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et cantare pares et responderre paratae - Harmony - Brittons attend-view this
harmonious stage. And listen to those notes which charm and age. Thus shall your tastes in sounds
& sense be shown. And Beggars opras ever be your own. - Vivetur Ingenio - Harle-quin Dr.
Faustus - Poor R-ch Faith I Pity him - Assist ye sacred nine - Ha this will do G-d D-me - Jack
Hall going down the privy in Newgate - Harle-quin Shepherd - Ben Johnsons Ghost. This print
represents the rehearsing a new farce that will include ye two famous entertainments Dr. Faustus
& Harlequin Shepherd, to which will be added Scaramouch Jack Hall the chimney-sweepers
escape from Newgate through ye privy, with ye comical humours of Ben Johnsons ghost. Concluding
with the hay-dance perfomred in ye air by ye figures A.B.C. Assisted by ropes from ye muses,
note, there are no conjurors concern'd in it as ye ignorant imagine. [hand pointing right] The
bricks, rubbish &c. will be real, but the excrements upon Jack Hall will be made of
chew'd gingerbread to prevent offence. Vivat Rex.