Wild man (1823)

Wild man 1823 newspaper clipping

This new Melo Drame 'The Wild Man' shows that pantomimes then could be serious, they were not always comic.

Location: Birmingham Theatre Royal Playbills 02061817

"The Whole to conclude with a new Melo-Drame, called the Wild Man.
The Wild Man, Mr. GRIMALDI, Don Quixote, Mr. ELLIOTT, Sancho Pancha, Mr. KEELEY, Muley, Mr. HILLINGTON, The Prince, Mr. TURNER, Achammah, Mr. HOLLAND, Rufus, Mr. BODDIE, Servant, Mr. TOBBIN Child, Miss MEEHAN, Berina, Miss BURRELL, Fadallah, Miss WILLIAMS.

On Wednesday, Southern's Tragedy of OROONOKO; after which, a Comic Pantomime, called Castles in the Air, or The Clown's Gambols, produced under the Direction of MR. GRIMALDI.

On Thursday, to accommodate the numerous younger Branches of Families who are desirous to see Mr. GRIMALDI and HIS SON, the PANTOMIME will be performed on the first Part of the Evening; after which the BROKEN SWORD.

On Friday, Sheridan's celebrated Comedy of the RIVALS; Captain Absolute, Mr. Conway; Faulkland, Mr. Brunton; Sir Anthony Absolute, Mr. Lee; Acres, Mr. Grimaldi (acted by him at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden) Lydia, Miss Brunton Julia, Miss Whitacker; with a new Comic Pantomime, and other Entertainments, being for the BENEFIT of Mr. Grimaldi, and his last appearance
On Monday the 9th, the new play called the SLAVE.

Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. To begin precisely at 7 o'clock.
Thomas Knott, jun. Printer, Birmingham."

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