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Review of Covent Garden actors in a 1796 Shylock cast
The notice praises Mr Murray for merit despite rants in an earlier Tubal scene. It credits Mr and Mrs Pope for Baffanio and Portia, notes Mrs Pope’s Mercy line could be more natural, and highlights Knight, Quick, Macready, Holman, Hull, and Murray as versatile. It questions overall casting and notes Bagatelle in the Poor Soupier shows Murray’s versatility. October 3, 1796.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tubal
Murray
Shylock
Mrs. Pope
Baffanio
Portia
Mr. Pope
Mercy
Mr. Knight
Gratiano
Quick
Launcelot
Macready
Anthonio
Holman
Salanio
Solanio
Salarino
Hull
Bagatelle
Soupier
Covent Garden Theatre