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… increased, a clear push for exclusivity by the theatre proprietors. Yet the boxes continued to suffer from their association with prostitution. 10 Nevertheless, a rigid system of social separation was imposed by increasing tariffs, … as well as the mix of seating, specifically demanding a reduction in the number of boxes. The riots took on a political association with the involvement of the Westminster Radicals, who had a long association with the square. 12 9 . Edward A. Langhans, ‘The Theatres’, in Robert D. Hume (ed.), The London Theatre …
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