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Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 years
With Alterations by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Prologue by David Garrick
The Characters new dressed
This Play is revived with Alterations by R B Sheridan Esq and a new occasional Prologue written by Mr Garrick and spoken by Dodd both well received Miss Essex made her first Appearance upon this stage in Silvia a small mean Figure and shocking Actress so bad that she is to do the Part no more Reddish was very imperfect in Vainlove from the Beginning but was so very much so in the last Act that the Audience hissed very much and cryed out Off Reddish Off He went forward and addressed them as follows Ladies and Gentlemen I have been honoured with your Favour and Protection for these ten years past and I am very sorry to give any cause for your Displeasure now but having undertaken the Part at a very short Warning in order to strengthen the Bill and having had but two Rehearsals for it puts it out of my Power to do Justice to the Part or myself The Play then went on So great a Lye was never delivered to an Audience by any Actor or Actress before He had the Part at least six weeks in his Possession and repeated Notice to be ready in it and six Rehearsals was called for it indeed he attended but three Vernon undertook to study the Part at eleven o'clock to night and to perform it to morrow - Hopkins