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Swiftian Curtain Critique Sparks Stage War of Wits
A Nantucket style letter denounces theatrical authorship and management as tyrannical. It roasts Mr G and Barry for concealment and puffery, notes rivalries among dramatists, and predicts a peep behind the curtain sale with satirical spin. The piece warns of the public’s cannon of taste being misused by profit-driven producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demetrius
David
Dean Swift
Cymon
Thomas King
King-street
Mr. Barry
N. B. Sool
Madam Grizzel
Oxonians
N. B
Defre
P.S
Candid
Hortensius