Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 1st piece [1st time; C 5, by
William Macready, based on
The Artful Husband, by
William Taverner. Prologue by
William Thomas Fitzgerald. Epilogue by
Robert Houlton (see text)]. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown.
Larpent MS 1076; not published]: The Music part new and part compiled by
Shield.
Morning Herald, 4 June 1795: This Day is published
The Bank Note (2s.).
Morning Chronicle, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of
Johnstone, No. 19,
Piazza,
Covent-garden. Receipts: #434 19s. 6d. (168.1.0; 8.0.6; tickets: 258.18.0)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note; Or, Lessons For Ladies
Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Prize; or, May-Day Wedding
Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage
Dance: 2nd piece to conclude with: a Garland Dance (composed by Byrn)-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi
Song: Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; End II: Old Towler-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: New Ballad-Mrs Martyr; Fat Dolly-Munden; Battle Song-Bowden; Let us love and let us drink-Munden; Bowden, Mrs Martyr; Teddy O'Shaughnessey's History-Johnstone; When 'tis Night and the Mid@Watch is come, Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Now landed from the Ocean-