LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS THEATRE stood nearly in the centre of the south side of Lincoln's Inn Fields, the principal entrance being in Portugal Street. It was erected by Christopher Rich, and opened (after his death) in 1714 by his son, John Rich, with Farquhar's comedy, ‘The Recruiting Officer
’. Here Rich first introduced his pantomimes, a curious mixture of masque and harlequinade, in which he himself, under the name of Lun, performed the part of Harlequin. Galliard was...
