17 September 1698

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Theatre: Southwark Fair
Theatrical Season: 1697-1698
Volume: 1
Comments: Post Man, No 515, 15-17 Sept. 1698: At Mr Barnes's and Mr Appleby's Booth in the Coachyard near St Georges Church, Southwark, during the space of 14 days, is to be seen the most famous Rope Dancers of Europe, viz. the English, High German, Dutch, and Morocco Companies, who perform strange and wonderful things on the Rope, the German Maiden outdoing all Men and Women, that ever danc'd before her, both for high leaping and fine Dancing, and whatever has been done by any person on the Ground, as side, upright, cross or back Capers, is performed by her on the Dancing Rope, and rises to that prodigious height, as will startle all that see her

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    *p;?sf Entertainments. *c;?sf <i>Post Man</i>, No 515, 15-17 Sept. 1698: At Mr <i>Barnes's and Mr Appleby's Booth</i> in the Coachyard near <i>St Georges Church</i>, <i>Southwark</i>, during the space of 14 days, is to be seen the most famous <i>Rope Dancers of Europe</i>, viz. the $English, High German, Dutch, and Morocco Companies=, who perform strange and wonderful things on the Rope, the German Maiden outdoing all Men and Women, that ever danc'd before her, both for high leaping and fine Dancing, and whatever has been done by any person on the Ground, as side, upright, cross or back Capers, is performed by her on the Dancing Rope, and rises to that prodigious height, as will startle all that see her.

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    *p1698 09 17 sf Entertainments.*c1698 09 17 sf <i>Post Man</i>, No 515, 15-17 Sept. 1698: At Mr <i>Barnes's and Mr Appleby's Booth</i> in the Coachyard near <i>St Georges Church</i>, <i>Southwark</i>, during the space of 14 days, is to be seen the most famous <i>Rope Dancers of Europe</i>, viz. the $English, High German, Dutch, and Morocco Companies=, who perform strange and wonderful things on the Rope, the German Maiden outdoing all Men and Women, that ever danc'd before her, both for high leaping and fine Dancing, and whatever has been done by any person on the Ground, as side, upright, cross or back Capers, is performed by her on the Dancing Rope, and rises to that prodigious height, as will startle all that see her.

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    Event: 2207 | 16980917 | sf | <i>Post Man</i>, No 515, 15-17 Sept. 1698: At Mr <i>Barnes's and Mr Appleby's Booth</i> in the Coachyard near <i>St Georges Church</i>, <i>Southwark</i>, during the space of 14 days, is to be seen the most famous <i>Rope Dancers of Europe</i>, viz. the $English, High German, Dutch, and Morocco Companies=, who perform strange and wonderful things on the Rope, the German Maiden outdoing all Men and Women, that ever danc'd before her, both for high leaping and fine Dancing, and whatever has been done by any person on the Ground, as side, upright, cross or back Capers, is performed by her on the Dancing Rope, and rises to that prodigious height, as will startle all that see her
    Performance: 2223 | 2207 | p | Entertainments

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