[Astley, John Conway Philip] | A slip song with lyrics composed by Philip Astley

[Astley, John Conway Philip]
Royal Saloon, and New Amphitheatre. [London]: Pace, [ca. 1791-1793]

Letterpress playbill and slip song (495 x 188 mm), printed verso and recto. Playbill on recto, slip song on verso; old folds and creases, short closed tear to lower left corner.

John Astley, Philip's son, eventually assumed management of his famed Amphitheatre. Here, "Mr. Astley, Jnr." announces a night of performances, notably including an "East-India Military Divertisement." The most striking feature of this broadside, however, is the slip song printed on the recto, including lyrics composed by "Mr. Astley, Sen.":

"O Lord, What a Place is a Camp!
What wonderful Doings are here?
How the People are all on the Tramp,
Now to me it looks dev'lish queer!
There's Ladies a swigging of Gin,
And crop'd maccaronies likewise;
There's I, with my who'll up and win,
Come, here is your hot Mutton Pies."

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