Event Comment: Afterpiece: Taken from
Ossian (composed by
Byrn).
View of the Sea and Rockv from which
Oscar escapes, by leaping from a Precipice into arms of his Soldiers--a
View of a Bridgev, with the Camp of
Carrol--the Death of Carrol by the Hand of +Malvina, with his Fall into the Sea,
and the Burning of the Camp of Carrol. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] The Overture by
Reeve, with an accompaniment on the
Harp by
Weippert. "[The afterpiece] is a showy spectacle, but by no means equal in merit to the heroic ballet of
Raymond and Agnes. It were greatly to be wished that some safer expedient could be adopted for breaking the violence of Oscar's fall, in the scene where he leaps from the rocky precipice into the arms of his soldiers. A serious disaster happened in this part last season,
and had nearly occurred again this evening" (
Dramatic Censor, I, 311). Receipts: #317 3s. 6d. (311.1.6; 6.2.0)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough
Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal
Performance Comment: The Hall of Fingalv Oscar (the Descendant of Fingal)-Bologna Jun.; Fingal-Bologna; Male Domestics-Blurton, Platt, Wilde, Powers, L. Bologna, T. Cranfield, Lewiss; Female Domestics-Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs? Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss? Bologna, Ms Dibdin; Malvina (Daughter to Toscar)-Mrs Parker; View of a Cataractv, with the Descent of the Irish from the Mountains of Ben Lomond Carrol (, the Irish Chieftain) (1st time)-Farley; Morven (his Lieutenant) (1st time)-King; Draco (his Captain)-Klanert; Standard Bearers-Lee, Abbot; Principal Vocal Characters-Hill, Denman, Street, Thomas, Little, Miss Waters.Song: In afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar-Townsend; Come every jovial fellow-Miss Sims, Mrs Castelle, Miss Wheatley; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Atkins