*p1775 05 02 cg Alexander the Great. ^As17750123^, but Thessalus-Whitefield; Perdicas-_ (playbil); <i>Public Advertiser</i> lists <i>Thessalus-$Thompson</i>; <i>Perdiccas-$Whitefield</i>.*a1775 05 02 cg St Patrick's Day; or, The Scheming Lieutenant. The Characters by: Clinch, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Fearon, Fox, Thompson, Cushing, Bates, Chaplin, Hollingsworth, Wewitzer; Mrs Pitt and Miss Brown, in whose character will be introduced a Song; With a <i>Prologue</i>-; Lieut. O'Connor-Clinch; Dr Rosey-Quick; Justice Credulous-Lee Lewes; Serjant Trounce-Dunstall; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Miss Brown ($Genest=, V, 467).*d1775 05 02 cg End: <i>The Vintage Festival</i>, ^as17741007^.*c1775 05 02 cg Benefit for $Clinch=. Doors opened at half past 5. Play to begin at Half an Hour after 6. [Afterpiece written by $Sheridan= for Clinch, traditionally in gratitude for his saving <i>The Rivals</i> from damnation. (See $Thomas Moore='s <i>Life of Sheridan</i> [<i>London</i>, 1825], I, 148). <i>The Westminster Magazine</i> for May adds to cast: <i>Irish Corporal-$Fox</i>; <i>Soldiers-$Davies</i>, $Wewitzer=, $Chaplin=, and reviews the piece briefly: <i>St Patrick's day</i> is replete with broad humor, homely jests, and extravagant caricature. The language in general shewed the author a man of honour and observation; the situations were whimsical and produced that mirth which the audience in the <i>Prologue</i> were invited to partake of....The jests were occasionally too low and vulgar, and his scene too extravagantly absurd. The main drift of the <i>Prologue</i> was to tell the Audience that a fine Spring impeded the theatrical harvest; and that at this season the benefits of Nature were the greatest enemies to the Performer's Benefits."]