Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; INT 1, author unknown. Not in
Larpent MS; not published]: An Occasional Interlude of Singing and Dancing. With new Dresses and Decorations. [This was written as a compliment to the
Duchess of York, daughter of the
King of Prussia; on 29 Sept. 1791 she had married the
Duke of York (see
European Magazine, Dec. 1791, p. 459) "It was a pretty, slight compliment, touched up by
Byrne,
St.Amand,
Incledon and
Mrs Mountain, with a couple of airs and the
Pas Russe a little lamed. Byrne carried his arm in a scarf [see 29 Oct.], and Incledon and Mountain their parts in their hands" (
Oracle, 22 Nov.). 3rd piece in place of
Oscar and Malvina, advertised on playbill of 19 Nov.] Receipts: #221 4s. (208.16; 12.8)