ii. Now although there is no law at Bow-street for the punish. ment of those who hold out such false pretences to the great prejudice of the unwary, yet there is a bench of self-elected judges, who have taken on themselves to inquire out and punish all such offenders. Mr. Gifford and Mr. Jefferies form together a sort of Chief Justices, the Magazine Editors, &c. do very well as the twelve judges, and the works under their super. intendence are so many poetical Tyburn Chronicles, in which the names of the unhappy culprits are duly registered. It must indeed be owned, that their critical worships sometimes descend from the Aristotelian tribunal, and instead of judging, actually execute, exchanging the high office of Judge, for the ignominious one of Mr. Ketch; but this is no doubt to be attributed to their exceeding love of justice. Having then the fear of these gentlemen before my eyes, I have chosen for this work a very humble title, videlicet, The Actor's Budget ; a name that conveys no promise, and therefore can cause no disappointment. If, however, any Reader should look for any thing more than an hour's entertainment, be it at his own peril; I fairly warn him, that all he gains beyond a hearty laugh, he must consider as so much thrown in, over and above his bargain; and, yet he may chance to find a few choice morsels,for to speak it fadly, and like a true thief, I have poached apan. many, a rich mailor, cramming every thing I could lay my hand uport into ahe Budget ;-that is, every thing of lightness enough for me to carry away; a diatribe by Porson, or an essay: upon the Manmath by Cuvier, would have been game of too large at sortfor:my weak shoulders ; puns and tales, " and such small deer,” were all I could think of attacking. My sport has been that of a holyday school-boy, who wayes war with Tom Tits and Sparrows, and when he has shot an unsuspecting blackbird, congratulates himself, as much as Wellington ever did on gaining the field of Waterloo. And yet, not to speak too modestly, I hope there are scraps in my Budget, some of which will please the lounger, some the actor, and others the student in Elocution. I have collected all manner of subjects, grave and gay, in verse and in prose; but, for the most part, with a view to Recitation : and it must be a fastidious tasie, that in this wide variety can find nothing worthy of attention. THE EDITOR. #nder. ܚ ܬ ܗ Page Tom's Peep into Worthing, 8 Seven Ages of Woman 9 A Paraphrase on Shakspear's Seven Ages 12 Address on Closing a Theatre 14 A Comic Nautical Address, on Opening a Provincial the: atre 15 Pralogue on Folly 16 in Vindication of the Stage 18 Jerry Sneak's, Jeu D'Esprit 19 Billy Whipstitch 20 Alonzo the Brave, and the Fair Imogine 23 Giles Jollop the Grave and Brown Sally Green 25. The Idiot Maid of the Moor 30 An Occasional Prologue 33 Tony Lumpkin's Ramble 34 A Reckoning with Time 36 Times' Answer to George Coiman the younger 38 Occasional Adddress 40 Newcastle Apothecary 41 Cunning Isaac's Escape from the Duenna 43 Prologue to Care Nonsuited 46 Comic address to Miss Pickle 49 Debates on the State of the Nation 51 Drunken Oration 52 Prolouge, by Dr. Johnson 54 The Barber's Petition 56 Monsieur Tonson 60 Garrick's Farewell Address 64 28 Page. The Double Transformation COMIC SONGS, &c. 65 Beggars and Ballad Singers 321 1 Hamlet Page4 336 ib. 1 TO THE ADDITIONAL PIECES. Theatrical Miseries-Original-selected by “Lachrymal - 341 346 347 350 Death of the Beautiful Maria Linley, by “Shakespear” 352 353 ing of the New Calcutta Private Subscription Theatre 354 ....: 355 COń Nanny Wilt those gang with me, by Carter”. 356 “ Storace-Song 357 Opera of the Castle of Andalusia “Shield"-Death of 358 363 364 366 ... 378 .... 361 |
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