Weymouth. On Tuesday next a grand spectacle will be exhibited by the managers of the Cumberland Company of Players, called The mock election

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Title: Weymouth. On Tuesday next a grand spectacle will be exhibited by the managers of the Cumberland Company of Players, called The mock election
Alternative Title: On Tuesday next a grand spectacle will be exhibited by the managers ...
Published / Created: [1812]
Publication Place: Weymouth and England Weymouth
Publisher: G. Kay, printer, adjoining the Guildhall, St. Edmund-Street, Weymouth
Description: Caption title.
Dated in lower left: Oct. 26, 1812.
A mock theater advertisement satirizing the controversial election in Weymouth when Prince Ernest Augustus was accused of influencing the election result in favour of the Tories.
First lines: In the course of this farce, will be presented to the public, a splended [sic] procession in the order following: Britannia veiled, mourning her lost freedom ...
With contemporary manuscript notes on the blank verso. For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Maggs Bros.; August 2023.
Extent: 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 34 x 21 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English