01 April 1757

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1756-1757
Volume: 4
Comments: [This month in the Gentleman's Magazine (p. 168) in an article entitled an Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times, appeared this paragraph: 'Tho' a great genius has rendered the stage the last refuge of manly taste, and with a variety of powers beyond example, establish'd nature. Shakespeare and himself, yet it is to be feared the crowd of spectators is drawn by secondary circumstances, as the fashionable part of it sit with the same face of admiration at Lear, an Opera, and a pantomime.'

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    *p?adl None. [No Performance.] *c?adl [TThis month in the <i>Gentleman's Magazine</i> (p. 168) in an article entitled an <i>Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times</i>, appeared this paragraph: 'Tho' a great genius has rendered the stage the last refuge of manly taste, and with a variety of powers beyond example, establish'd nature. $Shakespeare= and himself, yet it is to be feared the crowd of spectators is drawn by secondary circumstances, as the fashionable part of it sit with the same face of admiration at <i>Lear</i>, an Opera, and a pantomime.']

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    *p1757 04 01 dl None. [No Performance.]*c1757 04 01 dl [This month in the <i>Gentleman's Magazine</i> (p. 168) in an article entitled an <i>Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times</i>, appeared this paragraph: 'Tho' a great genius has rendered the stage the last refuge of manly taste, and with a variety of powers beyond example, establish'd nature. $Shakespeare= and himself, yet it is to be feared the crowd of spectators is drawn by secondary circumstances, as the fashionable part of it sit with the same face of admiration at <i>Lear</i>, an Opera, and a pantomime.']

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    Event: 28470 | 17570401 | dl | [This month in the <i>Gentleman's Magazine</i> (p. 168) in an article entitled an <i>Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times</i>, appeared this paragraph: 'Tho' a great genius has rendered the stage the last refuge of manly taste, and with a variety of powers beyond example, establish'd nature. $Shakespeare= and himself, yet it is to be feared the crowd of spectators is drawn by secondary circumstances, as the fashionable part of it sit with the same face of admiration at <i>Lear</i>, an Opera, and a pantomime.'
    Performance: 57514 | 28470 | p | None | [No Performance.]

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