[44] 'Sparks:' Luke Sparks, an actor of the time, rather hard in his
manner.

[45] 'Smith:' Called Gentleman Smith,' an actor in genteel comedy,
corpulent in person.

[46] 'Ross:' a Scotchman, dissipated in his habits.

[47] 'Statira:' Ross's Statira was Mrs Palmer, the daughter of Mrs
Pritchard.

[48] 'Macklin:' Charles Macklin, _alias_ M'Laughlin, good in such
characters as Shylock, &c.; no tragedian; a lecturer on elocution;
coarse in features.

[49] 'Sheridan:' father of Richard Brinsley. See Boswell and Moore.

[50] 'Islington:' the new river.

[51] 'Rolt:' a drudge to the booksellers, who plagiarised Akenside's
'Pleasures of Imagination,' and was a coadjutor with Christopher
Smart in the 'Universal Visitor.' See Boswell.

[52] 'Lun:' Mr John Rich, the manager of Covent Garden and Lincoln's
Inn Fields Theatre, called Lun for his performance of Harlequin; famous
for pantomimes.

[53] 'Clive:' Catherine Clive, a celebrated comic actress, of very
diversified powers; 'a better romp' than Jonson 'ever saw in nature.'