16 May 1700

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1699-1700
Volume: 1
Comments: Post Boy, 14-16 May 1700: Great Preparations have been making, for some Months past, for a New Opera to be acted next Term at the Theatre Royal, which, for Grandeur, Decorations, Movements of Scenes &c. will be infinitely superior to Dioclesian, which hitherto has been the greatest that the English Stage has produced, that probably 'twill equal the greatest Performance of the Kind, in any of the foreign Theatres. The Musick is compso'd by the Ingenious Mr Finger, and the Paintings made by Mr Robinson

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    *p>dl Comment. *c>dl <i>Post Boy</i>, 14-16 May 1700: Great Preparations have been making, for some Months past, for a New Opera to be acted next Term at the <i>Theatre Royal</i>, which, for Grandeur, Decorations, Movements of Scenes &c. will be infinitely superior to <i>Dioclesian</i>, which hitherto has been the greatest that the <i>English Stage</i> has produced, that probably 'twill equal the greatest Performance of the Kind, in any of the foreign Theatres. The Musick is compso'd by the Ingenious $Mr Finger=, and the Paintings made by $Mr Robinson=.

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    *p1700 05 16 dl Comment.*c1700 05 16 dl <i>Post Boy</i>, 14-16 May 1700: Great Preparations have been making, for some Months past, for a New Opera to be acted next Term at the <i>Theatre Royal</i>, which, for Grandeur, Decorations, Movements of Scenes &c. will be infinitely superior to <i>Dioclesian</i>, which hitherto has been the greatest that the <i>English Stage</i> has produced, that probably 'twill equal the greatest Performance of the Kind, in any of the foreign Theatres. The Musick is compso'd by the Ingenious $Mr Finger=, and the Paintings made by $Mr Robinson=.

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    Event: 2332 | 17000516 | dl | <i>Post Boy</i>, 14-16 May 1700: Great Preparations have been making, for some Months past, for a New Opera to be acted next Term at the <i>Theatre Royal</i>, which, for Grandeur, Decorations, Movements of Scenes &c. will be infinitely superior to <i>Dioclesian</i>, which hitherto has been the greatest that the <i>English Stage</i> has produced, that probably 'twill equal the greatest Performance of the Kind, in any of the foreign Theatres. The Musick is compso'd by the Ingenious $Mr Finger=, and the Paintings made by $Mr Robinson=

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