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Oratory compensated for the total lack of the opera this season
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chance also to see a few performances at tlte fairs and a few more
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Unlicensed theatres. Both on stage and off the public witnessed a contro
between H.enry Woodward and Dr John Hill. Tlie latter, self styled
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of Great Britain, involvetl liimselfin the. battle between
and Thaddeus Fitzpatrick over an apple thrown at the comedian
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the comedian's supposed insolent retort. A spate of pamphlets resulted.
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p ::: together 459 performances were put on this season liy some
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dances and much vaudeville took
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Soutliwark fair to three days (see SF 16 September), and tlie second
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II April) prollibited the theatre managers ffom putting on any sort
،1 Performance— oratorio, play, or otlier matter-during Passion Week "for
future on any pretence whatsoever."
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the doors of Drury Lane for 185 nights. He gave tile town two new
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the actors that after ten successive evenings they cried respite
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continuing. Tlie second, Edward Young’s The Brothers (3
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high commendation in the press. Woodward’s new pantomime
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bane was The Geniijz6 December), a
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:;y ane was The Genii (26 December), an Arabian Niglit s Entertain-
lindj/] ٥٢ great popularity. To tliis Garrick added late in April Harlequin
٠:٠ probably by his ballet master,
leviez.
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I (November) commended Garrick for quietly substitu-