Rowlandson the Caricaturist; a Selection from His Works. Vol. 2 by Joseph Grego

_October 24, 1809._ _Preparations for the Jubilee, or Theatricals Extraordinary._ Published by T. Tegg.--A range of booths occupies the background of the view; a pole is erected before each of the tents, displaying a flag and an advertising poster, indicating the nature of the show provided within. The preparations are being completed, the workmen are putting the finishing strokes in readiness for opening. Under the union-jack is _Perceval, Eldon & Co.'s Pic Nic Entertainments; any port in a storm_. Under 'false colours' is Don John's booth, announcing, _Set a beggar on horseback, he'll ride to the devil_, with the _Row, or a fig for John Bull_. Mr. Canning's Booth advertises _The Double Dealer_, with _The Duellist_. Lord Mulgrave offers _A Chapter of Accidents_, with _'Tis well 'tis no Worse_. Lord Castlereagh promises _The Revenge_, with _Who would have thought it?_ Lord Wellington's booth has _The Wild Goose Chase_, with _The Wanderer_. Under a huge cocked-hat, as a sign, is General Chatham's booth, 'Just arrived from Flushing.' A comedy called _Delays and Blunders_, to which will be added _He will be a Soldier_, is the bill offered from Holland. Mrs. Clarke's booth presents _A new melodrama_, called _More Secrets than One_, with _Various Deceptions_; and her neighbour, Colonel Wardle, promises _Plot and Counter Plot_, with the farce of the _Upholsterer_. _October 25, 1809._ _A Bill of Fare for Bond Street Epicures._ Woodward del., Rowlandson sc. Published by T. Tegg (188).--Six subjects, representing fair and fashionably-dressed female loungers of the period, parodied under the several descriptions of _À la Mode Beef_, _Rump of Beef_, _Breast of Veal_, _Veal Cutlets_, _Baron of Beef_, and _Pork Sausage_. The figures of these various personages are marked with spirit, and the respective attributes are conveyed with a certain humorous appropriateness.