Mary Berry et al. in Genoa - 4 May, 1818
from Diary of Mary Berry, 4 May 1818, page 163:
Went to the Opera: the Court was not there, and the public were displeased with the ballet, would not see it, and such a noise was made in the pit that the curtain was dropped, and the second act of the opera was beginning. This displeased them still more; the pit became noisier than ever. The police then addressed a word to the orchestra, and the play ended; but it was not yet nine o'clock, and the displeasure of the public was demonstrated by all sorts of noise, shouting, roaring, and, finally, by throwing the benches in the pit one upon another. At least a quarter of … more >>
Mary Berry, Diary of Mary Berry, 4 May 1818. In Lady Theresa Lewis, Lady Theresa Lewis and Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852, volume 3 (London, 1865), p. 163. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1542297717396 accessed: 13 December, 2024
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Date/Time | 4 May, 1818 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |