13. Siege of Belgrade. Yuseph Mathews. 15. Cabinet. Whimsiculo Mathews, 1st time: -with Lying Valet, by Mathews. 20. Never acted, Vindictive Man. Anson (a city merchant) Elliston : Elliston: Goldfinch = De Camp: Cheshire John (a country fellow) = Dowton: Maitland = Raymond: Charles (his son) Bartley: Col. Anson Barrymore: Frederic (his son) = H. Siddons : Lambert (an honest attorney) = Powell: Blunt (clerk to Anson) = Mathews: Abrahams (a Jew) = Wewitzer: Rose (daughter to Cheshire John) = Miss Duncan Emily (daughter to Anson) = Mrs. H. Siddons Harriet (kept by Goldfinch) = Mrs. Harlowe : -Anson is a kind father-he has several good qualities, but his temper is Vindictive-he and his brother had been bitter enemies for many years--the Colonel was originally the most to blame-he was too proud to acknowledge himself wrong-and Anson's hatred to him had encreased with time-Maitland had borrowed £10,000 of Anson to liberate the Colonel from a foreign prison-he had afterwards become a bankrupt, and Anson had thrown him into jail for the debt-Emily and Blunt endeavour to soften Anson's resentment against Maitland-but without success, as Maitland will not tell Anson for what purpose he had borrowed the money-Goldfinch attempts to carry off Emily to Gretna Green by force- she is rescued by Frederic-there is an important underplot-Maitland's brother had left his large property to a woman whom he had kept-the woman had died soon after her keeper, and had left the property to Rose, who was her niece-Rose, by the kindness of a lady, had received an education greatly superiour to her birth-she comes up to town, with her father, to take possession of the fortune given to her by her aunt-she is very desirous to know by what means her aunt could possibly acquire such wealth-Lambert, from motives of delicacy, evades her questions-Rose at last discovers the truth, and determines to restore the property to Maitland's family-Cheshire John is much disconcerted at her determination-at the conclusion, Rose marries Charles-Anson is reconciled to his brother -this C. was written by Holcroft-it was acted but twice-Holcroft says" it is published with no hope of deriving profit, but to afford any person, "who shall be so disposed, an opportunity to inquire "how far it merits the oblivion to which it was con 66 signed by the audience"--the sentence passed on it was too severe-the greater part of it is very dull for want of incident-but the dialogue is well written -Holcroft has introduced Goldfinch a second time, but not with the same effect as in the Road to Ruin -his attempt on Emily takes place behind the scenes -Holcroft adds " it is a serious duty, in every "writer, to acknowledge the aid received from the "works of others-the Inheritance, a moral and dra"matic tale by M. Bret, furnished much of the cha"racters of John and Rose"- -Benson, in his Love and Money, (see Hay. Aug. 29 1795,) has no doubt borrowed his plot from the same French story. 24. School for Friends, with, never acted, Tekeli, or the Siege of Montgatz. Hungarians-Count Tekeli Elliston: Wolf (his friend) = Dowton: Alexina (the Heroine of Montgatz) = Miss Duncan :Austrians-Count Caraffa (the General) Carles: Edmund (his Captain) = Bartley: Bras-de-fer and Maurice (Soldiers) = Mathews and De Camp: Conrad (a Miller) = Wroughton: Isidore Russell : Christine (Conrad's daughter) = Mrs. Bland :—acted above 50 times-the Hungarians had taken up arms against the Austrians to preserve their privileges Alexina, Tekeli's wife, is besieged in Montgatz-in the 1st act, Tekeli and Wolf conceal themselves in a forest-they are disguised as peasants-Tekeli fights with Maurice, and gives him his life-in the 2d act, Tekeli and Wolf get to Conrad's mill on the day of Christine's marriage with Isidore-Edmund and a party of soldiers search the mill for Tekeli— Tekeli discovers himself to Conrad-Conrad scorns to betray a man whom he had received in hospitality -Tekeli and Wolf evade the Austrians by a stratagem-Maurice connives at their escape-in the 3d act, Edmund, in the name of Caraffa, offers Alexina and the garrison of Montgatz a pardon, on condition that they will surrender-Alexina refuses-Tekeli and Wolf get safe into the castle-the Austrians attack the castle, and meet with a defeat-this is a good Melo-drame by Hook-the 1st act is tolerable -the 2d is very interesting-particularly in representation-the 3d has little to recommend it-the author compressed his piece into 2 acts on Aug. 10 1809 at the Hay. 27. Venice Preserved. Jaffier H. Siddons: Pierre Gentleman, 1st app. : Belvidera = Mrs. Powell. = Dec. 2. Way to keep him, Lovemore Wroughton: Sir Bashful Constant Bannister, his 1st app. for 10 weeks: Sir Brilliant Fashion Russell : = Widow Belmour Miss Duncan, 1st time: Mrs. Lovemore Mrs. H. Siddons, 1st time: Muslin = = = 4. Wheel of Fortune-6. Love for Love. 9. She wou'd and She wou'd not. Trappanti Bannister Don Manuel Mathews: Hypolita = Miss Duncan, 1st time: Viletta - Miss Pope. 10. Travellers, with, never acted, Mr. H Elliston-Miss Mellon, &c. this Farce is attributed to Lambe-it was damned -and not printed Mr. Hogsflesh is so ashamed of his name that he calls himself Mr. H-- every body wants to find out his real name, but nobody can do it-at last, amongst a party of ladies, and in the telling of a story, he blunders out the name himself-the ladies who had previously been very partial to him, now turn their backs upon him-the dialogue from this time consists chiefly of allusions to the unfortunate name—there is too much of this, but in a professed F. it may pass-at the conclusion it appears from the Gazette that the King has allowed Mr. Hogsflesh to take the name of Bacon --worse Farces than this have been successful--Elliston acted Mr. H— = 16. Know your own Mind. Millamour Elliston : Dashwould = Bannister: Lady Bell Miss Duncan. 18. Will. Albina Mandeville Cheltenham, 1st app. Miss Ray from 23. Lovers' Vows. Frederick Elliston, 1st time: Amelia Miss Ray, 3d app. = 26. George Barnwell H. Siddons, 1st time. 27. She Stoops to Conquer. Hardcastle = Cherry: Young Marlow = Ray, from Cheltenham, 1st app. : Miss Hardcastle Miss Duncan. VOL. VIII = D 30. Beaux Stratagem. Archer Elliston: Scrub = Bannister: Foigard Johnstone: Aimwell = Bartley Boniface R. Palmer: Gibbet Wewit zer: Mrs. Sullen = Miss Duncan Jan. 5. Point of Honour. St. Franc Barrymore: Durimel Elliston: Valcour = De Camp : Steinberg Mathews: Bertha Mrs. H. Siddons: Mrs. Malfort Mrs. Powell. = 6. Elliston acted Young Norval, 1st time. 10. Provoked Husband, as before. = = 12. Never acted, False Alarms, or My Cousin. Sir Damon Gayland Wroughton: Edgar (his son -in love with Emily) = Braham: Tom Surfeit = Bannister Plod (formerly a potato merchant) = Mathews: Lieut. Mac Lary (in love with Caroline) = Johnstone Grinvelt (a German-valet to Sir Damon) = Wewitzer: Gabriel = Penley: Caroline Sedley (in love with Mac Lary) = Miss Duncan : Lady Gayland (Sir Damon's second wife) = Mrs. Mountain Susan (her woman-married to Grinvelt) Sig. Storache: Miss Umbrage Miss Pope : Emily (ward to Plod-in love with Edgar) = Mrs. Bland-acted 21 times-Sir Damon Gayland is fifty-notwithstanding that he is married to a young wife, he wants to have an amour with Caroline Sedley-he had met her at a masquerade, and had corresponded with her-but he does not know her person-Caroline comes to Lady Gayland's houseinforms her of all that had passed between Sir Damon and herself-and assumes the character of Capt. Bronze-Lady Gayland enters into the plot-and between them they make Sir Damon very jealous . |