*p1798 12 08 cg Laugh When You Can. Principal Characters by Lewis, Holman, Munden, Fawcett, Miss Gilbert, Townsend, Whitfield, Thompson, Simmons, Wilde, Abbot, Curties, Platt, Mrs Pope, Mrs Gibbs, Miss Mansel, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text ($T. N. Longman= and $O. Rees=, 1799), and playbill of 16 Sept. 1799: Gossamer-Lewis; Mortimer-Holman; Bonus-Munden; Sambo-Fawcett; Charles Mortimer-Miss Gilbert; Costly-Townsend; Delville-Whitfield; Farmer Blackbrook-Thompson; Waiter-Simmons; Bailiff-Wilde; Gregory-Abbot; Mrs Mortimer-Mrs Pope; Dorothy-Mrs Gibbs; Emily-Miss Mansel; Miss Gloomly-Mrs Mattocks; unassigned-Curties, Platt; <i>Prologue</i>-Holman; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only, with the Epilogue again on 27 Dec. (^see17981229^).]*a1798 12 08 cg The Spoil'd Child. ^As17981024^.*c1798 12 08 cg Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by $Frederick Reynolds=. Prologue by $Counsellor Moore= (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, Dec. 1798, p. 368). Epilogue by $John Taylor= (see text)]: With new Scenes and Dresses. "$Lewis='s <i>Gossamer</i>r is one of those characters which no actor could play but himself, because no man has that happy freedom and facility, that fashionable playfulness and spirit, so joyous, free, and unrelaxing, which distinguish all his performances of this nature" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, ibid). <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 8 Mar. 1799: This Day is published <i>Laugh When You Can</i> (2s.). Receipts: #268 10s. (263.17; 4.13).