Event Comment: Not Acted 
these Ten Years.  As it was alter'd from 
Beaumont and 
Fletcher, by 
C. Cibber.  
Daily Journal, 5 Jan.: Last Night 
the Rival Fools...was violently hiss'd, upon which 
Mr Cibber, in a very civil manner, address'd himself to 
the Audience, and told'em, 'That 
they did not offer that Play as one of 
their most polite Entertainments, that 
they had been reflected on by 
the Town for not pushing forward 
their young Actors; that this Play had been revived for no o
ther Purpose, that it was impossible for 
the old ones to last forever, and 
therefore he beg'd 
the Audience to be silent, and give those who were desirous of it 
the liberty of hearing.'  This Speech was interupted by a thundering Clap, and produced a good effect for an Act, and 
then 
the hissing began again, and grew so violent towards 
the latter end, that 
they were obliged to give 
the Play out two or three times, and much ado had 
the ingenious 
Mr Penkethman to be heard at last.  (See also 
Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 6 Jan.