Specialty Acts
PATENT THEATRES
Flow OF specialty acts, initiated in the earlier period, continued
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and epilogues
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afterpieces, became detaclied and exploited for themselves. Suclr was tire
a ‘'Scene of Lady Pentweazfo" taken fifom Foote’s Taste,
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acrobatics, and skits could be giveir at any seasoir of
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performances of some 62 different specialties at tire
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prio theatres during this period, shows, lrowever, only 12 performances
of March, 42 in March, 80 iir April, 82 in May, and 5 in
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the flourishiirg titrre was tire benefit season, when certain
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range and humorous fashion;
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record crowds to his bcircfits by advertisements such as tire following:
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a Ranelagh Breakfast, a Coffee-House
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at Night, foowhic
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Fair Cali?: night only) Mr shuter' s DROLL, that was performed at Bartholomew
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Sailors in America: MacFinnen (the Iris
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Dawson, being her first speaking part on the stage. The whole to
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