<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>For the Benefit of Mess. Mathews &amp; Williams. ... On Thursday evening, May 15, 1800 there will be presented the comedy of Laugh when you can. End of the play, The Barber's petition; or, His defence of wigs. ... To which will be added, a comic opera called Lock and Key ...</dc:title><dc:creator>Theatre Royal (York, England)</dc:creator><dc:date>[1800]</dc:date><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>Actors include: Melvin, Mathews, Williams, Cummins, Toms, Adcock, Jarman, Hope, Denman, Dunn ; Miss Cummins, Miss Duncan, Mrs Burton, Mrs Southgate, Mrs Duncan, Miss Jackson, Mrs Michell, Mrs French.</dc:description><dc:description>Playbill for a performance in Theatre Royal, York on May 15, 1800.</dc:description><dc:description>Barber's petition - containing the Lovers wig, Coachmans's, Doctor's, Counsellor's wig and his own wig. To be recited and sung by Mr Mathews. The favourite new glee of 'When shall we three meet again, ' by Mr Denham, Mrs Southgate, and Mrs Jackson, in the characters of the three witches. ... 'Capt. Wattle and Miss Roe, ' sung by Mr Mathews.</dc:description><dc:description>Lock and Key.</dc:description><dc:description>From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from theatres in York, England]. [England], [1789-1805].</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>