when robert william elliston in 1804 quit bath, he was replaced by wrench, who made his appearance on 5 january 1805 as gossamer in ‘laugh when you can,’ and walter in ‘children in the wood.’ in the new bath house wrench opened on 26 october 1805 as percy in the ‘castle spectre.’ he played during the season archer in ‘beaux' stratagem,’ orlando, belcour in ‘west indian,’ and pedro in the ‘pilgrim.’ he then returned to york, and while there received an offer from drury lane, where he appeared, with the company then temporarily occupying the lyceum, as ‘wrench from bath and york,’ playing on 7 october 1809 belcour in ‘west indian’ and tristram fickle in the ‘weathercock.’