[1] It was Rowe's only play in a contemporary setting, and he rapidly turned back to historical tragedies beginning with Ulysses (1705).
[2] The original cast included Thomas Betterton as Sir Timothy Tallapoy, George Pack as Pinch, John Verbruggen as Clerimon and Mary Hodgson sang some of the songs.
[3] Barton Booth appeared as Friendly, Francis Leigh as Scribblescrabble, Francis Knapp as Bandileer, William Fieldhouse as Trick, John Freeman as Bohee, Elinor Leigh as Lady Stale, Susanna Mountfort as Angelica, Abigail Lawson as Mrs Scribblescrabble and Elizabeth Barry as Mrs.
[4] At a country fair taking place near Croydon, the wealthy merchant Sir Timothy Tallapoy has arranged marriages for both himself and his daughter Angelica.
However Angelica is really in love with another man, who also arrives at the fair pursued by Lady Stale an amorous, older widow.