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[32] 'Jackson:' afterwards manager of the Royal Theatre, Edinburgh.
[33] 'Love:' James Love, an actor and dramatic writer, who could play
nothing well but Falstaff.
[34] 'Dominic:' Dryden's 'Spanish Friar.' [35] 'Boniface:' The jovial
landlord in Farquhar's 'Beaux Stratagem.'
[36] 'Austin,' &c.: all small and forgotten actors.
[37] 'Moody:' Moody excelled in Irish characters.
[38] 'Bayes:' alluding to the summer theatre in the Haymarket, where
Murphy's plays were got up and acted under the joint management of
himself and Mr Foote.
[39] 'Elliot:' a female actress of great merit.
[40] 'Ledgers:' the Public Ledger, a newspaper.
[41] 'Vaughan:' Thomas Vaughan, a friend of Murphy.
[42] 'Little factions:' Murphy had called Churchill and his friends
'The Little Faction.'
[43] 'Militia:' the Westminster militia and the city of London trained
bands and lumber troopers, afforded much amusement.
[44] 'Sparks:' Luke Sparks, an actor of the time, rather hard in his
manner.
[45] 'Smith:' Called Gentleman Smith,' an actor in genteel comedy,
corpulent in person.


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