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DIARIES OF EDWARD PHELIPS V: Going to the Theatre January to April 1779

DIARIES OF EDWARD PHELIPS V: Going to the Theatre January to April 1779

Jan 22, 2024

Main Picture: Theatre Royal, Bath In Edward Phelips’s diary of 1779 are embedded the plays that he, his family, and acquaintances attended. The theatres they frequented were Covent Garden and Drury Lane. The commercial theatre took off in the 18th C as an enterprise...

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