Director, Sir George Smart.
Conductor, on The Apollonicon,—lent to the lessee for that night only,—Mr. Purkis.
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke,
The overture having been twice encored, bell rings, and curtain draws up.
Act II.—Scene I.
A public-house, "Black Horse," in the Borough. A tap-room. Mags and Poppleton discovered drinking "heavy wet." Mags rather fresh, and Poppleton evidently the worse of liquor. Mags, after a long pull, deposits the pot upon the table.
Pop.—Now for your news, Mags.
Mags.I told you, worthy Pop,
That Stubs and Smith put keepers on the shop.
Pop.—And how's our missus?
Mags. Why, hearty, when last seen
With a Life-Guardsman, crossing Turnham-green.
Pop.—And honest Snags?
Mags (with emotion). Ah! would that epithet were true,
Or I could keep the sad details from you!
Snags is not honest!
(Poppleton buttons his coat, and puts himself into a boxing attitude.)
He has robb'd the till,
And lost the money, betting at a mill!