Event Comment: Benefit for
Mrs Martyr. By Special Desire of the
Turkish Ambassador [
Yussuf Adijah Effendi]. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, probably by
William Pearce. Text (
Glindon and Co., 1795)]: The Music composed by
Shield,
Reeve, &c. The Dance and Procession by
Byrn. With a Naval Medley Overture composed by
Dr Arnold. In the course of the Piece will be represented the Engagement in which the brave
Captain Robert? Faulknor fell [in an action off
Guadeloupe on 5 Jan. 1795] between the
English Frigate the
Blanche and the
French Frigate La Pique. To conclude with the
Funeral Procession of Capt. Faulknor (composed by Byrn), accompanied by a new
Dead March (composed by Shield).
Morning Chronicle, 21 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16,
Martlett-court,
Bow-street,
Covent-garden. Receipts: #402 10s. (201.0; 5.19; tickets: 195.11)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note
Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Faulknor; or, British Heroism
Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb
Song: Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; In course: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: [Larpent MS 1079 states, correctly, that most of the songs were "Sung in Arrived at Portsmouth"] Glee-Incledon, Linton, Bowden (Shield); With pride we steer for Britain's Coast-Incledon (Shield); O bring me wine-Bowden (Shield); A description of the Irish way of settling a Quarrel-Johnstone (Reeve); Negro Song-Mrs Martyr (Reeve); Description of a Cockney-Munden (Reeve); Hail to the Brave-Johnstone, Bowden, Incledon (Shield)
Entertainment: End II: Imitations of several favorite Vocal Performers-Mrs Wells; End 1st piece: Imitations of two celebrated Tragic Actresses-Mrs Wells (positively her last appearance in public)