son and Henderson for taking him off, he should have called to mind what he had formerly done himself— in 1758 Garrick, at the request of Sparks of C. G., promised to put a stop to Wilkinson's imitations at D. L.-Wilkinson says of him, properly enough, "bless his good nature." Feb. 4-5-6-8-9-10. Garrick acted Bayes. 11. Garrick acted Lothario and Sharp. 12-13-15. Garrick acted Bayes. 16. Garrick acted Aboan and Sharp-17. Bayes. 18. Wonder. Lissardo Yates: Inis = Miss Hippisley :-the Rehearsal is deferred on account of the indisposition of a principal performer. 19. Garrick acted Chamont. 20. Garrick acted Bayes. 22. Fair Penitent. Lothario Garrick with, never acted there, School boy. Master Johnny= Garrick Major Rakish Yates. 23. Garrick acted Bayes. 24. Garrick acted Fondlewife and School boythe Rehearsal is deferred on account of the indisposition of a principal performer—it is certain that Garrick was not the indisposed performer on the 24th, and highly probable that he was not on the 18th, as he acted on the 19th-that the Rehearsal was ever put off for a fortnight on his account seems to be a falsehood. 25. Garrick acted Clodio and School boy. 26. Garrick acted Jack Smatter and School boy. 27. Garrick acted Lothario and Sharp. March 1. Garrick acted Witwou'd. 2. Garrick acted Chamont. 6. Garrick acted Richard. 8. Orphan. Garrick's name not in the bill. 9. Garrick acted Bayes. 11. King Lear = Garrick 1st time :-see C. G. Feb. 26 1756, 13. Garrick acted Lear. 15. Mrs. Giffard's bt. Careless Husband. Lord Foppington = Garrick 1st time: Lady Betty Modish Mrs. Giffard: Edging Miss Hippisley. = 16. Garrick acted Lord Foppington. 18. Garrick's bt. King Lear = = King Lear Garrick-with School boy Garrick :—the stage will be formed into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. 20. King Lear Garrick. 22. Yates' bt. Inconstant. Duretete-Garrick 1st time. 25. Marshall's bt. Garrick acted Clodio. 27. Garrick acted Lear. 29. Garrick acted Chamont. 30. Garrick acted Lear. = = April 1. Miss Hippisley's bt. Venice Preserved. Pierre Garrick 1st time: Jaffier Giffard: Belvidera Mrs. Giffard :-with Lying Valet. Kitty Pry Miss Hippisley: the other characters are omitted. 3 and 5. Garrick acted Pierre. = 6. For bt. of Peterson and Dunstall. Recruiting Officer. Capt. Brazen Garrick 1st time. = 8. For bt. of Blakes and Paget. King Lear= Garrick. 10. Garrick acted Lear: Edgar and Cordelia = Mr. and Mrs. Giffard. 11 was on a Sunday-then came Passion Week. 19. For the bt. of Mrs. Yates and Miss Medina. Fair Penitent. Lothario Garrick-with Lying Valet. Sharp Yates :-Yates probably acted the Lying Valet from this time till the last night. 21. Garrick acted Richard. 22. Oronooko. Aboan by a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage-with School boy by Garrick. 24. Orphan. Chamont Garrick-with Lying Valet by Yates. 26. Garrick acted Lord Foppington. 27. Garrick acted Witwou'd-with Lying Valet by Yates. 28. Garrick acted Bayes. 29. Garrick acted Duretete. 30. Garrick acted Lear. May 1. Garrick acted Lear. = 3. Committee. Teague Yates. 5. Garrick acted Richard :-with Lying Valet by Yates. 7. Garrick acted Bayes. 10. Garrick acted Fondlewife: -with Lying Valet by Yates. 11. Garrick acted at D. L. 12. Garrick acted Lear. (On May 4, 11, 13, and 15, no play at G. F.) 14. Garrick acted Richard. 17. Garrick acted Pierre:-17 and 18. Lying Valet = Yates. 19. Garrick acted Lear. 21. Garrick acted Richard. 24. Garrick acted Lothario and Lying Valetbeing the last time of the Company's performance there. (These bills from Mr. Field.) 27. Walker's bt. Beggar's Opera and Virgin Unmasked. (B. M.) The theatre closed after a career of the most brilliant success; but it closed not to open againit will not be thought strange that the Patentees of D. L. and C. G. should be alarmed at the deficiency of their own receipts and the succcess of G. F.— they determined to enforce the late Act of Parliament-with the co-operation of Sir John Bernard, a London Magistrate and the original mover of the Licensing Act, they so far intimidated Giffard and Garrick, that the one seems to have been reduced to the necessity of making an engagement with Fleetwood, and the other to that of shutting up his theatre Davies says Garrick's salary from Fleetwood was £500 a year-Murphy says the same and adds that this was more than had ever been given beforeQuin however had had £500 per ann.-it will appear presently that Garrick's salary was 600 Guineas, which sum was indeed more than had been ever given before-Garrick having made this agreement with Fleetwood acted 3 nights at D. L. before that theatre closed-he then went to Ireland. Walker is said in the B. D. to have been discharged from C. G. in 1743-which is a great mistake-he had not acted at C. G. since 1738-1739—in 17391740 he seems to have had no engagement, but he had two benefits at D. L.-in 1740-1741 he was engaged at G. F.-in 1741-1742 he seems to have had no engagement, but he had a bt. at G. F. after the regular season was over-this was probably his last performance in England, as Hitchcock says he came to Dublin in 1742, and acted Kite to Garrick's Plume he carried with him his Fate of Villany and prevailed on the Proprietors of the theatre to act it under the title of Love and Loyalty--the 2d night was given out for his bt. but as he was not able to pay in half the charge for the common expenses, the doors were ordered to be kept shut; but few persons came to ask the reason-this disappointment probably hastened his death, as he survived it but 3 days (Chetwood) the General Advertiser for June 11 1744 says Walker died in Dublin June 5— he was but 44. (Chetwood.) His first part of any importance was Young Fashion at D. L. in Dec. 1715-on the revival of Tamerlane in the next season he was cast for Axalla-Booth had at that time great expectations of him—he did himself credit in Charles in the Nonjuror-in 17211722 he went to L. I. F. where there was more scope for young actors than at the other theatre - he had from nature great advantages of voice and person; his countenance was manly and expressive, in several parts of Tragedy his look, deportment and action gave a distinguished glare to tyrannic rage and uncommon force to the vehemence of anger-his Bajazet and Hotspur were particularly good-in the gay Libertine either in Tragedy or Comedy he was a pleasing actor, and of Polydore in the Orphan and Bellmour in the Old Batchelor, it is difficult to say in which he excelled most-he acted Edmund in Lear with great vigour and spirit, and had the happy faculty of giving consequence to such parts as Worthy in the Recruiting Officer and Harcourt in the Country Wife-his voice was very strong and pleasant |