William Gardiner in Leicester - late 18th Century
from Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, page 41:
The Assembly Room was fitted up with boxes, pit, and gallery ; and as a patron of the art, Chamberlain invited young aspirants to the stage, to make their debut in Leicester. I remember Mr. and Mrs. Siddons — then, of no notoriety. Southgate, a buffoon, delighted me with his grimaces. His coming on in the character of a down-looking, disconsolate bachelor, and singing the following song, I can never forget:
A lonely bachelor am I ; I live upon a second floor ; I cannot marry, the reason why, I am so desperately poor. I know a girl, But dare not court her, Because I've … more >>
William Gardiner, Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, volume 3 (London, 1 January, 1853), p. 41. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432982485757 accessed: 6 February, 2025
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Listening to
hide composers| theatre song | performed by Southgate |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | late 18th Century |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |