[ [210] These appearances took place on January 12th, 13th, and 14th, 1741.
[ [211] Fondlewife's pet name for his wife Lætitia.
[ [212] Lætitia's pet name for Fondlewife. See vol. i. page 206.
[ [213] An allusion to his own phrase in the Preface to "The Provoked Husband." See vol. i. page 51.
[ [214] The name "Susannah Maria" naturally suggests Susanna Maria Arne, the wife of Theo. Cibber; but the anecdote cannot refer to her, because she was married in 1734, some years before Cibber began his "Apology."
[ [215] Davies ("Dram. Misc.," iii. 501) says: "Mr. Garrick asked him [Cibber] if he had not in his possession, a comedy or two of his own writing.—'What then?' said Cibber.—'I should be glad to have the honour of bringing it into the world.'—'Who have you to act it?'—'Why, there are (said Garrick) Clive and Pritchard, myself, and some others,' whom he named.—'No! (said the old man, taking a pinch of snuff, with great nonchalance) it won't do.'" Davies (iii. 502) relates how Garrick drew on himself a rebuke from Cibber. Discussing in company the old school, "Garrick observed that the old style of acting was banishing the stage, and would not go down. 'How do you know? (said Cibber); you never tried it.'"
[ [216] "Papal Tyranny in the Reign of King John."
| King John | Mr. Quin. | |||
| Arthur, his Nephew | Miss J. Cibber. | |||
| Salisbury | Mr. Ridout. | |||
| Pembroke | Mr. Rosco. | |||
| Arundel | Mr. Anderson. | |||
| Falconbridge | Mr. Ryan. | |||
| Hubert | Mr. Bridgewater. | |||
| King Philip | } | of France | { | Mr. Hale. |
| Lewis the Dauphin | } | { | Mr. Cibber, Jun. | |
| Melun, a Nobleman | } | { | Mr. Cashell. | |
| Pandulph, Legate from Pope Innocent | Mr. Cibber, Sen. | |||
| Abbot | } | of Angiers | { | Mr. Gibson. |
| Governor | } | { | Mr. Carr. | |
| Lady Constance | Mrs. Pritchard. | |||
| Blanch, Niece to King John | Mrs. Bellamy. | |||
[ [217] "On Cibber's Declaration that he will have the last Word with Mr. Pope.
Quoth Cibber to Pope, tho' in Verse you foreclose,
I'll have the last Word, for by G—d I'll write Prose.
Poor Colley, thy reas'ning is none of the strongest,
For know, the last Word is the Word that lasts longest."
"The Summer Miscellany," 1742.