[P. 2.] By Wyatt's trowel. James Wyatt (1746-1813) was the architect of the rebuilt Drury Lane Theatre.
Let hoarse Fitzgerald bawl. Byron (English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, line 1) wrote 'shall,' not 'let.'
[P. 4.] The Baby's Debut. By James Smith.
[P. 6.] the Young Betty mania. William Henry West Betty (1791-1874) first appeared on the stage in his twelfth year, and retired with a fortune in his seventeenth. Though he occasionally reappeared on the boards in manhood, he never repeated his early success.
[P. 7.] An Address without a Phœnix. This was the genuine address which Horace Smith had sent in for competition (see p. 397).
[P. 9.] Cui Bono. The opening stanza by James, the rest by Horace Smith.
[P. 13.] The Tradesman duns. Originally, 'The plaintiff calls.'
[P. 15.] To the Secretary and a Hampshire Farmer. By James Smith. William Cobbett (1762-1835) became Member of Parliament for Oldham in 1832.
[P. 16.] Mr. Whitbread. Samuel Whitbread (1758-1815), brewer and politician, Member of Parliament for Bedford, was Chairman of the Committee for the rebuilding of Drury Lane Theatre.
[P. 19.] The Living Lustres. By Horace Smith.