Lady Lyttelton in Covent Garden Theatre, London - between 10 October, 1809 and 11 October, 1809

from Letter from Lady Sarah Spencer to her brother, the Hon. Robert Spencer, 12 October 1809, page 82:

We have spent the two last days in a very frisky way, my dear Bob. We have done nothing less than go and sleep one night in London, for the purpose of seeing the new theatre at Covent Garden; hearing the play is a …   more >>

cite as

Sarah Spencer Lady Lyttelton, Letter from Lady Sarah Spencer to her brother, the Hon. Robert Spencer, 12 October 1809. In Hon. Mrs. Hugh Wyndham (ed.), Correspondence of Sarah Spencer, Lady Lyttelton 1787–1870 (London, 1912), p. 82. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1541418314358 accessed: 19 March, 2024

location of experience: Covent Garden Theatre, London

Listeners

Lady Lyttelton
Governess to Queen Victoria's children 1842-50, Lady of the Bedchamber 1838-42
1787-1870

Listening to

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Bells and horns sounded by the theatre audience performed by Theatre audience

Experience Information

Date/Time between 10 October, 1809 and 11 October, 1809
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Lady Sarah Spencer married William Henry Lyttelton on 3 March 1813, after which she was known as Lady Lyttelton. He succeeded his half-brother as 3rd Baron Lyttelton in 1828.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:45:15 +0000
Approved on Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:05:44 +0000