Event Comment: [In mainpiece
the playbill retains
Barrymore as
Careless, but "Barrymore came too late to play Careless, in consequence of which
Dignum did
the part and sang
Sedgwick's song, who came in time to
the theatre [Powell's italics, see 7 Feb.], but begged to be excused going on from
the violent pain he was in, occasioned by a swelling upon his finger. Dignum not in time to be discovered at
Lady Sneerwell's rout, but came on after
the Scene opened.
Fisher, one of
the waiters in
the above Scene, was absent.
Caulfield absent from
the scene with
Charles, and
Kelly Jr. not being in time to be discovered With
the rest, walked on after
the Scene opened." [In afterpiece]
the playbill retains
Aumer as
Hephestion, "Hephestion
C. Kemble, Aumer at
the Opera House" (
Powell).] Receipts: #349 7s. (264.16; 81.10; 3.1)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal
Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great
Song: [omitted from playbill]As17950128