*p1791 04 16 cg Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentlemen. Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Holman, Blanchard, Wilson, Munden, Hull, Cubitt, Macready, Thompson, Powel, Rock, Evatt, Reeve, C. Powell, Cross, Farley, Ledger, Milburne, Master Simmons, Mrs Wells, Miss Chapman, Mrs Pope.[Cast from <i>O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works</i>, Vol. II ($T. Woodfall=, 1798), and text (<i>Dublin</i>: For the Booksellers, 1791): Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Sim-Blanchard; John Dory-Wilson; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; Banks-Hull; Gammon-Cubitt; Muz [in subsequent seasons: <i>Midge</i>r]-Macready; Sailors-Thompson, Farley, Milburne; Landlord-Powel; Twitch-Rock; Trap-Evatt; Zachariah-Reeve [in text: $Rees= (^see17911012^)]; Lamp-C. Powell; Sheriff's Officers-Cross, Ledger; Waiter-Master Simmons; Jane-Mrs Wells; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope; <i>Prologue</i>-Harley; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (^see17910530^).]*a1791 04 16 cg The Highland Reel. ^As17901109^, but Jenny-Miss Broadhurst (1st appearance in that character).*d1791 04 16 cg ^As17901204^.*c1791 04 16 cg Benefit for $Lewis=. Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by $John O'Keeffe=. Prologue by $John Taylor=. Epilogue by $George Colman, ynger= (see text)]. "No piece in the remembrance of this writer was ever better acted. No piece was ever better cast...The palm of acting, however, must be given to $Blanchard=. One short scene of rustic generoisity, in which he gives his purse to <i>Farmer Banks</i>, displayed finer efforts than we ever saw before" (<i>Oracle</i>, 18 Apr.). <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, <i>Bow-street</i>. Receipts: #315 (225.6.6; 3.15.6; tickets: 85.18.0).