Benefit of Mr. and Mrs. French. Theatre-Royal, York
Description:
Actors include Mr Knight, Mr Cummins, Mr Melvin, Mr Williams, Mr Carr, Mr Hope, Mr Elliott, Master Elliott, Mrs Barnard, Mrs Ward, Miss Mills, Mr Bennett, Mr Woodham, Miss Smith, Mrs Wilkinson, Mrs French., Playbill for a performance in York Theatre Royal on Saturday, May 4th, 1805., Wags of Windsor., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from theatres in York, England]. [England], [1789-1805].
Publisher:
W. Blanchard, printer, York
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and York.
Subject (Name):
Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821. and Colman, George, 1762-1836.
Actors include Mr Carr, Mr Williams, Mr Hope, Mr Mills, Mr Cummins, Mr Knight, Mr Carleton, Mr Bennett, Mr Wood, Mr Jones, Miss Elliott, Miss Mills, Mrs Ward, Mrs Knight, Mr Elliott, Mrs Elliott, Mrs Cummins, Miss Smith, Mrs Carr, Mrs French, Mrs Jarman., Playbill for a performance in York Theatre Royal on Friday Evening, August 23, 1805., Shawl., Ms. annotations on verso: "York 1805 Mr. Hall"., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from theatres in York, England]. [England], [1789-1805].
Publisher:
T. Wilson and R. Spence, Printers, High Ousegate, York
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and York.
Subject (Name):
Colman, George, 1762-1836. and Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821.
"A satire on Drury Lane Theatre. The Board consists of three men at a table, almost covered by four large dishes, each containing an article of food with a portrait head. On the farther side sits Sheridan, ladling guineas towards his grinning and avid mouth. Facing him is Tom Sheridan, identified by a pamphlet, 'Caractacus', in his coat-pocket, and, opposite him, the President of the Board, .... These two turn towards the foremost of a number of hungry dogs with human heads; the latter beckons to him, while Tom feeds him with a cheque or note of 100£. Another dog, its collar inscribed 'John Bull' [1803], showing that he is Colman, turns away, but looks distrustfully over his shoulder at the pair. There are six others. T. Sheridan draws furtively from the pocket in the tail of his coat a purse, for which a (normal) dog begs, seated on an open book, 'The World' [first played at Drury Lane 31 Mar. 1808], showing that he is James Kenney. Beside the book are scattered papers inscribed 'Rejected Plays &c.', at which two dogs with human heads sniff and paw. One has a collar inscribed 'Carlo' [from 'The Caravan', see No. 10172, &c.], and is probably F. Reynolds. A man, resembling Wroughton in No. 11079, approaches the table, a napkin under his arm, carrying a large tureen inscribed 'Water Grue and containing plays: 'World!' [Kenney], 'Siege of St Quintin' [by T. Hook, first played Drury Lane 10 Nov. 1808], 'Travellers' [by Andrew Cherry, music by Corri, first played Drury Lane, 14 Jan. 1806], 'Venoni' ['or, The Novice of St. Mark's'] (by M. G. Lewis, first played Drury Lane, 1 Dec. 1808). The dishes on the table are 'Toad in a Hole, Turtle, Calfs Head Surprse [sic]', and 'Barbicued Pig'. Under the table (right) is a pile of papers, or books in shadow at which mice or rats are nibbling. These are the neglected classics, and are inscribed 'Jonson', 'Shakesp . . .', 'Beaumont and Fletch . . .' The room is panelled."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as De Wilde in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Satirist., and Mounted to 27 x 41 cm.
Publisher:
Published for the Satirist Feby. 1st, 1809, by S. Tipper, 37 Leadenhall Street
Subject (Name):
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England), Arnold, Samuel James, 1774-1852, Colman, George, 1762-1836, Cherry, A. 1762-1812 (Andrew),, Dimond, William, active 1780-1837, Hook, Theodore Edward, 1788-1841, Kenney, James, 1780-1849, Lewis, Matthew Gregory, 1775-1818, Reynolds, Frederick, 1764-1841, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Sheridan, Thomas, 1775-1817, and Wroughton, Richard, 1748-1822
Subject (Topic):
Dogs, Dramatists, Eating & drinking, Interiors, and Taverns (Inns)
Actors include: Melvin, Mathews, Denman, Williams, Burton, Adcock, Wood, Erskine, Dunn; Mrs Leng, Mrs French, Miss Duncan, Mrs Hindmarsh, Mrs Southgate, Mrs Burton, Mrs Cummins., Song composed by Miss Abrams, 'Crazy Jane'., Playbill for a performance in Theatre Royal, York on May 13th, 1800., Management., From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from theatres in York, England]. [England], [1789-1805]., and Bottom of sheet is cut off.
Publisher:
W. Storry, Petergate
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Theatre Royal, York.
Subject (Name):
Reynolds, Frederick, 1764-1841. and Colman, George, 1762-1836.
Actors include Mr Cummins, Mr Carr, Mr Carleton, Mr Hope, Mr Williams, Mr Knight, Mr Jarman, Mr Wood, Mr Melvin, Mr Bennett, Mr Elliott, Mrs Jarman, Mrs Elliott, Miss Mills, Mr Woodham., Playbill for a performance in York Theatre Royal on Thursday Evening, March 21st, 1805., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from theatres in York, England]. [England], [1789-1805].