acted,--but
the subject much displeased.--in 4th act much hissing, and so on to
the end. When Mr Havard told
the audience as some passages in
the play had given offence,
they should be omitted
the next night, much hissing and many cried out, "No more, No more." (
Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #167 18s. (
MacMillan)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Dupe
Performance Comment: Characters-Yates, Havard, King, Packer, Watkins, Strange, Mrs Clive, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Lee, Mrs Pritchard Sir John Woodall-Yates; Sharply-King; Friendly-Havard; Wellford-Packer; Mrs Etherdown-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Friendly-Mrs Clive; Emily-Mrs Palmer; Rose-Mrs Lee; Servants-Watkins, Strange; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Mrs Clive (Genest, V, 41).Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17630922