*p1780 01 03 dl The Gamester. ^As17791115^, but Dawson-Philimore.*a1780 01 03 dl Fortunatus. Principal Characters-Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett; [Partial cast from playbill of 9 May: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Grimaldi; Colombine-Miss Collett.] Principal Sailors [in Storming scene]-Vernon, Bannister.*c1780 01 03 dl Afterpiece: Not acted these 13 years [acted 5 May 1770]. With Alterations and 3 entire new Scenes [by $Richard Brinsley Sheridan=; and new music by $Thomas Linley Sen=.]. To conclude with a Representation of the <i>Storming of Fort Omoa</i> in the <i>Bay of Honduras</i>v [when it was captured by the $British= from the $Spaniards= on 26 Oct. 1779. This scene was included in all subsequent performances]. The View and Machinery designed by $DeLoutherbourg= and executed under his direction. With New Dresses and Decorations. "The scenemen blundered egregiously all through the entertainment. During the siege of the fort so much gunpowder was fired off that the stage was so filled with smoke that the officers, men, were scarcely discernible from the boxes" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 4 Jan.). Receipts: #203 2s. 6d. (154.7.0;47.17.0; 0.18.6).