Title	[Broadside for Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, "Werner]
Date	1833-11-18
Contributor	W. Wright Printer
Production	Werner Inkle and Yarico, My Neighbours's Wife!
Character roles	Mr. Macready (Werner); Mr. King (Ulric in W.); Mr. Cooper (Gabor in W., Inkle in I&Y, Mr. Somerton in MNW); Mr. Mathews (Baron Stralenheim in W.); Mr. Blanchard (Idenstein in W.); Mr. Younge (Fritz in W.); Mr. Ayliffe (Henric in W., Medium in I&Y); Mr. F. Cooke (Rodolph in W., 2nd Planter in I&Y); Mr. Cathie (Eric in W.); Mr. Fenton (Arnheim in W.); Mr. Hatton (Meister in W., Servant in I&Y); Mr. Honner (Ludwig in W., Waiter in I&Y); Mr. Brown (Herman in W.); Mr. Stanley (Otto in W.); Mrs. Lovell (Josephine in W.); Miss E. Phillips (Ida in W.); Mr. Dowton (Sir Christopher Curry in I&Y); Mr. Templeton (Captain Campley in I&Y); Mr. Harley (Trudge in I&Y); Mr. Tayleure (1st Planter in I&Y); Miss Betts (Narcissa in I&Y); Mrs. Gibbs (Patty in I&Y); Miss Phillips (Yarico); Mrs. Fitzwilliam (Wowski in I&Y); Mr. Meadows (Mr. Brown in MNW); Mr. Bartley (Mr. Smith in MNW); Miss Taylor (Mrs. Somerton in MNW); Miss Kenneth (Mrs. Brown in MNW); Miss Murray (Mrs. Smith in MNW)
Artistic roles	William Charles Macready (Actor); Lord Byron (Playwright)
Genre	Tragedy Comedy
Theme	Popular Venues
Places	London (United Kingdom)
Item description	Broadside for London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane for the evening of Monday, Nov. 18, 1833. The broadside is letterpressed on rag paperstock and lists three pieces. The first piece is the play 'Werner' starring William Charles Macready (1793-1873) in the starring role. The second was 'Colmans Operatic Entertainment of 'Inkle and Yarico.' The third piece was the farce 'My Neighbour's Wife!' The broadside includes the cast list for each piece and also advertises the plays which will show the next two days.
Object narrative	This Theatre Royal, Drury Lane broadside advertises the evening's entertainment for Monday, Nov. 18, 1833. The bill states that Their Majesties' Servants will perform (by special Desire) Lord Byron's Tragedy of WERNER. In the title role of Werner was William Charles Macready. William Charles Macready (1793-1873) was a popular actor in England at this time, having first appeared in one of his father's theatres in 1810 as Romeo. Macready had first played Werner on December 15, 1830, to much acclaim. His biographer, William Archer, states that: The fact that he was able to breathe life into Byron's dull, diffuse, and ill-written play appears to me, I confess, one of the most convincing proofs that he was really a great actor (82). The season of 1833-1834 was a difficult one for Macready. A new manager by the name of Alfred Bunn had taken charge of Drury Lane and Covent Garden in May of 1833, and while an experienced stage-manager and journalist, he was also known as having little education, no literary culture, a shady private character...[and] a fine stock of ingenuous snobbishness (Ibid. 86). Bunn demanded that Macready play multiple roles with little time off between performances, leading to many bouts with illness for Macready. Between October 5th and October 30th, Archer records that Macready appeared fifteen times in as many as eleven different roles. He undertook Werner on this night while feeling ill, and stated in his diary that he: Acted Werner as well as I could...Made several strong effects by management and taking time the great secret (Toynbee Vol. 1 79). He also stated that his weakness was so apparent that other actors asked Mr. Bunn to not put Macready on the bill the following night. The next day a doctor requested Macready not to play for a few days, a direction which was not followed as the broadside for November 21, 1833 (also in our collection) indicates Macready played Antony in 'Antony & Cleopatra' that night. Also on this broadside are the cast lists for the after pieces 'Inkle and Yarico' and 'My Neighbour's Wife!,' and advertising for 'William Tell' and 'Antony & Cleopatra,' which were scheduled to be performed on Tuesday and Wednesday of that week. However, Macready's illness canceled those plans. 'William Tell' was not performed at all, and 'Antony & Cleopatra' was moved back to Thursday (see item MSS255_B50_008).
Type	Text
Original format	Playbills/broadsides
Original publisher	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language	en
Contributing institution	Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection	MSS255 Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection
Series/grouping	1.1.2.2: Programs -- Theatre Programs -- International Theatre Programs -- UK
Box	50
Finding aid link	http://library.uncg.edu/info/depts/scua/collections/manuscripts/ead/mss255.xml
Preferred citation	[Identification of item], Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection, 1753-2006 (MSS255), Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives and Manuscripts, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.
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Additional rights information	NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determing actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
Object ID	MSS255.B50.007
Digital publisher	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304
OCLC number	872280951

[Broadside for Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, "Werner"]

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