A collection of farces and other after-pieces, which are acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden and Hay-Market Volume 2 ; Printed ... of the managers from the prompt book

by Elizabeth Inchbald

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1809 ...ill. VOL. VII. O THE DECREE. Pan shall remain; Pol quit the plain. CHORUS. O tremendous, &c. Mid. All bow with me to mighty Pan----enthrone him No pouting--and with festal chorus crown him--The crowd form two ranks beside the chair, and join in the chorus, whilst Midas crowns him with bays." CHORUS. See, triumphant sits the bard, Crown'd with bays, bis due reward; JBzil'd Pol shall wander far; Exil'd twang his faint guittar; While, with echoing shouts of praise, We the bagpipe's glory raise. Mid. Tis well. What keeps you here, you ragamuffin? Go trudge or do you wait for a good cuffing? Pol. Now, all attend.----Throws of his disguise, and appears as Apollo.----The wrath of Jove, for rapine, Corruption, lust, pride, fraud, there's no escaping. Tremble, thou thou'st stretch'd thy utmost tether; Thou and thy tools shall go to pot together. AIR xiir. Dunce, I did but sham, For Apollo I am, God of music, and king of Parnass; Thy scurvy decree, For Pan against me, I reward with the ears of an an. Mid. Detected, baulk'd, and small, On our marrow-bones we fall. Mys. Be merciful. Dam. Be pitiful. Mid. Forgive us, mighty Sol. Alas! alas! AIR XIV. Apol. Thou a Billingsgate quean, To Mys. Thou a pander obscene, To Dam. With strumpets and bailiffs shall class; Thou, driven from man, To Mid. Shalt wander with Pan, He a stinking old goat, thou an ass, an ass, &r. Be thou squire--his estate To Sit. To thee 1 translate. To you his strong chests, wicked J To Daph. Live happy, while I, JandNYSA. Recall'd to the sky, Make all the Gods laugh at Midas. Daph. C Together with ( To the bright God of day, Sil. the other nymphs Let us dance, sing and play'; Nys. (and swains. (Clap hands every lad with his Daph. Now critics, lie snug, Not a hiss, groan...

72 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 2015

About the author

Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson) (1753–1821) was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist.