Masquerades in London [ Dance, Music & Songs / Social interaction ]
… studies in the 1980s and 1990s (most notably the work by Terry Castle). 1 Nevertheless, both written and visual representations of masked assemblies of the century show that, just like musical concerts, theatrical productions and … and Historical Chronicle. Volume XL (London: Printed for D. Henry, 1770), p. 98. This report, apart from tangibly representing the indicators of luxury and glamour, draws attention to some of the masked characters who took part in the … from: the domino, which was a neutral, usually black cloak completely covering the attendee, the fancy dress, which presented the wearer as a member of one general class, such as ‘the nun’ or ‘the devil’, and the (often theatrical) …
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