*p1776 06 12 hay The Commissary. ^As17760531^.*a1776 06 12 hay The Contract. Parts by: Parsons; Bannister; Whitefield; R. Palmer; Miss Platt; A young Lady, first appearance; Mrs Gardner. Col. Lovemore-Parsons; Commodore Capstern-Bannister; Capt. Spritely-R. Palmer; Martin-Whitefield; Miss Eleanor-Mrs Gardner; Maria-Miss Essex; Betty-Miss Platt ($Genest=, V, 528).*d1776 06 12 hay <i>A Tambourine Dance</i>-.*c1776 06 12 hay By Command of $their Majesties=. Afterpiece: A Comedy of two Acts never performed. $Dr Thomas Francklin=. [According to the <i>Biographia Dramatica</i>, "This is a poor performance, founded on $Destouches=' <i>L'Amour Use</i>, and met with no success; being nearly condemned, nothwithstanding the $King= and Royal family were present. $Foote= told his friends, that, when he lighted the King, to his chair, $his Majesty= asked who the piece was written by: 'It was written (says the wicked Wit) by one of your Majesty's Chaplains; but it is dull enough to have been written by a Bishop.)'"] .