Theatre rumor denied by Mrs Cuive letter
Twickenham November 17 letter from Mrs Cuive to a Lady in London denies Mrs Cerés return to the stage. She says she is content and well but would not risk the public gaze or epigrams. She jokes about vanity and remains respectful to the public.
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Pblic
Rnsque
Christie
Inwardleigh
Gorhuish
Baldock
Hertfordshire
Marshall
van Heythuysen
Chancery-lane
Welch
Evesham
Worcesterthirs
Chaos at Covent-Garden as Macklin Faces Hisses
The Covent-Garden audience erupts in threats and boos during Macklin's Shylock performance. Despite attempts to appease them, cries for pardon or his retreat dominate. Colman gathers the crowd and confirms no alternate play is ready, offering She Stoops to Conquer as a fallback.
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Covent-garden Theatre
Macklin
James
Mr. Macklin
Shylock
Tome
Woodward
Colman
Owenson
Mackin
Love
Mrs. Green
Mr. Shunter
Fisher
Fifer
L—hmre
Theatre Riot Over Macklin Shylock At Local Playhouse
The crowd erupted during a performance objecting to Macklin’s Shylock, pelting Miss Wilde and Mrs Green as the gallery roared. Despite no major damage, the theatre closed after nine o clock and refunds were issued, sparking debate on theatrical justice and public candor.
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Macklin
Macbeth
Ding Ham
New System of Geography by Fenning and Collyer
Advertises the fourth edition of Fenning and Collyer’s General Description of the World. Notes extensive revisions, maps, and an appendix on voyages by Byron Wallis Carteret Cook Banks Solander. Cites engravers Kitchen Gwyn Hall. Complete folio sets offered at three guineas.
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Collyer
Byron
Wallis
Carteret
Cook
Banks
Solander
King
Great Britain
Kitchin
Meff
Grignfon
Booker
Hall
Kitchen
Gwyn
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Swin
Duel tale and London theatre alarms in one report
Postscript from the Central Evening Post narrates an Irish duel in which Mr F was wounded while jesting with Ensign T in Galway. The piece joins admiralty movements, the She Stoops to Conquer performance at Covent Garden, riots, and local tragedies, including a Worcester death and a fatal fencing accident, plus a warning about Adelphi lottery tickets.
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Gentral Evening Post
Cowes
Mr. F
Ireland
Galway
Bob
Brest
Corke
Berlin
Sir John Moore
George Rodney
Jamaica
Admiral Hughes
Peter Dennis
Mediaranean
Admiral Gayton
Admiral Montagne
Bofon
Theatre Roy
Covent-garden
Drury Lane
Coventgarden Theatre
Worcester
Globe
Fleetstreet
Glover
Southwark
Piccadilly
St. John’s Lane
Clerkenwell
Kirk
Benchers
Lincoln’s Inn
Meff
R. and Co
Adelphi
Worcester Election Poll Leads and Royal Attendance
A Worcester letter records Sir Watkin Lewes leading the poll over three days amid bribery oaths and a 10 to 12 day expected election. Subscriptions rally support for independence, with notable gifts including a twenty pound contribution. Other dispatches note royal chaplain attendance resuming at nine o'clock, a January parliamentary sit, and a writ issued for a new City of London MP. Foreign news mentions Poland’s trade terms, Polish borders, and Milan reports on the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland.
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Tuel
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Tho. Bates Rolls, Esq
Worcester
Sir Watkin
St. James’s
Ireland
Kew
London
Robert Ladbroke
Warsaw
Poland
Prussia
Milan
Cumberland
Paris
Provence
Rué Dauphine
Hague
Prince of
Brunswick
England
The Fair Quaker and The Wedding Ring at Drury Lane
London notices show theatrical listings with The Fair Quaker and The Wedding Ring at Drury Lane for yesterday. Evening programs feature Othello with Primy Revels Covent Garden presents She Stoops to Conquer with Midas and a new comedy The Duellit starring Thomas and Sally. Stock prices appear for banks and bonds with various 3 per cent and 4 per cent issues.
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Drury-Lane
Primy
Covent-Garden
Midas
Thomas
Sally
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