*p1792 12 01 cg Columbus; or, A World Discovered. Principal characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Pope, Farren, Munden, Harley, Macready, Cubitt, Powel, Thompson, Evatt, Mrs Esten, Mrs Pope. Cast from text ($W. Miller=, 1792): Harry Herbert-Lewis; Doctor-Quick; Alonzo-Holman; Columbus-Pope; Orozimbo-Farren; Bribon-Munden; Solasco-Harley; Roldan-Macready; Moscoso-Cubitt; Catalpo-Powel; Valverdo-Thompson; Cuto-Evatt; Captain-Farley; Nelti-Mrs Esten; Cora-Mrs Pope; <i>Prologue</i>-Holman; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 12 performances only (^see17930101^).]*a1792 12 01 cg Love in a Camp. ^As17921010^, but Flora-Mrs Martyr.*c1792 12 01 cg Mainpiece [1st time; MD 5, by $Thomas Morton=. Prologue by $William Thomas Fitzgerald=. Epilogue by $Miles Peter Andrews= (see text)]: The Scenes, principally new, designed and painted by $Richards=, $Hodgins=, $Pugh=, $Walmsley=, and assistants. With entire new Dresses and Decorations. "The management of the earthquake in which the Temple of the Sun is destroyed was a very fine piece of stage mechanism; the effect of which was considerably heightened by the improved performance of the Bold Thunder, and that also of his Electrical Harbinger. The gradations and cadences of the first were superior to anything of the kind we remember within the walls of the theatre...The scene of the rising sun was uncommonly dingy" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 3 Dec.). "$Mr Morton= in full for <i>Columbus</i> #214 10s. 6d." [MS annotation on <i>BM playbill</i>, 26 Dec. 1792 (<i>cg</i>, Vol. VIII)]. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 14 Dec. 1792: This day at noon will be published Columbus (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #301 8s.