William Kent in King's Theatre, London - 16 January, 1739

from Althorp Papers Vol. LVIII. Correspondence and papers of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington:

Letter from William Kent to Richard Boyle, 27th January 1739

The Oratorio’s goe on well. I was there with a handsom widow fatt, which has given much diversion to ye looker on & whee was in ye box you us’d to have – there is a pritty concetto in the oratorio yt is Some Stops in ye Harpsichord that are little bells, I thought it had been some squerrls in a cage.

cite as

Althorp Papers Vol. LVIII. Correspondence and papers of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. In British Library, number Add MS 75358. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1713988091926 accessed: 18 December, 2024

location of experience: King's Theatre, London

Listeners

William Kent
Architect, designer of gardens and interior furnishings, Painter
1685-1748

Listening to

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Saul
written by George Frideric Handel
performed by Cecilia Young, Gustavus Waltz, John Beard, Miss Young, Mr Butler, Mr Hussey, Mr Kelly, Mr Russell, Mr Stoppelaer, Elisabeth Duparc

Experience Information

Date/Time 16 January, 1739
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:48:12 +0100
Approved on Thu, 06 Jun 2024 10:52:41 +0100