Excerpt from Blue Devils: A Farce To the correctness of these remarks, the history of some of our most popular stock-pieces bears ample testimony; and that of Blue Devils amongst the number. Produced originally at Covent Garden, in 1798, for the benefit of Mr. Fawcett, it narrowly escaped being totally damned; and was only heard to the conclusion, by that kind of sufferance which affects always to deal tenderly with benefit-per formances. Yet, being soon after transferred to the Hay market, it pleased prodigiousl y, and has ever since been one of our most favourite interludes. With such examples beforethem, it is scarcely matter for wonder, that unfortunate writers are inclined to appeal from the fiat of the judges by whom they have been condemned and hope to obtain from a second jury, a more favourable verdict than has been awarded by the first. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.