The opening night of the Theatre Royal summer season saw the return of the famous young Edinburgh-born soprano Mary Ann Paton. She had been released from her contract at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden to give twelve performances in her home town.
Cast taken from playbill in the National Library of Scotland. The performance opened with an 'entertainment in one act' called Is He Jealous? The Rossini was followed by the Farce of The Spectre Bridegroom. For the second performance, the advertised programme concluded with an entertainment composed by Henry Bishop, entitled Brother and Sister.
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