Baron B--, Foote and Carey-Water and Wine, &c.

BARON --.

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Baron B-, a celebrated gambler, well known by the name of the left-handed Baron, being detected some years ago at Bath secreting a card, the company, in the warmth of their resentment, threw him out of the window of a one-pair of stairs room, where they had been playing. The baron meeting Foote some time after, was loudly complaining of this usage, and asked what he should do. "Do!" says the wit, " why it is a plain case -never play so high again as long as you live."

FOOTE AND CAREY.

Foote and Carey were at a masquerade, when Carey happening to say something that ruffled Mr. Foote, on which Foote told him he talked too fast, and he was afraid he would wear out his wit before the company broke up, and then he would be under the necessity of coaxing it; to which Carey replied, " Then I shall be under the necessity of serving my wit as you did your stockings a few years ago."

WATER AND WINE.

When Tom Weston applied to a surgeon, under a strong suspicion of his habit of body being dropsical, he was on the occasion accompanied by Foote. On examining the patient, the surgeon pronounced him to have much water lodged in the belly, and that it would be necessary to tap it. "It cannot be water that occasions the swelling," said Weston, " it may be wine." "No, no," replied Foote, " if it had been wine, Tom, you would long before this time have tapped it yourself."

THE BLACKAMOOR LADY.

Foote, in order to procure a good benefit for himself at the Haymarket theatre, caused it to be inserted in the play bill, " that by particular desire, and for that night only, the part of CALISTA, in the Fair Penitent, would be performed by a blackamoor lady of great accomplishments."

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Foote's Duns-Neck or Nothing-Garrick's Bust, &c.

FOOTE'S DUNS.

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Foote was never remarkable for economy; so long as economy continued the favourite pass-word at court, so long did it continue the favourite mock-word of the English Aristophanes. Every body who remembers Mr. Foote, must remember the beautiful set of dun horses with which he used to drive his carriage. On being complimented respecting their limbs, their fine shapes and colour, one day, "Yes," replied the wag, " I am never without a set of duns in my retinue; but with this defference, that in summer I drive the duns, and in winter the duns drive me."

NECK OR NOTHING.

The same was very fond of good eating and drinking, and naturally frequented those tables where the best was to be found. He one day, not long before his death, called upon an alderman in the city (with whom he was intimately acquainted), just at dinner-time; when, instead of the usual delicacies, he saw only some green-peas soup and a neck of mutton; he suffered both to be taken away, and said he would wait for something else. The alderman could not refrain telling him, that they had an accident in the morning, which spoiled the who'e dinner, and nothing had escaped the catastrophe but those two dishes, for the kitchen chimney had fallen in. "Oh! is it so; said Foore, "then, John, bring back the mutton, for I see it's neck or nothing with us."

GARRICK'S BUST.

A gentleman who called to pay a morning visit to Foote, took notice of a bust of Garrick on a bureau. "Do you know my reason," says Foote, "for making Garrick stand sentry there?" "No," replied his friend. "I place him there," resumed the wit, ** to take care of my money, for in truth I can't take care of it myself."

LORD CHESTERFIELD AND FOOTE.

Lord Chesterfield, in a very sickly state, was taking the air în Hyde-park one morning. when Foote rode up to inquire after his lordship's health. "Well, Sam," says the witty earl, "what part do you play to night?" " Lady Dowager Whitfield," replied

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Practice makes Perfect-Foote and Lord Onslow, &c.

the wag. "I am going to cut a figure myself," said his lordship. You have long cut a splendid figure, my lord," says Foote, "It may be so," says his lordship with a smile, "but I am now rehearsing the principal part in the Funeral."

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.

A young lady, in dancing at a masquerade at Carlisle-house, happened to trip, and fell flat on her back; Foote, who was in a domino, and near her, stooping to pick her up, said, "Never mind it, my pretty dear, practice makes perfect."

FOOTE AND LORD ONSLOW.

Some years before Foote took leave of one of his legs, or this world, he, with many other kinghts of the napkin, had occasion to dine with the late Lord Onslow of facetious memory In course of conversation after dinner, the long corks being introduced, which was never the case till the secondrate port guests had made their congé-" Now, Sam," said his lordship, "don't you think I am a very happy fellow; I have always good wine and good company." Yes, my lord," said Sam, "you may repeat with the poet

"From ignorance our comfort flows,
The only wretched are the wise."

"Bravo! by G-d," said his lordship, Sam's never at a stand for a good thing."

When the same was tried in Dublin for the libel upon George Faulkner, the printer, (whom he dramatized as Peter Paragraph,) the late judge Robinson was one of the bench. This was an old, crabbed, peevish gentleman, who wore a wig of a singular shape, and had his forehead very much broke out in blotches, which, when in an ill temper, he was in the habit of picking off, and throwing down upon the clerks, attorneys, &c. beneath the bench. Shortly after his trial, Foote appeared upon the stage as Justice Midas, with a costume, wig, and countenance, so exactly that of the judge, and with the blotches which he picked and distributed with gestures so perfectly according

Terrific Tragedies-The Conspirators-Shakespeare's Abode, &c.

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to the model, that the whole audience, by most of whom he was known, (especially in the gallery,) were convulsed with laughter, many crying out, "Robinson! - Robinson!"

TERRIFIC TRAGEDIES.

Crebillon, the writer of French tragedy, was asked why his tragedies were so terrific. "Sir," says the poet, "Ameille occupies the heavens, Roune the earth, and to me is left Pandemonium."

THE CONSPIRATORS.

The same, when composing his tragedy of Catiline, a friend called on him, and was surprised to see four large ravens sitting at his elbow. " Walk gently, my good sir," says the poet, "or you will put my conspirators to flight."

SHAKSPEARE'S ABODE.

The house in which the immortal Shakspeare lived at Stratford-upon-Avon, was lately* inhabited by a butcher, who wrote over his door

" Shakspeare
Was born here.

N. B.-A horse and cart to let.

THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF MR. GARRICK.

An exact copy of the play bill which announced the first appearance of Mr. Garrick on the London stage.

October 19th, 1741, Goodman's-fields.

At the late theatre in Goodman's-fields, this day will be performed a Concert of vocal and instrumental Music, divided into two parts.

Tickets at three, two, and one shilling. Places for the Boxes, to be taken at the Fleece Tavern, next the Clerkenwell.

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N. B. - Between the two parts of the Concert, will be presented,

an Historical Play, called

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF

KING RICHARD THE THIRD:

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Containing the distress of King Henry VI. - The artful acquisition of the crown by King Richard. The murder of young King Edward Vand his brother in the Tower, - The landing of the Earl of Richmond; and the death of King Richard in the memorable battle of Bosworth-field, being the last that was fought between the houses of York and Lancaster; with many other true historical passages. The part of King Richard, by a Gentleman (who never appeared on any stage).

King Henry, by Mr. Giffard; Richmond, Mr. Mar shall; Prince Edward, by Miss Hippesley; Duke of York, Miss Naylor; Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Patterson; Duke of Norfolk, Mr. Blakes; Lord Stanley, Mr. Pagett; Oxford, Mr. Vaughan; Tressel, Mr. W. Giffard; Catesby, Mr. Marr; Rateliff, Mr. Crofts; Blunt, Mr. Naylor; Tyrrel, Mr. Put tenham; Lord Mayor, Mr. Dunstall; the Queen, Mrs. Steel; Dutchess of York, Mrs. Yates; and the part of Lady Anne, by Mrs. Giffard.

With Entertainments of Dancing,
1... By Mons. Fromet,

Madame Duvalt, and the two Masters and

Miss Graniet??

To which will be added,

A ballad Opera of One Act, called

THE VIRGIN UNMASKED.

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The part of Lucy, by Miss Hippesley.
Both of which will be performed gratis, by persons 12

for their diversion.

The Concert will begin exactly at six o'clock.

WCLERKENWELL.

At the lower end of Clerkenwell, now called. Ray-street, is a pump erected in a little recess of the street, on which is fixed an iron plate, giving an historical account of the place. The

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