Anonymous (18th century) The way to keep him as perform'd at the Richmond theatre &c Act V, etching, with early hand-colouring, on laid paper with large armorial watermark containing fleur-de-lis, with initials 'GR' below, platemark 245 x 350mm. (9 5/8 x 13 3/4 in), sheet 283 x 380 mm. (11 1/8 x 15 in), good margins, some spotting and light browning, minor cockling and handling creases, unframed, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1787.
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BM Satires 7215
⁂ Described as 'the first regulated Dramatic performance of nobility, and personages of distinction'; it was performed at the private theatre of the Duke of Richmond at Richmond House, on 20 April 1787. [1] 'The principal objections to Lord Derby were his figure, face and voice; his manner was excellent and supported with spirit. Mrs. Hobart, notwithstanding her corpulency, represented the widow Belmour with vivacity. . . .' [2].
[1] 'Gent. Mag.', 1787, i. p. 361
[2] review from 'Town and Country Magazine', 1787, xix. p. 226
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