ists of the properties wanted; and had them
nailed up by the prompter's chair. Every letter that was to be
delivered, was written; every piece of money that had to be given,
provided; and not a single thing lost sight of. I prompted, myself, when
I was not on; when I was, I made the regular prompter of the theatre my
deputy; and I never saw anything so perfectly touch and go, as the
first two pieces. The bedroom scene in the interlude was as well
furnished as Vestris had it; with a 'practicable' fireplace blazing away
like mad, and everything in a concatenation accordingly. I really do
believe that I was very funny: at least I know that I laughed heartily
at myself, and made the part a character, such as you and I know very
well: a mixture of T----, Harley, Yates, Keeley, and Jerry Sneak. It
went with a roar, all through; and, as I am closing this, they have told
me I was so well made up that Sir Charles Bagot, who sat in the
stage-box, had no idea who played Mr. Snobbington, until the piece was
over.

[Illustration: Private Theatricals.]

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=COMMITTEE.=

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Mrs. TORRENS.
W. C. ERMATINGER, Esq.
Mrs. PERRY.
Captain TORRENS.
THE EARL OF MULGRAVE.

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STAGE MANAGER--MR. CHARLES DICKENS.

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QUEEN'S THEATRE, MONTREAL

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ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 25TH, 1842,
WILL BE PERFORMED,

=ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER.=

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MRS. SELBORNE. [Handwritten: Mrs. Torrens]
MARIA DARLINGTON. [Handwritten: Miss Griffin]
MRS. FIXTURE. [Handwritten: Miss Ermatinger.]

MR. SELBORNE. [Handwritten: Lord Mulgrave.]
ALFRED HIGHFLYER. [Handwritten: Mr. Charles Dickens]
SIR MARK CHASE. [Handwritten: Honourable Mr. Methuen]
FIXTURE. [Handwritten: Captain Willoughby.]
GAMEKEEPER. [Handwritten: Captain Granville]

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AFTER WHICH, AN INTERLUDE IN ONE SCENE, (FROM THE FRENCH,) CALLED

=Past Two o'Clock in the Morning.=

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THE STRANGER. [Handwritten: Captain Granville]
MR. SNOBBIN