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Social Life in Queen Anne's Reign
VOL. II.
SOCIAL LIFE
IN THE
REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE
Taken from Original Sources
BY
JOHN ASHTON
AUTHOR OF 'CHAP BOOKS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY' ETC.
IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II.
AUTHOL
WITH EIGHTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR FROM CONTEMPORARY PRINTS
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND
SECOND VOLUME.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE DRAMA.
The theatres-Dorset Gardens-Its demolition-Performances-
Lincoln's Inn Fields-Theatre Royal, Drury Lane-Its com-
pany- Mrs. Tofts-The Queen's Theatre, Haymarket - Its
foundation stone - Its operas — Pinkethman's theatre at
Greenwich - The Queen and the stage Her reforms-
Strolling players-Behaviour at the theatre-Orange wenches
-Stage properties - Actors - Betterton-Verbruggen-Cave
Underhill-Estcourt - Dogget-Colley Cibber-Wilks-Booth
--Pinkethman-Minor actors-Actresses-Mrs. Barry-Mrs.
Bracegirdle-Mrs. Oldfield—Mrs. Verbruggen-The ballet
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CHAPTER XXVI.
OPERA-CONCERTS-MUSIC.
Introduction of Italian opera-Its rapid popularity-Mixture of
languages-Handel-His operas, and visit here-Singers-
---Abel - Hughs - Leveridge — Lawrence - Ramondon-Mrs.
Tofts-Her madness-Foreign singers-Margherita de l'Epine
-Nicolino Grimaldi - Isabella Girardeau-Composers-Dr.
Blow-Jeremiah Clarke- Dean Aldrich Tom D'Urfey--
Henry Carey-Britton, the small coal man-His concerts-
His death-Concerts and concert rooms Gasparini, the
violinist-Musical instruments-Musical scores
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