Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand. Particularly Private. This present FRIDAY, April 26, 1822, Will be presented a FARCE called Mr. H.... (_N.B. This piece was damned at Drury Lane Theatre._) [Caste follows.] Previous to which a PROLOGUE will be spoken by Mrs. EDWIN. After the Farce (for the first Time in this country, and now performing with immense success in Paris) A French _Petite Comedie_, called Le Comedien D'Etampes. (N.B. _This piece was never acted in London, and may very probably be damned HERE_.) [Caste follows.] Immediately after which A LOVER'S CONFESSION, in the shape of a SONG, by M. EMILE (From the Theatre de la Poste St. Martin, at Paris.) To conclude with a _Pathetic Drama_, in One Act, called The Sorrows of Werther. (N.B. This Piece was damned at Covent Garden Theatre.) [Caste follows.] Brothers and Sisters of Charlotte, by six Cherubims got for the occasion. Orchestra. Leader of the Band, Mr. Knight, Conductor, Mr. E. Knight. Piano Forte, Mr. Knight, Jun. Harpsichord, Master Knight (that was). Clavecin, by the Father of the Knights, to come. Vivat Rex! No Money returned (because none will be taken). _On account of the above surprising Novelty, not an_ ORDER _can possibly be admitted:_-- _But it is requested, that if such a thing finds its way into the front of the house_, IT WILL BE KEPT. Doors open at Half past Six, begin at Half past Seven precisely. The Entrance for all parts of the House at the Private Box Door in Exeter Street. Lowndes, Printer, Marquis Court, Drury Lane, London. Mr. Dobell wonders if Lamb had any knowledge of this performance, and he suggests that possibly he had a hand in the bill. Certainly the interpolations concerning damnation are in his manner. I add a few notes:-- Page 208. _The man with the great nose_. See Slawkenbergius's tale in _Tristram Shandy_, Vol. IV. Page 212. _The feeling Hurley_. Harley was the hero of Henry Mackenzie's novel, _The Man of Feeling_. Page 217. _Jeremiah Pry_. John Poole may have taken a hint here for his farce "Paul Pry," produced in September, 1825. Lamb and he knew each other slightly. Lamb analysed the prying nature again in _The New Times_ early in 1825, in two papers on "Tom Pry" and "Tom Pry's Wife" which will be found in Vol. I. of this edition. Page 220. _Old Q----_. William Douglas, fourth Duke of Queensberry (1724-1810), the most notorious libertine of his later days.