Prologue to the Silent Woman by George Colman
A damaged theatrical notice recalling George Colman the Younger and his satirical Prologue to the Silent Woman. It laments current critics while praising Colman’s wit and the mockery of past cliques, urging readers to revisit classic dramatists like Ben Jonson and Epigene with renewed appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Colman
Histerian
Oat
Pat Tern
Pitter
Rown & Ladies of Hall
Ben Jonson
Thio
Hobedil
Epigene
Kitely
Descent into Despotism Warned by Constant Reader
The letter laments courtly extravagance and pensioned officials draining the poor. It warns that noble dependence on the Crown risks enslavement and despotic rule, urging virtue and resolve to preserve natural rights and liberty.
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Leannot Tige
Debates on American Commerce and British Policy
A fragment from a letter discusses the House of Lords preparing for business while the Commons may adjourn due to bad roads. It critiques American Congress behavior, notes tensions between parties, and questions the value and accuracy of customs data. It mentions merchants and the impact of trade with the American colonies and Charlestown events.
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House of Commons
American Congress
Congress
Earl of Chatham
Temple-bar
Atlantic
Cuttom
Teerica
Boffo
Pheara
Charlestown
Hugh Palliser
Marines
Labrador
St. Laterence
M. Lane
Sasveyor
Jos
Gilbert
J Bennet
Isrge Guo
Theatre critique and public notices from Oxford and London
A long letter from Oxford reviews theatre in London with remarks on performers from York Norwich and local managers. It discusses Mrs Taplin Miss Jenny Wrong head and Mr Taplin and local singers. Public notices report snowbound travel and a London funeral for Daniel and Robert Perreau with crowd scenes and legal queries. crime reports include robberies assaults and a Chester marriage notice plus perfumer ads.
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Anm
Manchester
T'heatre
Taz
Younger
Alexander
Flamilet
Coment-garden ‘Theatre
Huglesques
Lord Townly
Powell
Theatre Royal
York
Alonzo
Weete
Impo Fessioe
Fesut
Statira
Octavia
Rosalind
Thompson
Covent-garden
Oxford
Persor
Earham
Thomas Abbott
Crawley
Gloucester
Birmingham
Shrewsbury
Worcester
John Wesley
Gedy
Garrick
Almack’s
Drury Lane Theatre
Daniel Perreau
Rudd
PTI
Newgate
Robert Perreau
Golden Square
Daniel
Robert
Dr. Jackson
Vaughan Hilton
E Q
St. Martin’s Church
Pérfort
Parifi
Robert Perreatt
Whitechapel
Moulds
Siear
Southwark
Rotherhithe
Ross
Shuter Gong
Tottenham-court-road
Chester
Jackson, Esq
Lincoln’s Inn
Miss Witter
Thomas Witter
Jamaica
Bath
John Barker
Eig
Warren
Mary=le-Bonne
Golden-square
London
Great- Britain
Ireland
Europe
High Water at London Bridge Record Briefly Noted
London Bridge reports high water patterns with tidal readings for tomorrow and yesterday. Chronicle references morning and afternoon windows with times like 5 am and 5 pm, indicating fluctuating water levels across the day.
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London Bridge
Fragmentary historic bank stock prices and bonds
The article lists scattered figures on bank stocks and bonds including SFOCKS Bank, South Sea, India annuities, and various percent values from 1796 to 1958. It appears as a terse market snapshot with multiple placeholders and omitted details.
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Sfocks
Bank Ani
Bziak
Conti
India
Bante
Gtfalat
Pr. Navy
Ana
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Edleoe
Gretnar
Himse
Evans
Strand
Scarron
Oliver Goldsmith
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