John Britton in London, England - 1790

from The Auto-Biography of John Britton, F.S.A., Honorary Member of Numerous English and Foreign Societies, pages 90–91:

[My friend John Hughes] was in the habit of attending, and occasionally performing in, [a] private theatre […]  Here he personated three or four different dramatic characters; and also wrote addresses, and a farce of two acts [which] was performed, according to play-bill language, “with unbounded and unmingled applause.” The title …   more >>

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John Britton, The Auto-Biography of John Britton, F.S.A., Honorary Member of Numerous English and Foreign Societies (London, 1850), p. 90–91. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1658919697343 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: London, England

Listeners

John Britton
Antiquary, apprentice to a wine merchant, cellarman, Clerk […]
1771-1857

Listening to

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a vocal duet from 'Eccentricity, a Farce Rehearsed'
written by John Thomas Hughes

Experience Information

Date/Time 1790
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:01:37 +0100
Approved on Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:27:01 +0100