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RNYG.782.332
31 Jul 1782:32 (610)
Theatre Royal. By Permission. Tomorrow the 1st of August,
Mr. Henry, Will deliver, in Two Parts.
A Lecture on Heads. . . [Gives headings of Part I and Part
II of his lecture for 15 lines]
After which, Mr. Henry will recite a Monody, called
The Shadows of Shakespeare, or Shakespeare's Characters
paying Homage to Garrick. Written by Courtney Melmoth,
author of the Pupil of Pleasure, Shenstone's Green, Emma
Corbet, &c.
To begin at half past seven o'clock.
Tickets, Prices, and Places as usual.
Tickets to be had at Messrs. Rivington's and Gaine's, and
at Mrs. Petit's next door to the Theatre, where places in
the boxes may be taken from eleven till one o'clock,
Wednesday and Thursday. N.B. No money will be received
at the doors, it is therefore respectfully requested, ladies
and gentlemen may be pleased to send for tickets above
mentioned.
The Monody to be recited at the Theatre Royal To-Morrow
Evening is one of the first Poetic Compositions of John
James Pratt, Esq; of Bath (under the signature of Courtney
Melmouth) he has very judiciously cull'd from Shakespeare
the language each character uses. This piece gained the
prize at Bath Easton Vase; 'tis a most elegant compliment
to the memory of Garrick, a truly laborious undertaking to a
performer, requiring the utmost precision and exertion; we
are led to hope Mr. Henry has received so much instruction
from his Preceptor, the justly celebrated Thomas Sheridan,
Esq; as to render it ample justice.
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