… and Colleges, to dwell in Clubs and Assemblies, at Tea-Tables, and in Coffee-Houses .' 1 1 . [Joseph Addison], The Spectator, no. 10 (12 March 1711). Public lectures with experimental demonstrations were initiated by a small group of … at Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. 6 The image illustrates how domestic experiments enrolled women and children as spectators and even participants. These audiences were also addressed by printed books, including Francesco Algarotti’s … showmanship and spectacular display, in which witnesses and hands-on participants were assigned the more passive role of spectators at occasions of mass entertainment. 16 . Jan Golinski, ‘From Calcutta to London: James Dinwiddie’s Galvanic …