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Strictures On Public Amusements.
and his propensity to gambling . His fortune is exhausted , and a suit in Chancerv , on the issue ol" winch depends his whole estate ,-is likely to be decided against him . While he is ruminating on his misfortunes , and repenting of his follv , Jack Scamper , who is a swindler , and with whom he became acquainted at the gambling-table , enters , and on Sedgegrove ' s making known to him the distressed circumstances in which he is involved , suggests to him the expediency of depriving Miss Harcourt of her fortune , by opposing her union with Y oung Marlow , to whom she is engaged , which , by the will of her father , becomes forhis consentHis conscience at
feited to Sedgegrove in case she marries without . first revolts at the idea , but Scamper ' s advice prevails in the . end . The swindler now lays a plan for getting a few hundreds ( as he terms it ) from the deluded Sedgegrove ; for this purpose he takes a splendid lodging , and imposes his wife , whose fortune he has already expended , on him as a foreign countess , and advises him to enter into an intrigue with her . Sedgegrove is admitted into her apartments , and while he is there Scamper comes home drunk from a gambhngThouse . Supposing that Sedgegrove is who is concealed behind the doorhe laughs at
gone , , his follv , observing , that he is a greaterfool than he could have thought . Sedgegrove finding how he had been deceived and imposed upon , repents of his unfortunate connection with Scamper , and determines on repairing the injury he has done Miss Harcourt , by restoring her the property of which he had so unjustly deprived her , and consents to her giving her hand to Mr . Marlow . At thiscrisis word is brourht him of the suit in Chancery having been determined in his favour , which ° makes him happy at the same time that he has rendered his niece nerfectlv so .
The other part of the fable is as follows : Young Manley , by Ins extravagance , has incurred the displeasure of his uncle Sir Charles , by whom he is . discarded . Thus abandoned he knows not what to do ; but his faithful Irish servant , Fitzgerald , lays a scheme for getting into the old gentleman ' s house , under the assumed name of Marlow , to whom he is informed Julia , his uncle ' s ward , is engaged The deception is carried on with success for some time ; at length Sir Charles Marlow and his nephew Young Marlow arrive . Young Manley persists in being the hew of Sir John Marlowand is so persuasive
even now nep , as to convince the ' old gentleman , notwithstanding his real nephew is present , that he is the person . Young Marlow takes very little pains to undeceive his uncle on the occasion ; for being deeply in love with Miss Harcourt , and Sir John wishing him to marry Julia , he is marie happy by his uncle giving the hand of the latter to his supposed nephew , on which the mystery is developed . Sir Charles Manley becomes reconciled to his nephew , the lovers are each united agreeable to their desires , and the piece concludes with ALL BEING HAPEY . of At
This piece was the first dramatic production Mr . GEORGE B REWER , an - torney and wanted certainly the aid of scenic experience to entitle it to unqualified praise . Candour , however , forces us to declare , that though it was withr drawn after the third night of performance , a few judicious retrenchments seemed all that was necessary to place the comedy on a level with many plays ol better Jc-nown . authors , winch by the art of management are frequently exhibited as stock plays The Prologue , bv the Author of the Comedy , had many good points , and received great approbation . The Epilogue was written by Mr . Colman , and well delivered by Mrs . Gibbs .
YoungBannisterhas , by permission of the Haymarket Manager , been playing a few nights at the theatre at Liverpool with great success . Mr . H OAHE , to whom the public are indebted for No SONG NO SUPPER , THE P RIZE , MY G RANDMOTHER , and other popular dramas , and whose heart is as ready as his abilWes whenever an opportunity ol" rendering a kind cilice occurs , iurmshed Young Bannister with the following prologue to grace his _ . ie 6 n . ' at Liverr-opf , where it was well received :
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Strictures On Public Amusements.
and his propensity to gambling . His fortune is exhausted , and a suit in Chancerv , on the issue ol" winch depends his whole estate ,-is likely to be decided against him . While he is ruminating on his misfortunes , and repenting of his follv , Jack Scamper , who is a swindler , and with whom he became acquainted at the gambling-table , enters , and on Sedgegrove ' s making known to him the distressed circumstances in which he is involved , suggests to him the expediency of depriving Miss Harcourt of her fortune , by opposing her union with Y oung Marlow , to whom she is engaged , which , by the will of her father , becomes forhis consentHis conscience at
feited to Sedgegrove in case she marries without . first revolts at the idea , but Scamper ' s advice prevails in the . end . The swindler now lays a plan for getting a few hundreds ( as he terms it ) from the deluded Sedgegrove ; for this purpose he takes a splendid lodging , and imposes his wife , whose fortune he has already expended , on him as a foreign countess , and advises him to enter into an intrigue with her . Sedgegrove is admitted into her apartments , and while he is there Scamper comes home drunk from a gambhngThouse . Supposing that Sedgegrove is who is concealed behind the doorhe laughs at
gone , , his follv , observing , that he is a greaterfool than he could have thought . Sedgegrove finding how he had been deceived and imposed upon , repents of his unfortunate connection with Scamper , and determines on repairing the injury he has done Miss Harcourt , by restoring her the property of which he had so unjustly deprived her , and consents to her giving her hand to Mr . Marlow . At thiscrisis word is brourht him of the suit in Chancery having been determined in his favour , which ° makes him happy at the same time that he has rendered his niece nerfectlv so .
The other part of the fable is as follows : Young Manley , by Ins extravagance , has incurred the displeasure of his uncle Sir Charles , by whom he is . discarded . Thus abandoned he knows not what to do ; but his faithful Irish servant , Fitzgerald , lays a scheme for getting into the old gentleman ' s house , under the assumed name of Marlow , to whom he is informed Julia , his uncle ' s ward , is engaged The deception is carried on with success for some time ; at length Sir Charles Marlow and his nephew Young Marlow arrive . Young Manley persists in being the hew of Sir John Marlowand is so persuasive
even now nep , as to convince the ' old gentleman , notwithstanding his real nephew is present , that he is the person . Young Marlow takes very little pains to undeceive his uncle on the occasion ; for being deeply in love with Miss Harcourt , and Sir John wishing him to marry Julia , he is marie happy by his uncle giving the hand of the latter to his supposed nephew , on which the mystery is developed . Sir Charles Manley becomes reconciled to his nephew , the lovers are each united agreeable to their desires , and the piece concludes with ALL BEING HAPEY . of At
This piece was the first dramatic production Mr . GEORGE B REWER , an - torney and wanted certainly the aid of scenic experience to entitle it to unqualified praise . Candour , however , forces us to declare , that though it was withr drawn after the third night of performance , a few judicious retrenchments seemed all that was necessary to place the comedy on a level with many plays ol better Jc-nown . authors , winch by the art of management are frequently exhibited as stock plays The Prologue , bv the Author of the Comedy , had many good points , and received great approbation . The Epilogue was written by Mr . Colman , and well delivered by Mrs . Gibbs .
YoungBannisterhas , by permission of the Haymarket Manager , been playing a few nights at the theatre at Liverpool with great success . Mr . H OAHE , to whom the public are indebted for No SONG NO SUPPER , THE P RIZE , MY G RANDMOTHER , and other popular dramas , and whose heart is as ready as his abilWes whenever an opportunity ol" rendering a kind cilice occurs , iurmshed Young Bannister with the following prologue to grace his _ . ie 6 n . ' at Liverr-opf , where it was well received :