Bombastes Furioso, a burlesque tragic opera, by William Barnes Rhodes. Haymarket, August 7, 1810. Mr. Mathews, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Liston, Miss H. Kelly. This is a travesty of Orlando Furioso, “Distaffina,” is Angelica, beloved by Orlando, whom she jilts for a young Moor named Medoro. This sends Orlando mad, and he hangs his armour on a tree with these lines beneath:—
“Orlando’s arms let none displace,
Save one who’ll meet him face to face.”
The Bottle Imp, burlesque. Grecian Saloon. 1852.
Bride of Abydos; or the Prince, the Pirate, and the Pearl. By Henry J. Byron. No date. H. J. Turner, C. Young, Miss M. Oliver, Miss Swanborough.
The Brigand; or new Lines to an old Ban-ditty. By Gilbert A. à Beckett. Haymarket, Dec. 26, 1867. Mr. Compton.
The Bronze Horse, grand spectacle, by Howard Paul, founded on Scribe and Auber’s opera, Le Cheval de Bronze. Alhambra, July 4, 1881.
Brown and the Brahmins; or, Captain Pop and the Princess Pretty Eyes. Founded on the Drama of “The Illustrious Stranger,” by R. Reece. Globe, January 23, 1869.
Mr. Buckstone’s Ascent of Mount Parnassus. A travestie of Albert Smith’s “Ascent of Mont Blanc” by J. R. Planché. Haymarket, March 28, 1853. W. Farren, Braid, Buckstone, Mrs. Fitzwilliam.
Called Back Again, burl., parody of “Called Back” by Albert Chevalier. T. R., Plymouth, July 13, 1885.