On Sunday evening, then, at a quarter past six, Mr. Tryan, setting out from Mr. Landor’s with a party of his friends who had assembled there, was soon joined by two other groups from Mr. Pratt’s and Mr. Dunn’s; and stray persons on their way to church naturally falling into rank behind this leading file, by the time they reached the entrance of Orchard Street, Mr. Tryan’s friends formed a considerable procession, walking three or four abreast. It was in Orchard Street, and towards the church gates, that the chief crowd was collected; and at Mr. Dempster’s drawing-room window, on the upper floor, a more select assembly of Anti-Tryanites were gathered to witness the entertaining spectacle of the Tryanites walking to church amidst the jeers and hootings of the crowd.
To prompt the popular wit with appropriate sobriquets, numerous copies of Mr. Dempster’s play-bill were posted on the walls, in suitably large and emphatic type. As it is possible that the most industrious collector of mural literature may not have been fortunate enough to possess himself of this production, which ought by all means to be preserved amongst the materials of our provincial religious history, I subjoin a faithful copy.
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT!!!
To be given at Milby on Sunday evening next, by the
FAMOUS COMEDIAN, TRY-IT-ON!
And his first-rate company, including not only an
UNPARALLELED CAST FOR COMEDY!
But a Large Collection of reclaimed
and converted Animals:
Among the rest
A Bear, who used to dance!
A Parrot, once given to swearing!!
A Polygamous
Pig!!!
and
A Monkey who used to catch fleas on a Sunday!!!!
Together with
a
Pair of regenerated LINNETS!
With an entirely new song, and plumage.
MR. TRY-IT-ON
Will first pass through the streets, in procession, with his unrivalled Company warranted to have their eyes turned up higher, and the corners of their mouths turned down lower, than any other company of Mountebanks in this circuit!
AFTER WHICH
The Theatre will be opened, and
the entertainment will
commence at HALF-PAST SIX
When will be presented
A piece, never before performed on any stage,
entitled
THE WOLF IN SHEEPS
CLOTHING;
or
THE METHODIST IN A MASK
Mr. Boanerges Soft Sawder, . .
. . MR. TRY-IT-ON.
Old Ten-per-cent Godly, . . . . . MR.
GANDER.
Dr. Feedemup, . . . . . . . . MR.
TONIC.
Mr. Lime-Twig Lady-winner, . . . . MR.
TRY-IT-ON.
Miss Piety Bait-the-hook, . . . . MISS
TONIC.
Angelica, . . . . . . . . . MISS
SERAPHINA TONIC.
After which
A miscellaneous Musical Interlude, commencing
with
The Lamentations of Jerom-iah!
In nasal recitative.
To be followed by
The favourite Cackling Quartette,
by Two Hen-birds who are no chickens!