London theatres (and their audiences) [ Sports & Leisure ]
… Image ‘Mounted fan-leaf, with a plan of the King's Theatre for 1788, showing the position of the boxes and names of the occupants; spangled … the theatre as a central element of London social life. Though he misidentified the titles of the plays he went to see with astonishing regularity, he mentioned every noteworthy personality he encountered there with unfailing accuracy. Pepys’ diary entry for February 23, 1662/1663, is but one example among others. Directly after …
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