Countess Granville et al. in Paris - May, 1817

from Letter from Lady Granville to her sister, Lady G Morpeth, May 1817, page 96:

Sir Charles Stuart is all graciousness […] He lent us his box at the Opera, and as Susy was much better I went to see the ballet. Sir Charles and Lord F. Somerset were with us. It was the ‘Carnaval de Venise,’ very gay and pretty. Bigottini acts better than she dances. I do not think her very handsome; her petticoats are about five inches long.

cite as

Henrietta Elizabeth [Harriet] Leveson Gower, Letter from Lady Granville to her sister, Lady G Morpeth, May 1817. In F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville, 1810–1845, volume 1 (London, 1894), p. 96. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1537266648531 accessed: 20 April, 2024

location of experience: Paris

Listeners

Countess Granville
1785-1862
1st Baron Raglan
Army officer
1788-1855
1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay
diplomatist
1779-1845

Listening to

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Carnaval de Venise

Experience Information

Date/Time May, 1817
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Harriet Leveson Gower's sister, Georgiana Dorothy Howard, was titled Lady Morpeth until September 1825, after which she was titled Lady Carlisle.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:30:50 +0100
Approved on Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:16:57 +0100