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Its plot concerns the comeuppance of the incorrigible fantasist Young Wilding. Along with the characters Old Wilding, Sir James Eliot, Miss Godfrey, Kitty and Miss Grantham, the play featured the Frenchman Papillon. Lee Lewes is seen here as Young Wilding in 1780, along with his line: ‘And I am now, Papillion, perfectly equipped?’\n\r\nThe comedian and popular Harlequin Charles Lee Lewes (1740-1803) (originally Lewis) first appeared at Covent Garden on 23rd September 1767 as Prince Henry in <i>King John</i>. Perhaps to avoid confusion with the actor Philip Lewis (also at Covent Garden), he was billed as Lewes. He played various supporting roles during the 1767-8 season, and after appearing in Bristol returned to Covent Garden where he remained for sixteen seasons, playing Harlequin in  the 1770-71 season in <i>The Rape of Prosperine</i>, <i>Harlequin's Jubilee</i>, and <i>Mother Shipton</i>. 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