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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 18, 1775
Page
2
A lengthy parliamentary debate centers on a bill taxing American colonies, with scrutiny of its impact on Nantucket and the whaling trade. Lords condemn the measure as tyrannical, while others argue for imperial authority, warning of civil conflict if enforced.
Theatrical intelligence notes the Saturday premiere of a three act comedy Bon Ton at Drury Lane. The plot centers on a dissipated fashionable set in France and Italy and features Sir John Trotley, Lord Minikin, Miss Lucretia Tittup, Colonel Tivy, and Jeffamy among others as they pursue money, passion, and status. Sir John opposes the era's vices and plots to secure Lucretia’s marriage to an heiress.
The Covent-Garden Theatre presented Edward and Eleonora the same evening in an altered version of Thomson’s tragedy banned in 1739 for political insinuations about the King and Princess. Prologue honored the author, Epilogue praised the reigning Majesties, and gratitude was extended to Mr. Hull for reviving the play.
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