excerpt from 'The Letters of John Collier of Hastings, 1731-1746' pp. 287 (115 words)
excerpt from 'The Letters of John Collier of Hastings, 1731-1746' pp. 287 (115 words)
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Letter from John Collier to his wife, Mary Collier, 29 January 1745 You’l think me very gay when I tell you that I have been at two plays. There’s a mock opera set to musick by Mr Lamp, taken out of Shakespear’s Pyramus and Thisbe, that has at present a run at Covent Garden. I was there last night to see the Maid’s Tragedy and that performed, and it was a very good house. It’s a whimsical thing, reflecting on the Italian operas, and seemed much to please the audience. There are one or two of the tunes with French horns, trumpets, etc., very pretty, but the greatest part seems common musick. |
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