The Spouter's Companion [T114672]
- DMI number:
- 1400
- Publication Date:
- 1770
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- T114672
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- n/a
- Shelfmark:
- Bod Harding A 1435
- Full Title:
- THE | Spouter's Companion; | OR, | THEATRICAL REMEMBRANCER: | CONTAINING | A Select Collection of the most esteemed | PROLOGUES and EPILOGUES | WHICH HAVE BEEN SPOKEN | By the most celebrated PERFORMERS. | TOGETHER WITH | VARIETY of CURIOUS ORIGINALS, | Written on Purpose for this WORK: | AMONG WHICH ARE | Several PROLOGUES and EPILOGUES, | To be spoken in the Characters of | BLOODS, BUCKS, CHOICE SPIRITS, | FRIBBLES, BRAVOS, &c. | TOGETHER WITH | A NEW PROLOGUE ON EPILOGUES, | AND | An EPILOGUE ON PROLOGUES. | To which is added, | The SPOUTER'S MEDLEY: | Containing select Parts of the most celebrated Comedies and | Tragedies, contrasted in such a Manner as to render their | Assemblage extremely diverting to the Readers, Speakers, | and Hearers. | TOGETHER WITH | The SPOUTING-CLUB in an UPROAR, | OR THE | BATTLE of SOCKS and BUSKINS. | [rule] | [epigraph] | [double rule] | LONDON: Printed for J. COOKE, at [i]Shakespeare's Head, | Paternoster-Row:[/i] And sold by T. LEWIS, [i]Great Russel-Street, | Covent-Garden; and[/i] R. MARINER, in [i]Compton-Street, Soho.[/i] | [PRICE ONE SHILLING.]
- Epigraph:
- [i]Ye Lovers of Thespis, a Table is spread, | To feast you in Taste at the fam'd[/i] Shakespeare's Head: | [i]Then come and regale on our high season'd Books, | Dish'd out and serv'd up by your Caterer,[/i] Cooke. | [i]Here's Humour and Wit ready dress'd for your Ease, | So chuse as ye fancy, and spout as ye please.[/i]
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Format:
- Duodecimo
- Price:
- 1 s
- Pagination:
- [4], [5]-35, 25*-36*, 37-96 pp.
- Bibliographic details:
- Frontispiece. Despite pagination, text and register are continuous.
- Comments:
- Date: 1770? suggested by ESTC. Pencil annotation in Bod Harding A 1435 suggests '1778'.
- Other matter:
- Prefatory matter: Contents [2pp.]
- Title:
- The spouter's companion [N23487]
- Publication Date:
- 1770
- ESTC No:
- N23487
- Volume:
- 1 of 1
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The spouter's companion [N23612]
- Publication Date:
- 1772
- ESTC No:
- N23612
- Volume:
- 1 of 1
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- John Cooke
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Sold by:
- R. Mariner
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Sold by:
- T. Lewis
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Since life in miniature in plays we see
- Page No:
- pp.5-7
- Poem Title:
- The Playhouse Display'd.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- I've fought the champions of the earth all round
- Page No:
- pp.7-8
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, Spoken in the Character of a Bully.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Oh hartshorn hartshorn hartshorn or I faint
- Page No:
- pp.8-9
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, In the Character of a Fribble.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- To pass the time before the curtain draws
- Page No:
- pp.10-11
- Poem Title:
- A Prologue, Spoken in the Character of a Choice Spirit.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Says one to me at Marjoram's last night
- Page No:
- pp.11-12
- Poem Title:
- A Prologue, Spoken in the Character of a Blood.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Behold me in the usual prologue dress
- Page No:
- pp.12-13
- Poem Title:
- Prologue Upon Epilogues. Spoken at a private Benefit. Enter in a Black Coat closely buttoned.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When science flourished in an attic age
- Page No:
- pp.14-15
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, Spoken at the opening of a Spouting Club.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Well somebody I see at last is come
- Page No:
- pp.15-16
- Poem Title:
- An Epilogue, In the Character of Somebody, with a malicious Design against Nobody.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- From Stratford arrived piping hot gentlefolks
- Page No:
- pp.16-18
- Poem Title:
- Scrub's Trip To The Jubilee, Spoken by Mr. Weston.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Poets and painters who from nature draw
- Page No:
- pp.18-19
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Clandestine Marriage.
- Attribution:
- Written by Mr. Garrick.
- Attributed To:
- David Garrick
- First Line:
- That I'm a lying rogue you all agree
- Page No:
- pp.19-21
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue To the Lying Valet. Spoken by Mr. Garrick.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Pressed by the load of life the weary mind
- Page No:
- pp.21-22
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Good Natured Man.
- Attribution:
- Written by Dr. Johnson
- Attributed To:
- Samuel Johnson
- First Line:
- Severe their task who in this critic age
- Page No:
- pp.22-24
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to the Author.
- Attribution:
- Written and Spoken by Mr. Foote.
- Attributed To:
- Samuel Foote
- First Line:
- Well if thou art my boy a little mellow
- Page No:
- pp.24-25
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Britannia, a Masque. Spoken by Mr. Garrick, In the Character of a Sailor, fuddled and talking to himself. He enters singing.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Measter measter | Is not my measter here among you pray
- Page No:
- pp.26-28
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Barbarossa.
- Attribution:
- Written by Mr. Garrick, And Spoken by him in the Character of a Country Boy.
- Attributed To:
- David Garrick
- First Line:
- Prologues precede the piece in mournful verse
- Page No:
- pp.28-29
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Apprentice, As Spoken by Mr. Woodward.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- With doubt joy apprehension almost dumb
- Page No:
- pp.29-30
- Poem Title:
- Prologue Spoken to Much Ado About Nothing, Acted by Command of his Majesty, By Mr. Garrick. Being his first Appearance on the Stage, after his Return from Italy.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Some strange caprice forever rules the stage
- Page No:
- pp.31-32
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Citizen, A Farce...Spoken by Mr. OBrien.
- Attribution:
- By A. Murphy, Esq;
- Attributed To:
- Arthur Murphy
- First Line:
- Oh George George George it is such rakes as you
- Page No:
- pp.32-34
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue To The Citizen, Spoken by Mr. Shuter and Mr. Woodward, in the Characters of Old Philpot, and Young Philpot.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Success makes people vain the maxim's true
- Page No:
- pp.34-35
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The School For Lovers, Spoken by Mr. Garrick.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- An epilogue methinks I heard you cry
- Page No:
- pp.28*-29*
- Poem Title:
- An Epilogue Upon Prologues.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Before the breast factitious feelings knew
- Page No:
- p.32*
- Poem Title:
- Prologue Spoken by Mr. T. Smith, at a private Benefit.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- From London your honours to Stratford I'm come
- Page No:
- pp.34*-35*
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Jubilee. Spoken in the Character of a Waiter.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Let me see have I the prologue ay or no
- Page No:
- pp.33*-34*
- Poem Title:
- A Prologue On Prologues, Intended to have been spoken on a particular Occasion.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Since Garrick's first appearance on the stage
- Page No:
- pp.25*-26*
- Poem Title:
- An Occasional Prologue Spoken at a Spouting-Club.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The many various objects that amuse
- Page No:
- pp.36-25*
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, Spoken by Mr. Foote.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Various the shifts of authors nowadays
- Page No:
- pp.29*-30*
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Comedy of the Brothers, Spoken by Mr. Smith.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Prologues like cards of compliments we find
- Page No:
- pp.26*-27*
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Lame Lover.
- Attribution:
- Written and Spoken by Mr. Gentleman.
- Attributed To:
- Francis Gentleman
- First Line:
- An old trite proverb let me quote
- Page No:
- pp.30*-31*
- Poem Title:
- Prologue Upon Prologues....Spoken By Mr. King.
- Attribution:
- Written by Mr. Garrick.
- Attributed To:
- David Garrick
- First Line:
- Your servants kind masters from bottom to top
- Page No:
- pp.35*-37
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Dr. Last in his Chariot.
- Attribution:
- Written by David Garrick, Esq; and spoken by Mr. Foote.
- Attributed To:
- David Garrick
- First Line:
- Ye social friends of claret and of wit
- Page No:
- pp.37-39
- Poem Title:
- The Picture of a Playhouse; Or, Bucks Have At Ye All.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When bards first strolled through famous Greece
- Page No:
- pp.39-41
- Poem Title:
- The Feast: Or, Thespis's Advice to his Brother Poets and Actors.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Critics hark forward noble game and new
- Page No:
- pp.41-42
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The West Indian. Spoken by Mr. Reddish.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When Thespis first of players with happy art
- Page No:
- pp.43-44
- Poem Title:
- An Occasional Prologue, Spoken by the Author, On the Society of Gentlemen, called Thespians, removing from the Place of their late Meeting.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Oh there ye are before one word I utter
- Page No:
- pp.44-45
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To 'Tis Well It's No Worse.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Instead of an epilogue round smart and terse
- Page No:
- p.46
- Poem Title:
- An Address to the Town, by way of Epilogue to 'Tis Well It's No Worse. Spoken By Mr. King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- What whims what fancies are in these our days
- Page No:
- pp.47-48
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, Spoken By Mr. S--r, at the opening of the Spouting Club at Chatham.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Once more we're come in spite of party rage
- Page No:
- p.48
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, Spoken at a Spouting Club, on Account of an Information having been made to the Justices of the Peace in order to suppress it.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Kind sirs you're welcome to our humble fare
- Page No:
- p.49
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue...spoke by Mr. R--y, at a young Spouting-Club.
- Attribution:
- Wrote by Mr. S---r.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Since masquing's in fashion with every degree
- Page No:
- pp.50-51
- Poem Title:
- A New Song, Sung by the Author, in the Character of a Ballad-Singer, In the Masquerade which was introduced by the Thespians, among the other Performances, on Saturday, December 24, 1768.
- Attribution:
- The Author
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When learning's triumph over her barbarous foes
- Page No:
- pp.51-53
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, Spoken by Mr. Garrick, At the Opening of the Theatre in Drury-Lane, 1747.
- Attribution:
- Written by Samuel Johnson.
- Attributed To:
- Samuel Johnson
- First Line:
- I am a devil so please you and must hoof
- Page No:
- pp.53-54
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Fashionable Lover; Spoken by Mr. Weston, in the Character of a Printer's Devil.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Ladies your country's ornament and pride
- Page No:
- pp.55-56
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue. Spoken by Mrs. Barry.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A tragic tale from Norman William's age
- Page No:
- pp.56-57
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Matilda. Spoken by Mr. Smith.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Ha ha poor creature how you trembling stand
- Page No:
- pp.57-59
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue. Spoken by Miss Younge.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Excuse me sirs I pray I can't yet speak
- Page No:
- pp.59-60
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to She Stoops to Conquer, Or The Mistakes Of A Night...Spoken by Mr. Woodward.
- Attribution:
- Wrote by David Garrick, Esq;
- Attributed To:
- David Garrick
- First Line:
- Well having stooped to conquer with success
- Page No:
- pp.60-61
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue...Spoken by Mrs. Bulkeley.
- Attribution:
- Wrote by Dr. Goldsmith.
- Attributed To:
- Oliver Goldsmith
- First Line:
- As I'm an artist can my skill do better
- Page No:
- pp.62-63
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue To The Choleric Man...Spoken by Mrs Abington.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Garrick.
- Attributed To:
- David Garrick
- First Line:
- A female doctor sirs and pray why not
- Page No:
- pp.64-65
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue To The Spleen. Spoken by Mrs. King, In the Character of Dr. Anodyne.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Confiding in the justice of the place
- Page No:
- pp.65-66
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue To The Maid Of Bath...Spoken by Mrs. Jewel.
- Attribution:
- Written by Mr. Cumberland.
- Attributed To:
- Richard Cumberland
- First Line:
- Critics whenever I write in every scene
- Page No:
- pp.66-67
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Capuchin...Spoken by Mr. Foote.
- Attribution:
- Written by George Colman, Esq;
- Attributed To:
- George Colman
- First Line:
- Critics I come your favour to implore
- Page No:
- p.69
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Semiramis...Spoken by Mr. Reddish.
- Attribution:
- Written by G. E. Ayscough, Esq;
- Attributed To:
- George Edward Ayscough
- First Line:
- Disheveled still like Asia's bleeding queen
- Page No:
- pp.70-71
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue To Semiramis...Spoken by Mrs. Yates.
- Attribution:
- Written by R. B. Sheridan, Esq;
- Attributed To:
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- First Line:
- Deaf to the bar the pulpit and the throne
- Page No:
- pp.71-72
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Duellist...Spoken by Mr. Smith.
- Attribution:
- Written by the Author.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Go on prepare my bounty for my friends
- Page No:
- pp.73-74
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To A Christmas Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Hip music music have you more to play
- Page No:
- pp.74-76
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Grecian Daughter. Spoken by Mr. Weston.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Poor I tossed up and down from shore to shore
- Page No:
- pp.76-77
- Poem Title:
- Mr. Macklin's Farewell Epilogue.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Somebody says but I forgot his name
- Page No:
- pp.78-79
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue To The Romance Of An hour...Spoken by Mrs. Bulkley.
- Attribution:
- Written by Mr. Kelly.
- Attributed To:
- Hugh Kelly
- First Line:
- Too long the muse attached to regal show
- Page No:
- pp.80-81
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Sir Thomas Overbury...Spoken by Mr. Hull.
- Attribution:
- Written by R. B. Sheridan, Esq;
- Attributed To:
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- First Line:
- To hear with candour ere we judge a cause
- Page No:
- pp.81-83
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Hotel: Or, The Double Valet. Spoken by Mr. King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Critics be dumb tonight a lady sues
- Page No:
- pp.83-84
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Almida...Spoken by Mr. Reddish.
- Attribution:
- Written by William Whitehead, Esq;
- Attributed To:
- William Whitehead
- First Line:
- Behold ye critics of this classic age
- Page No:
- pp.84-85
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To An Hour Before Marriage. Spoken by Mr. Woodward, in the Character of Harlequin.
- Attribution:
- Written by Mr. Colman.
- Attributed To:
- George Colman
- First Line:
- Tis I can twist and twine the clearest case
- Page No:
- pp.86-87
- Poem Title:
- The Bull and Boat. A Comic Interlude.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Plato it must be so thou reasonest well
- Page No:
- pp.88-92
- Poem Title:
- Spouter's Medley.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Pray who's that fellow dressed so plaguey mean
- Page No:
- pp.93-96
- Poem Title:
- The Spouting Club In An Uproar; Or, The Squabble of Socks and Buskins.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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