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DRURY-LANE.It did not a .little credit to the fame of the Siege of Belgrade, that the houfe overflowed yeflerday evening in every part, previous to the ! Overture. ' -The Aiidior-^wifdy profiting from 'the hintsthrown out in various criticifms—3ias jhortened th!e piece eonfiderably, 'The Duet and Chorus in* the Tomb was omit-* * * « *ted*—R. Palmer and his muff very'properly dif-charged from duty—and the Peafants told their ftory in fewer words.An apology was made by Palmer for the in-difpofiticm of Kelly, who notwithftanding contrived to fecure a confiderable fhare of applaufe in the Serajkier.The business of the Opera went off. more fmoothly in every refpeft than on Saturday-—the burning of the tents had all' the advantage of light and shade, and the lights in the tent no longer put us in fear of the hoUfe Iharing in the general conflagration.The applaufe to the performers throughout the piece, afforded the beft proof of the strangers being at home.
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Evening Mail
London, Middlesex, GB
Mon, Jan 03, 1791
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