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18 February 1720

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Theatre: King's Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1719-1720
Volume: 2
Comments: John Vanbrugh to Jacob Tonson (Vanbrugh, Works, IV, 125): The Opera will begin about the 10th of March under the Academy of Musick. It will be a very good one this year, and a better the next. They having engag'd the best Singers in Italy, at a great Price. Such as I believe will bring the Expences to about twice as much as the Receipts. But the fund Subscribed being about #20000, may probably Support it, till Musick takes such root, as to Subsist with less aid. The King gives a #1000 a year to it

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    *p[?king's Comment. *c[?king's $John Vanbrugh= to $Jacob Tonson= (<i>Vanbrugh, Works</i>, IV, 125): The Opera will begin about the 10th of March under the <i>Academy of Musick</i>. It will be a very good one this year, and a better the next. They having engag'd the best Singers in <i>Italy</i>, at a great Price. Such as I believe will bring the Expences to about twice as much as the Receipts. But the fund Subscribed being about #20000, may probably Support it, till Musick takes such root, as to Subsist with less aid. The King gives a #1000 a year to it.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1720 02 18 king's Comment.*c1720 02 18 king's $John Vanbrugh= to $Jacob Tonson= (<i>Vanbrugh, Works</i>, IV, 125): The Opera will begin about the 10th of March under the <i>Academy of Musick</i>. It will be a very good one this year, and a better the next. They having engag'd the best Singers in <i>Italy</i>, at a great Price. Such as I believe will bring the Expences to about twice as much as the Receipts. But the fund Subscribed being about #20000, may probably Support it, till Musick takes such root, as to Subsist with less aid. The King gives a #1000 a year to it.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 8095 | 17200218 | king's | $John Vanbrugh= to $Jacob Tonson= (<i>Vanbrugh, Works</i>, IV, 125): The Opera will begin about the 10th of March under the <i>Academy of Musick</i>. It will be a very good one this year, and a better the next. They having engag'd the best Singers in <i>Italy</i>, at a great Price. Such as I believe will bring the Expences to about twice as much as the Receipts. But the fund Subscribed being about #20000, may probably Support it, till Musick takes such root, as to Subsist with less aid. The King gives a #1000 a year to it

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