*p1799 03 16 cg Five Thousand a Year. [Principal Characters by Lewis, Pope, Munden, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Abbot, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Miss Murray (1st appearance this season]), Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text ($G. G. and J. Robinson= [1799]: George Fervid-Lewis; Frederick Fervid-Pope; Sir Matthew Maxim-Munden; Henry Hastings-H. Johnston; Mr Goulding-Murray; Paragraph-Farley; Truepenny-Waddy; Dick-Simmons; Officer-Rees; Servants to Sir Matthew-Abbot, Wilde; Servant to Frederick-Curties; Boy-Master Webb; Maria-Miss Betterton; Lady Julia-Mrs Pope; Aurelia-Miss Murray [in text: $Mrs H. Johnston= (^see17990325^; Lady Maxim-Mrs Mattocks; <i>Prologue</i> (partly Musical)-Munden; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Mattocks.*a1799 03 16 cg A Divertisement. Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 2 Oct. 1797: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Townsend; Sir Fidget Fearful-Emery; Gregory-Simmons; Flambeau-Gray; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Mills.] With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs: The Lamplighter, <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i>-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, <i>Let Bards elate</i>-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, <i>Of the ancients its speaking</i>-Johnstone; [Song, <i>I went to Sea</i>-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, <i>Abergavenny is fine</i>-Mrs Martyr; <i>The moment Aurora</i>-Incledon; <i>Dear Mary adieu</i>-Incledon; <i>The Midnight Watch</i>-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [in which a new song, by $Mazzinghi=; <i>Poor Orra come from distant shore</i>-Miss Waters; [Sea Song, <i>A sailor's life's a life of woe</i>-Mrs Mills; [The Masquerade, <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i>-Johnstone, Chorus.*a1799 03 16 cg Catherine and Petruchio. Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Claremont; Biondello-Farley; Taylor-Simmons; Music@Master-Rees; Grumio-Munden; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.*d1799 03 16 cg In 2nd piece: <i>Ballet</i>-Blurton, Mrs Watts.*s1799 03 16 cg End 1st piece: <i>Black Ey'd Susan</i>-Incledon.*c1799 03 16 cg Benefit for $Lewis=. 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by $Thomas John Dibdin=. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 18 Mar.)]. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 12 Apr. 1799: This Day is published <i>Five Thousand a Year</i> (price not listed). <i>Ibid</i>, 8 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, <i>Bow-street</i>. Receipts: #542 0s. 6d. (383.9.0; 2.19.0; tickets: 155.12.6).