Footmen, admitted gratis to Drury Lane, i. 233; this privilege abolished, i. 234, _note_ 1.
Fox, Bishop, had charge of pageants in which sacred persons were introduced, i. xlv.
French actors at Lincoln's Inn Fields, ii. 180, _note_ 1.
Gaedertz, Herr, his "Zur Kenntniss der altenglischen Bühne," ii. 84, _note_ 1.
"Gammer Gurton's Needle," one of the earliest regular comedies, i. xlvii.
Garrick, David, i. 110, _note_ 1, i. 278, _note_ 1, ii. 259, ii. 270; his influence in reforming the stage, ii. 263; Cibber plays against, ii. 268; Cibber's low opinion of, ii. 268; Davies's Life of, i. lv., _note_ 1, i. 283, _note_ 2, ii. 259.
Gay, John, said to have thrashed Cibber, i. 71, _note_ 1; his "Beggar's Opera," i. 243; his "Polly" forbidden to be played, i. 246, i. 278, _note_ 1.
Genest, Rev. John, his "Account of the English Stage," i. 83, _note_ 1, i. 88, _note_ 3, i. 91, _note_ 2, i. 91, _note_ 4, i. 97, _note_ 1, i. 110, _note_ 1, i. 149, _note_ 2, i. 156, _note_ 2, i. 174, _note_ 2, i. 203, _note_ 1, i. 220, _note_ 1, i. 230, _note_ 1, i. 267, _note_ 2, i. 268, _note_ 1, i. 269, _note_ 1, i. 296, _note_ 1, i. 326, _note_ 3, ii. 5, _note_ 1, ii. 7, _note_ 1, ii. 56, _note_ 1, ii. 79, _note_ 2, ii. 96, _note_ 1, ii. 98, _note_ 1, ii. 123, _note_ 1, ii. 165, _note_ 1, ii. 169, _note_ 3, ii. 171, _note_ 1, ii. 186, _note_ 1, ii. 186, _note_ 2, ii. 187, _note_ 1, ii. 198, _note_ 1, ii. 210, _note_ 1, ii. 251, _note_ 1, ii. 267, ii. 269, ii. 324; his opinion of Cibber's Richard III., i. 139, _note_ 2.
Gentlemen of the Great Chamber, actors entitled, i. 88.
George I. has theatrical performances at Hampton Court, ii. 208; his amusement at a scene of "Henry VIII.," ii. 216; his present to the actors for playing at Court, ii. 218.
Giffard, Henry, i. 92, _note_ 1, i. 283, _note_ 1; his theatre in Goodman's Fields, i. 282, _note_ 2; purchases half of Booth's share of the Patent, ii. 259.
Gifford, William, doubts if Ben Jonson was an unsuccessful actor, i. 85, _note_ 1.
Gildon, Charles, his Life of Betterton, i. 118, _note_ 2, ii. 324, ii. 337, _note_ 1, ii. 358.
Goffe, Alexander, a "boy-actress," i. xxx.; employed to give notice of secret performances during the Commonwealth, i. xxx.
"Golden Rump, The," a scurrilous play, i. 278, _note_ 1.