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MG-A(G.760.042
15 May 1760:32,33 (784)
On Monday last the theatre in this city was closed, when the
tragedy of the Gamester was acted, for the benefit of Mr.
Scott.
The following epilogue, addressed to the ladies, was
spoken by Mrs. Douglass.
Ye gen'rous fair, ere finally we part,
Accept the tribute of a grateful heart.
O'erlooking faults, and lib'ral of your favours,
You've smil'd indulgent on our weak endeavours.
Our wand'ring theatre, o'erpaid and grac'd,
Now hails your bounty, and proclaims your taste;
. . . [34 more lines]
As the theatrical amusements are over for this season, it
may not be disagreeable to our readers to give them a list
of the plays acted here since the arrival of the company:
Plays, Farces.
Mar. 3. Orphan, Lethe, or Aesop in the Shades.
6. Recruiting Officer, Miss in her Teens.
8. Venice Preserved, Mock-Doctor.
10. Richard III. King and the Miller.
13. Provok'd Husband, Stage Coach.
15. Fair Penitent, Anatomist.
20. Stratagem, Lethe.
22. George Barnwell, Lying Valet.
24. Busy Body, Mock-Doctor.
27. Revenge, Lying Valet.
29. Bold Stroke for a Wife, Damon and Phillida.
(In Passion Week the house was shut.)
Apr. 7. *Romeo & Juliet,+ Stage Coach.
8. Provok'd Husband, Honest Yorkshireman.
9. Othello, Devil to Pay.
10. Constant Couple, King and the Miller.
11. *Romeo & Juliet,+ Miss in her Teens.
12. Suspicious Husband, Mock-Doctor.
14. Richard III. (Ben. Mr. Douglass) Hob.
15. Fair Penitent (Mr. Palmer.) Lying Valet.
16. Venice Preserved (Mr. Murray.) Devil to Pay.
17. Provok'd Husband (Mrs. Douglass.) Yorkshireman.
19. Revenge (Mr. Hallam.) Lethe.
22. Stratagem (Mrs. and Miss Dowthaitt.) Lying Valet.
23. Orphan (Miss Crane, & Comp.) Lethe.
24. Constant Couple (Mr. Morris.) Yorkshireman.
May 5. Douglas (Master A. Hallam.) V. Unmask'd.
8. Jew of Venice (Mrs. Morris.) Lethe.
12. Gamester (Mr. Scott.) Toy-Shop.
* Romeo, by a young gentleman for his diversion.
+ with the funeral procession of Juliet, to the monument of
the Capulets.
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