OF THE ENGLISH STAGE, FROM THE RESTORATION IN 1660 TO 1830. IN TEN VOLUMES. Ει δε τι παραπται, η ουκ ακριβώς ανειληπται, μηδείς ημας γραφετω μεμψεως, IF ANY THING BE OVERLOOKED, OR NOT ACCURATELY INSERTED, LET NO ONE FIND FAULT, BUT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THIS VOL V. BATH: PRINTED BY H. E. CARRINGTON. SOLD BY THOMAS RODD, GREAT NEWPORT STREET, LONDON. CONTENTS. D. L. 1767-1768 to Liverpool 1773. Hawkins' Origin of the English Drama. D. L. 1773-1774 to D. L. 1775-1776. N.B. For slight Corrections and Additions, see vol. 10 p. 262. SOME ACCOUNT OF THE English Stage from the Restoration IN 1660 TO 1830. D. L. 1762-1763. GARRICK and Lacy effected a most material stage reformation—which was afterwards adopted at C. G. -Wilkinson and Davies say that this was done in 1762. The theatres formerly were not large enough for the benefit night of a favourite performer-therefore the following advertisement was usually added on this occasion; "Part of the Pit will be railed into "the Boxes, and the Stage will be formed into an "Amphitheatre where servants will be allowed to see Mrs. Clive's bt. D. L. "keep places"* March 20 1738. * Tho' this amphitheatre seems in the first instance to have been meant for box company, yet it was not unusual in the case of an overflow, to admit persons at a lower rate-Mrs. Bellamy, |