Charlotte Lennox: The Sister (1769)

From The London Stage:

Charlotte Lennox's The Sister was performed Saturday, February 18, 1769.

Parts by : Powell, Smith, Clarke, Cushing, Mrs Ward, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Pearce, Mrs Bulkely, Miss Morris. With a Prologue and Epilogue. [Courtney Powell; Lord Clairville -- Smith; Earl Belmont -- Clarke; Will -- Cushing; Lady Autumn -- Mrs Ward; Betty -- Mrs Gardner; Simple -- Miss Pearce; Miss Autumn -- Mrs Bulkley; Miss Courtney -- Miss Morris. With Prologue -- Mattocks; Epilogue -- Mrs. Bulkley (Edn. of 1769.)]

Comment: Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by Charlotte Lennox]. Never Performed. Prologue by Colman. Epilogue by Goldsmith. Treated so badly by the audience this first night that Mrs Lennox withdrew it. Receipts: £234 5s. (Account Book).

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