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Newspaper
English Chronicle Or Universal Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 08, 1785
Page
2
A fragmentary report describes a Hyde Park horseback clash between two gentlemen and a public quarrel over honor. It mentions Mr. W and Mr. S- in a violent exchange, plus a later note about a court case and a bank note fraud incident. The piece references Major Sampson Cotterell and police reforms, with a broader note on criminals moved to Portsmouth.
The Anacreontic Society held its seventh meeting amid mourning mood but lively festivity. Haydn symphony impressed. young Cramer impressed with Mozart piano concerto and Handel piece. Eicy and others showcased clarinet and violin, with praise for Dr. Sabatier and Mr. Webbe’s contributions and the ensemble's entertaining glees.
The new comic opera titled The Strangers was performed yesterday evening at the Haymarket for the first time. The characters Aldebrand and Ofavia are played by Mr Kin and Mrs Dignum respectively, with Mr Williams as Kegaalio and Mr Barrymore as Manians.
The production by Mr. Cobbe, author of The Ho menriff, draws a crowded house with strong comic appeal. The plot follows captives from Algiers, a Florentine noble, disguises, and mistaken identities as lovers seek Viola, Laura, and Montano, ending in union and Aldobrand's disgrace.
The Maf approved airs from the new Comic Opera of the Strangers at Home were performed for the first time yesterday evening at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The excerpt includes lines lampooning teachers, parents, a vicar, and comic braggadocio as the audience laughs at satire and theatrical mischief. The verse hints at the show's playful mockery of society figures and education.
A humorous 18th century scene features a flirtatious dialogue where a witty woman challenges a suitor to prove his affection with money. She derides hollow compliments and warns that generosity wins favor, while the man presses for affection and a purse. The exchange blends satire with courtship stakes and social posturing.
Fragmentary verse laments a mind lost to cold despair and distrust. The speaker mourns misplaced gratitude, treachery rising in a somber cell while virtue shuns the unblessed path, and a dim figure of the calamitous "dame" of gratitude fails to bless.
A fragmentary dialogue presents Miss Fisto Hope and Mrs Joupax in light banter and mock fencing. Sir, a humorous exchange follows with exaggerated poses and laughs. A later speaker curses the coward who fears oppressive power.
A fragmentary verse discusses movement and perception with playful imagery. It mentions walks, circles, and dancing hills as a metaphor for performance and perception, asserting truth in wine and the delight of moving prospects. The text resembles an old poem with nonsensical OCR artefacts.
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