York audiences in York - 1787
from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, page 305:
The week after the races Mrs. Crouch took her benefit, a great house ; Mrs. Crouch played Clara, and I Carlos, with Comus ; our duet, "Oh, thou wert born to please me," was wonderfully well received. On Wednesday, the 29th, we commenced a four nights' engagement at Leeds, in the " Maid of the Mill ;" Patty, Mrs. Crouch ; Lord Aim worth by myself. " Love in a Village," " The Duenna," and " Lionel and Clarissa, to excellent houses.
cite as
Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 1 (London, 1826), p. 305. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432138943360 accessed: 8 October, 2024
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Experience Information
Date/Time | 1787 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in public |
Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Wed, 20 May 2015 17:22:23 +0100
Approved on Sun, 03 Jan 2016 18:26:02 +0000