Theseus (Prince of Athens)Mr George Rignold
Egeus (father to Hermia)Mr Robertson
Lysander (in love with Hermia)Mr William Rignold
Demetrius ( " " )Mr Charles Coghlan
Philostrate (Master of Revels to Theseus) Mr Brunel
Quince (the Carpenter)Mr Marshall (first appearance these two years)
Snug (the Joiner)Mr Douglas Gray
Bottom (the Weaver)Mr A. Wood
Flute (the bellows-mender)Mr H. Andrews
Snout (the Tinker)Mr Marchant
Starveling (the Tailor)Mr Gibson
Hippolyta (Queen of the Amazons)Miss Louisa Thorne
(betrothed to Theseus)(first appearance in Bath)
Hermia (daughter to Egeus,Miss Elizabeth Burton
in love with Lysander)
Helena (in love with Demetrius)Miss Desborough
Oberon (King of the Fairies)Miss Henrietta Hodson
Titania (Queen of the Fairies)Miss Ellen Terry
Puck, or Robin Goodfellow (a Fairy)Master Edmund Marshall
First Singing FairyMiss M. Cruse
Second Singing FairyMiss Madge Robertson
Third Singing FairyMiss F. Douglas
Fairies who join in a shadow danceMiss Powell & her pupils
PeablossomMiss Ellen Seymour
MothMiss E. Frailly
CobwebMaster F. Marshall
Mustard-seedMiss I. Marshall

Fairies

Demoiselles Margarets, Montague, Owen, Fanny Marshall, Bullock, Vaughan, Clarke, A. Clarke, Gibson, Marchant, Holmes, Wootton, etc.

Other Fairies attending their King and Queen

Misses Seymour, C. Wootten, Goodyer, Frailly, E. Frailly, C. Marchant, F. Marchant, Watts, etc.

Characters in Interlude performed by the Clowns

Pyramus, by Bottom; Wall, by Snout; Thisbe, by Flute; Moonshine, by Starveling; Lion, by Snug.

Attendants on Theseus & Hippolyta—Huntsman, Esquire, etc.

The new Act-Drop by Messrs Grieve and Telbin.

To conclude with the new and laughable Farce, by J. Wooler, Esq., called:

MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE

Brownjohn Brown Mr Marshall
(Of the Laburnums)
Simon Gushington Mr William Rignold
Tubs Mr Gibson
Alick Mr Wilson
Peter Peppercorn }
Jemima Ann }Mr A. Wood
Charley Bitt }
Kate Gushington }
Bob, Tiger }Miss Henrietta Hodson
Jemima, a Housemaid }
Alice, Niece to Brown Miss Madge Robertson.
Matilda Peppercorn Miss Louisa Thorne

Speaking by the light of to-day, this was indeed a rich cast, and it is interesting to note how Madge Robertson and Ellen Terry—destined to become the two greatest actresses of their generation—thus played together in their "'prentice days." No doubt the "singing fairy" of the evening inspired Titania with her admiration for Mrs. Kendal's exquisite voice.

Long after their stock company days, the Terry Sisters held their well-merited and remarkable popularity in Bristol. That distinguished actor, W. H. Vernon, who, as we have seen, graduated as one of Mr. Chute's "young people," has told me how enthusiastically they were received when, with London honours thick upon them, they came to "star" in their old "school," in a piece called "A Sister's Penance," which had been a great success at the Adelphi Theatre. Vernon, who was "Miss Nelly's" lover on that occasion, was immensely struck by her merriment and high spirits at the rehearsal in the morning and (in contrast) her wonderful display of true emotion in the performance of the evening.

In connection with Ellen Terry's next appearance in London, it is curious to note that in the famous Bath programme that preceded it, William Rignold should figure as "Lord Dundreary"—the "Spirit of the Hour"; and that she should be so aptly chosen for "The Spirit of the Future."