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Playing at the Haymarket Theater (see our post about the Haymarket) in July of 1806 was a play called The Finger Post, or File Miles Off. This summary was printed in the July 1806 issue of La Belle Assemblee.
The show was a popular comedy written by Thomas John Dibdin, a notable dramatist and songwriter.
You can read for free using Google books: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Five_Miles_Off_Or_The_Finger_Post/jCMAAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
