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"HIS SEASON was ٠ne of the most "regular” on record. Only
tilirty-one performances took place in bootlis at fairs, great
w rooms, and taverns— and they seem all to liave been duly
authorized by the
bord
chamberlain, christoplier Smart
Qstponed most of liis odd kind of performance to tlie Haymarket for a
١>er season. Serious Opera was again attempted as Vanesclii assumed
anagement of the Opera House. He gave fifty-one performances, but,
3
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or Burney ( General History of Music, II, 852), tlie sum tota
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of his pieces and
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singers cou
not "kee
tile manager out of
ebt) or liardly out Of jail, till the
arriva
ofMingotti.”
Jvi
season did not lack critical voices for its 499 performances. Artliur
٢٠phys Grays Innjournal reminded all managers (10 November) oftlie need
T ensemble performance to achieve artistic effect. Paul Hiffernan’s The
:: explained to tlie public the nature of burlettas (17 December); the
and directed close attention to interpretations ofcliaracter by tlic
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ق
Foote and Miss
comment on tlie action
contribute
the Art of Playing came out
٥
in li? (16 January), and The Actor , a Treatise
(see 30 October) interspersed witli observations on some
si
performers.
ح
longest sericsofacting nights
largest staffand t
season records t
٠
for
c* since lie liad taken over tlie management of Drury bane. His
7 n numbered 92, including 63 actors and actresses, 24
da^ers,
and
"gers. It performed 192 evenings. He put on three new tragedies