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1. Theatre Royal, Cotton Garden. This present Monday, and till further notice, will be presented (first time) an entire new eccentric, tragic, comic, farcical, burlesque, melo-drama, with new music, dresses, and appropriate scenery, to be called The consipiracy, or, Lie upon lie! : in which Mr. Muddlepool will repeat an essay on morality of enormous length ... After which two gentlemen in the profession of the law are to exert all their powers in lying, backed by several Italians of celebrity. Some warriors of distinction will stand in battle array against a single female, who nobody wants to get rid of. In the beginning of the piece there will appear an entire new character dressed in green ...

Published / Created:: [ca. 1820]
Call Number:: Folio 75 H89 821 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Page 22. George Humphrey shop album.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: text and still image
Description:: A mock playbill concerning the trial of Queen Caroline., Printed in letterpress., "Places to be taken at the Great House in Pall Mall or at the theatre. No money returned. Vivant rex et regina.", and Mounted on page 22 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Subject (Topic):: Trials, litigation, etc
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Theatre Royal, Cotton Garden. This present Monday, and till further notice, will be presented (first time) an entire new eccentric, tragic, comic, farcical, burlesque, melo-drama, with new music, dresses, and appropriate scenery, to be called The consipiracy, or, Lie upon lie! : in which Mr. Muddlepool will repeat an essay on morality of enormous length ... After which two gentlemen in the profession of the law are to exert all their powers in lying, backed by several Italians of celebrity. Some warriors of distinction will stand in battle array against a single female, who nobody wants to get rid of. In the beginning of the piece there will appear an entire new character dressed in green ...