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MENDOZA’s BENEFIT, and positively the Last Night but Two of the Company’s performing this Season.
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, (Astley’s) Westminster Bridge.
THIS present MONDAY, October 13, will be presented, by particular desire, (for this night only) and for the seventh time at this Theatre, a Spectacle Romance, called The BRIDAL SPECTRE, or ALONZO and IMOGENE. Alonzo, Mr. Crossman; and Imogene, Miss Smith.—Mr. MENDOZA will, for this night only, (being his first appearance these seven years) and in the like manner as he exhibited his Science of SELF-DEFENCE at the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, SPAR with a Gentleman, and several celebrated Puglists.—After which, Mr. Johannot will sing an entire new Song, written by Mr. Upton, called The Forestaller, Monopolist, and Cowkeeper. Also, in the course of the evening, the following Comic Songs to be sung by Mr. Johannot, (written by Mr. Upton) Mrs. Betty and Humphry Jenkins, to the celebrated old Irish Air of High Randy Dandy O! Also a celebrated Irish Song, by Mr. Johannot, (written by C. Dibdin, jun. and composed by Sanderson) called Dermot O’Dogherry’s Description of a Storm, Paddy M’Gree’s Definition of English Bulls, and their joint Ideas of Matrimony. And an entire new Song, (written by C. Dibdin, jun. and composed by G. Broad) called The Match-Boy, containing a display of fashionable and unfashionable Matches, Matches for every thing that can be matched, and a description of things impossible to be matched, in which he will introduce the old Chaunt, as sung by an original character, well known s a Match-boy in every part of London, Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark.—By particular desire, the Comic Ballet of The GRETNA BLACKSMITH.—After which, a new Song, by Miss Gray, called All the World for my Laddie.—The whole to conclude with the Serio-Comic Pantomime of QUIXOTE and SANCHO. The part of Columbine by Miss Smith.
Doors to be opened at Half past Five, to begin at Half past Six o’clock.—Box 4s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s.—Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Amphitheatre, of Mrs. Connell, Box-keeper, from eleven till three.
