APPENDIX B.

DRURY LANE CHRONICLE DURING GARRICK'S MANAGEMENT, 1747-1776.

FOR the convenience of readers, I have added here what might be called a theatrical chronicle of the chief incidents at Drury Lane during Garrick's twenty-nine seasons of management. It is chiefly compressed from Geneste's Play-bills; which, where nceessary, are corrected. It will thus supply any details wanting in the narrative.

1747-1748, Oct. 3. Albumazar, never acted there; Dryden's Prologue, by Garrick.

Dec. 15. Henry V., never acted there: Prologue and Chorus, Garrick.-26. Tempest, not acted seven years.

Jan. 15. Othello, first time, Mrs. Pritchard in Emilia.-Jan. 18. She Would and She Would Not, not acted for seven years. Mrs. Woffington in Flora, first time.

Feb. 18. Foundling; never acted. Young Belmont, Garrick. March 10. Distressed Mother, not acted for five years. Barry first time; Garrick as Fribble, in the Farce.

April 23. For the Benefit of the Sufferers in Cornhill Fire. Garrick paid into Bank 2087. 18.-27. The part of George Barnwell by Mrs. Pritchard.-28. Lovers' Melancholy, not acted for one hundred years: and Farce of The Club of Fortune Hunters, never acted, and attributed to Macklin.

1748-1749. Sept. 10. First appearance of Woodward for seven years in Busy Body.-22. Sowdon's first appearance.

Oct. 1. Mrs. Clive's first appearance as Lady Wronghead, Provoked Husband.-19. A New Way to Pay Old Debts, never acted there. First appearance of King in any character.

Nov. 3. Merchant of Venice; Yates, first time, Shylock. Palmer's second appearance in any character.-14. Much Ado about Nothing, never acted there; Garrick first time as Benedick; Mrs. Pritchard as Beatrice-acted eight times successively.-29. Romeo and Juliet, never acted there. Romeo, Barry; Juliet, Mrs. Cibber.

Dec. 26. Bold Stroke for a Wife, not acted for ten years; and The

Emperour of the Moon, not acted for twenty years.

Jan. 2. Lethe revived. Garrick acted the Poet, the Drunken Man,

and the Frenchman.-13. Funeral, not acted for seven years.

Feb. 6. Mahomet and Irene, never acted; Demetrius, Garrick; Aspasia and Irene, Mrs. Cibber and Mrs. Pritchard.

March 7. Mrs. Cibber's Benefit. Tancred and Sigismunda. Tancred, Garrick.

April 13. Provoked Husband, with Lethe. Frenchman, Garrick. After which, Signor Capitello Jumpedo will jump down his own throat.-15. Merope, never acted; Dorilas, Garrick; Merope, Mrs. Pritchard; acted eleven times.

1749-1750.-Sept. 28. Much Ado about Nothing, with Intriguing Chambermaid. First appearance of Garrick since his marriage. Oct. 7. A Farce, called The Little French Lawyer, never performed. -13. King Lear. Garrick. Mrs. Ward's first appearance. Dec. 2. Never acted, Chaplet, a musical trifle; Pastora, Mrs. Clive. Master Mattock's first appearance. Jan. 6. Edward the Black Prince, never acted. Edward, Garrick ;

acted nine times.-22. Not acted for thirty years, Friendship in Fashion; acted only once. Mrs. Clive as Lady Squeamish. Feb. 9. Merope, for the author, Aaron Hill's, Benefit, by command of the Prince of Wales.-22. Merchant of Venice. Last appearance of Mills as Gratiano. He died of dropsy, April 18.-24. Roman Father, never acted, Horatius, Garrick; Horatia, Mrs. Pritchard.

March 13. Mrs. Pritchard's Benefit. Fatal Marriage, not acted for seven years.-15. Mrs. Clive's Benefit. Hamlet, and (never before acted) Rehearsal, or Baye in Petticoats, written by Mrs. Clive.

April 5. Comus, with occasional Prologue spoken by Garrick; with Lethe. For the benefit of Mrs. Forster, granddaughter and only descendant of Milton. Dr. Johnson wrote the Prologue. Profits of the night, 1301.

May 7. Performance for the Marshalsea Prisoners. Garrick as Brute.

1750-1751. Sept. 8. Merchant of Venice, with occasional Prologue by Garrick.-27. Conscious Lovers; by particular desire, the occasional Prologue spoken by Garrick, positively the last time of speaking.-28. Romeo and Juliet; Romeo, first time of Garrick. Romeo and Juliet the same night at Covent Garden. Oct. 19. Jane Shore. Alicia, Miss J. Cibber, her first appearance for six years; did not continue on the stage.-30. Pilgrim, not acted for thirty years, with the Secular Masque, by Dryden, produced March 25, 1700.

Nov. 3. Recruiting Officer. Kite, by Layfield, from Dublin.-15. Way of the World, not acted for ten years.

Dec. 3. Mourning Bride, not acted for ten years. Osmyn, Garrick, first time.-6. As You Like It, and Miss in Her Teens, for a distressed Citizen's Widow with Eight Children.-19. Stratagem. Archer, Garrick. Tickets delivered by a daughter of

Farquhar will be taken this night.-26. Beggar's Opera, with
a new entertainment in Italian grotesque characters, called
Queen Mab. Harlequin, Woodward, first time for three years.
Shuter acted in it.

Feb. 2. Gil Blas. Gil Blas by Garrick. Acted nine times.-23. Alfred. Alfred, Garrick. Vocal parts by Mrs. Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder; Master Vernon. Alfred was originally written by Thomson and Mallet in 1740, and now revived at great expense, but only acted nine times. The song "Rule Britannia" in Alfred.

March 7. Othello, by ladies and gentlemen. Othello, Sir Francis Delaval.-12. Mrs. Clive's Benefit. Not acted for seven years, Inconstant: Duretête, Garrick ; with Rehearsal. Mrs. Clive made additions to it.-21. Stratagem, advertised for Beard's Benefit, but deferred on account of Prince of Wales' death, March 20. No plays till April 8.-10. Beard's Benefit. The Stratagem, a Cantata, sung by Beard: and a Parody upon Shakspeare's Stages of Life, by Garrick.

May 3. London Merchant, commanded by the City of London for Barry, a jeweller, of Salisbury Street, in distress.-22. Conscious Lovers, for the Widow Reinhold and Four Children. 1751-1752.-Sept. 26. Richard III. First appearance of Mossop on the English stage-received with great applause.

Oct. 3. Conscious Lovers. First appearance of Ross on the English stage.-10. Revenge, not acted for twenty years.-17. Sir Courtly Nice, not acted for five years.-22. Oronooko, not acted for five years. Oronooko by Dexter, his first appearance. -29. Eastward, Ho! never acted there, with a new Prologue by Woodward. (Wilkinson says the play was driven off the stage.) Nov. 8. Fair Penitent. Mossop first time as Horatio.-19. Revenge, with, never acted, Shepherd's Lottery, a Musical trifle.-28. Phædra and Hippolitus, not acted for twenty years.-29. Every Man in His Humour, never acted there, Kitely, Garrick; with a new occasional Prologue by Garrick.

Jan. 11. Revenge, with, never acted, Taste. The Comedy was acted only five times.-28. Macbeth. First time of Mossop.

Feb. 6. Not acted for seven years, Lady Jane Grey.-17. Eugenia, never acted. Mercour, Garrick.

March 9. Mrs. Clive's Benefit. Not acted for seven years. The Comical Lovers.-12. Mossop's Benefit. Othello; Iago, by Montgomery, from Dublin, his first appearance in England.— 31. Ross's Benefit. Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, Ross, first time. After the play, an Eulogium, by Dryden, concluding with Milton's Epitaph to the Memory of Shakspeare, spoken by Ross, representing the Shade of Shakspeare as it is figured on his Monument in Westminster Abbey. Nothing under fullprice will be taken during the time of performance.

April 3. Shuter's Benefit. Constant Couple, with Joe Heines' Epilogue, on an Ass, by Shuter.-10. Sowdon's Benefit. Henry VIII., not acted for eight years.-20. The Unhappy Favourite, for the Benefit of Mrs. Horton and the Sub-Treasurer. Queen Elizabeth, Mrs. Horton, her first appearance for two years. 1752-1753. Sept. 23. First appearance of Mrs. Davies, from Dublin, in the Careless Husband.

Oct. 26. Epicone, or the Silent Woman, not acted for fifteen years. Acted only five times.

Nov. 16. Mrs. Davies as Polly Peachum first time.

Dec. 7. Don Sebastian, not acted for twenty years.-18. Love's Last Shift. Loveless, Mr. Garrick; Amanda, Miss Hampton, her first appearance on this stage. She had been at Covent Garden. Feb. 6. Benefit of Cibber, jun. At the particular desire of persons of quality, not acted for eight years, Nonjuror. 7. Never acted, Gamester. Beverley, Garrick.-23. Richard III., the first appearance of Brown on the English stage. March 3. Never acted, Brothers.

Demetrius, Garrick; Perseus, Mossop. Griscine, Miss Bellamy. Acted eight or nine times. Written by Dr. Young.

1753-1754. Oct. 2. Orphan. Chamont, Garrick. Mrs. Cibber's first appearance there for four years.-9. Mrs. Cowper's first appearance.-20. Provoked Husband, with Englishman in Paris. Buck, Foote, his first appearance there, engaged for a certain number of nights; he spoke a Prologue written by Garrick, which was encored every night. Miss Macklin's first appearance as Lucinda. Not acted for eight years, Old Batchelor.

Dec. 1. Boadicea, never acted. Written by Glover.-20. Macklin's
Benefit. The Refusal; a Farewell Prologue by Macklin.
Jan. 23. King John, not acted for ten years. Characters new
dressed. King John, Mossop, first time; Bastard, Garrick,
first time. Constance, Mrs. Cibber.

Feb. 5. Miss Macklin and Foote's first appearance together in the
Recruiting Officer.-9. Beggar's Opera, with a new Farce called
The Knights.-22. For the Benefit of the Author of the Farces,
Old Bachelor, and Knights.-25. Never acted, Virginius. First
appearance of Mrs. Graham, afterwards Mrs. Yates, as Marcia.
March 25. Zara, not acted for seventeen years.
April 17. Merope, for the Benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Cross.-20.

Creusa, never acted. Acted nine times; written by Whitehead.
-29. Mrs. Graham acted Jane Shore first time.-30. A new
Farce called The Grumbler: an alteration of Sir Charles Sedley's
Grumbler.

1754-1755. Oct. 14. Beggar's Opera. Polly, first time, by Miss Macklin.

Oct. 25. Drummer, not acted for ten years.

Nov. 7. Chances, revived to please the king.-11. Coriolanus, never acted there; Coriolanus, Mossop, acted nine times.

Dec. 17. Barbarossa, never acted. Achmet, Garrick. Prologue spoken by Garrick. Epilogue by Woodward.

Jan. 4. Drummer; with a new entertainment, Proteus, or Harlequin in China.

Feb. 3. A new English Opera called The Fairies, compiled from the Midsummer Night's Dream. Garrick added twenty-seven songs.-22. Measure for Measure, not acted for five years. Mossop as Duke, first time.

March 13. Mrs. Pritchard's benefit. Not acted for thirty years, The Mistake.-20. Woodward's benefit. Hamlet, with, never acted, Marplot in Lisbon. Alterations by Woodward.

April 15. Schemers, or the City Match; never acted there. This play acted for the benefit of the Lock Hospital. Alterations attributed to Bromfield.-25. Man of the Mode, with, not for ten years, Tom Thumb.-29. Miss in her Teens, by children.

May 9. Zara, with (never acted) Britannia, a masque, by Mallet. Garrick spoke the Prologue as a drunken sailor.

1755-1756. Oct. 7. Fair Quaker of Deal. Not acted for thirty years. Nov. 8. By his Majesty's command, Fair Quaker, with (never performed) The Chinese Festival. A riot.-18. Earl of Essex, with Chinese Festival. Great riot.

Jan. 2. Oronooko, with (never acted) Apprentice. Dick, by Woodward. Bannister, and Lewis, afterwards very successful in this part. Prologue written by Garrick and spoken by Woodward. -21. A comedy altered from Shakspeare, called The Winter's Tale, or Florizel and Perdita, with a Farce called Catherine and Petruchio, altered from The Taming of a Shrew. Feb. 11. A new Opera called The Tempest, altered from Shakspeare. Attributed to Garrick.-24. All's Well that Ends Well, not acted for eighteen years.-27. Athelstan, never acted. Athelstan, Duke of Mercia, Garrick. By Dr. Brown.

March 25. Woodward's benefit. Not acted for fifteen years, Rule a Wife and Have a Wife. Leon, Garrick.-27. Mrs. Clive's benefit. Not acted for ten years, Lady's Last Stake.

April 3. Murphy's benefit, Fair Penitent; with a new farce, The Englishman from Paris, by Murphy.-24. Drummer, with (never acted) Maiden Whim.

1756-1757. Sept. 21. Richard the Third. Mossop's first appearance for two years.

Oct. 9. Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, Garrick. Miss Pritchard's first appearance as Juliet. Mrs. Pritchard as Lady Capulet.13. Gamester, not acted for twelve years.-21. Mrs. Glen made her first appearance as Lady Townly.-28. King Lear, with restorations from Shakspeare.-29. Not acted for six years,