Bertie Greatheed et al. in Guy's Cliffe, Warwickshire - 14 October, 1810

from Diary of Mary Berry, 14 October 1810, page 436:

The blind Miss Williams played much of Handel's music, and afterwards Greathead read Clarke’s travels to us.

cite as

Mary Berry, Diary of Mary Berry, 14 October 1810. In Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852, volume 2 (London, 1865), p. 436. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1542042836171 accessed: 10 December, 2024

location of experience: Guy's Cliffe, Warwickshire

Listeners

Bertie Greatheed
Playwright, Poet
1759-1826
Mary Berry
Author, literary hostess, Playwright
1763-1852

Listening to

hide composers
unspecified music
written by George Frideric Handel
performed by Miss Williams

Experience Information

Date/Time 14 October, 1810
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Notes

Mary Berry consistently spells Bertie Greatheed's surname as 'Greathead' in her diaries and correspondence.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:13:56 +0000
Approved on Sat, 01 Dec 2018 13:42:49 +0000