*p1796 01 23 cg The Way to Get Married. Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Johnstone, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Davenport, Farley, Thompson, Rees, Williamson, Cross, Abbot, Wilde, Holland, Simmons, Curties, Hawtin, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Wallis. Cast from text ($T. N. Longman=, 1796): Tangent-Lewis; Toby Allspice-Quick; McQuery-Johnstone [in text: $Macready= (^see17960125^)]; Capt. Faulkner-Pope; Caustic-Munden; Dick Dashall-Fawcett; Landlord-Davenport; Servants-Farley, Rees, Ledger; Jailer-Williamson; Bailiff-Cross; Shopman-Abbot; Ned-Wilde; Solicitor-Holland; Postillion-Simmons; Waiter-Curties; Town@Clerk-Coombs; Undertaker-Street; Officer-Blurton; Clementina Allspice-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Sorrel-Mrs Davenport; Julia Faulkner-Miss Wallis; Fanny-Miss Leserve; unassigned-Thompson, Hawtin; <i>Prologue</i>-Macready; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Mattocks. [Prologue spoken, as here assigned, at 1st 21 performances only (^see17960227^). Epilogue spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]*a1796 01 23 cg The Poor Soldier. ^As17950918^, but Fitzroy-Bowden.*c1796 01 23 cg Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by $Thomas Morton=. Prologue by $William Thomas Fitzgerald=. Epilogue by $Edward Topham= ( see text)]: With new Scenery, Dresses, &c. [<i>Oracle</i>, 1 Feb. 1796, recounts the financial transactions relative to this play. $Thomas Harris=, the <i>cg</i> proprietor, bought the copyright from Morton for #140; he was also to give Morton #100 on each of his benefit nights, i.e. the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 21st of the run of the play. Morton's profit was therefore #540.] Receipts: #281 16s. 6d. (278.9.6; 3.7.0).