*p1736 10 28 lif Cato. Cato-a Gentleman, who never appeared on any stage; Juba-Giffard; Sempronius-Johnson; Lucius-Hewitt; Portius-Havard; Marcus-Wright; Syphax-Rosco; Decius-Ware; Lucia-Mrs Roberts; Marcia-Mrs Giffard.*a1736 10 28 lif Harlequin Shipwreck'd. ^As17361021^.*c1736 10 28 lif <i>DDaily Post</i>, 1 Nov.: Last Thursday Night four or five Persons (amongst whom two were known to belong to the Attorney of a neighbouring Manager) attended...<i>Cato</i> at [<i>lif</i>]: Their first Endeavour was to induce the Company in the Middle Gallery, where they were, to leave the House, insinuating there was nothing worth seeing could be play'd there, (tho' they had never seen the Gentleman who acted <i>Cato</i>r,) and retiring towards the Door, as if to go out, in order to set others the Example: This Design failing, they thought fit to stay; and to make their Words good, resolv'd to interrupt the Performance, Their second Stratagem was to cry out Fire, making again to the Door to confirm the Reality of it: That miscarrying, the next was to hiss whenever the rest of the House applauded, no doubt, with the brutal Intention to confuse the Gentleman who play'd Cato in his first Attempt of that Kind, and might have effected their Purpose, if the whole House had not generously and vigorously oppos'd it, from a high Opinion of his Merit.