16 January 1796

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Theatre: King's Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1794-1795
Volume: 5
Comments: "The Theatre was extremely crowded on Saturday night. Again the cruel practice of sticking up sentinels on the stage produced an accident. One of the poor fellows, exhausted the position [of] continuing so long motionless, fell down apparently dead, and was carried off. He fell almost at the foot of Mme Banti, on whom the shock was so instantaneous as to disable her for some minutes from proceeding. For this she was very becomingly hissed by some persons, who, if they knew the reason, did not betray much humanity on the occasion...We trust that this degrading and cruel practice of turning men into figures will be discontinued" (Morning Chronicle, 18 Jan.)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p king's Semiramide. As 5 Jan. *dEnd Opera: <i>Paul et Virginie</i>- [see 9 Jan.]. *c"The Theatre was extremely crowded on Saturday night. Again the cruel practice of stickingup sentinels on the stage produced an accident. One of the poor fellows, exhausted the position [of] continuing so long motionless, fell down apparently dead,and was carried off. He fell almost at the foot of $Mme Banti=, on whom the shock was so instantaneous as to disable her for some minutes from proceeding. For this she was very becomingly hissed by some persons, who, if they knew the reason, did not betray much humanity on the occasion...We trust that this degradingand cruel practice of turning men into figures will be discontinued" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 18 Jan.).

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    *p1796 01 16 king's Semiramide. ^As17960105^.*d1796 01 16 king's End Opera: <i>Paul et Virginie</i>- [^see17960109^].*c1796 01 16 king's "The Theatre was extremely crowded on Saturday night. Again the cruel practice of sticking up sentinels on the stage produced an accident. One of the poor fellows, exhausted the position [of] continuing so long motionless, fell down apparently dead, and was carried off. He fell almost at the foot of $Mme Banti=, on whom the shock was so instantaneous as to disable her for some minutes from proceeding. For this she was very becomingly hissed by some persons, who, if they knew the reason, did not betray much humanity on the occasion...We trust that this degrading and cruel practice of turning men into figures will be discontinued" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 18 Jan.).

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    Event: 49950 | 17960116 | king's | "The Theatre was extremely crowded on Saturday night. Again the cruel practice of sticking up sentinels on the stage produced an accident. One of the poor fellows, exhausted the position [of] continuing so long motionless, fell down apparently dead, and was carried off. He fell almost at the foot of $Mme Banti=, on whom the shock was so instantaneous as to disable her for some minutes from proceeding. For this she was very becomingly hissed by some persons, who, if they knew the reason, did not betray much humanity on the occasion...We trust that this degrading and cruel practice of turning men into figures will be discontinued" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 18 Jan.)
    Performance: 110462 | 49950 | p | Semiramide | As17960105.
    AsSeeDate: 110462 | king's | p | As | 17960105
    Cast:
    729251 | 110462 | Principal Characters | Roselli, Rovedino, Mme Banti.
    729252 | 110462 | <i>Arsace | Roselli
    729253 | 110462 | Seleuco | Rovedino
    729254 | 110462 | Mitrane | $DeGiovanni</i>
    729255 | 110462 | <i>Oroe | $Braghetti</i>
    729256 | 110462 | <i>Semiramide | Mme Banti
    729257 | 110462 | Azema | $Sga Colombati</i>.
    Performance: 110463 | 49950 | d | End Opera: <i>Paul et Virginie</i>- [see17960109]

Mainpiece

Title: Semiramide
Comments:
As17960105.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End Opera: Paul et Virginie- [see17960109]

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