Riot at the King’s Theatre in 1813 – All Things Georgian
Mme Angelique Catalani de Valabregue, J.F. Moeller, 1829. Courtesy of National Museum of Denmark
On Saturday 1st May 1813 at the King’s theatre a serious disturbance broke out, proceeding apparently a call from the audience for the reappearance of Madame Catalani, who had withdrawn her services from the theatre as they had not paid her monies owed for…
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That must have been a night to remember indeed!
Best wishes, Pete. x
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They don’t have shows like that any more! Love the fact that all the musicians legged it.
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Reblogged this on penwithlit and commented:
We used to have a small Georgian Theatre in Penzance!
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