. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. who removed hither with hiscompany in 1732. Hogarths caricature of Richs Glory \ or, HisTriumphal Entry into Covent Garden, of whichwe give a copy on page 223, refers to tliis removal. 221 OLD AND NEW LONDON. [Covent Garden Theatre. diligence (there being a great number of handsemployed therein) that its thought it will be com-pletely finished and ready to receive his audiencenext winter. Several persons of distinction resortthither daily to view the said work, and seem muchpleased at the performance. The first perf
. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. who removed hither with hiscompany in 1732. Hogarths caricature of Richs Glory \ or, HisTriumphal Entry into Covent Garden, of whichwe give a copy on page 223, refers to tliis removal. 221 OLD AND NEW LONDON. [Covent Garden Theatre. diligence (there being a great number of handsemployed therein) that its thought it will be com-pletely finished and ready to receive his audiencenext winter. Several persons of distinction resortthither daily to view the said work, and seem muchpleased at the performance. The first performance at Covent Garden Theatrewas advertised in the following manner : — the boxes, the young married women compose thesecond row, while the rear is generally made up ofmothers of long standing, undesigning maids, andcontented widows. Whoever will cast his eyeupon them under this view, during the representa-tion of a play, will find me so far in the right, thata double entendre strikes the first row into an affectedgravity or careless indolence, the second will venture. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE : FRONT IN 185O. By the Company of Comedians.—At the Theatre Royalin Covent Garden, on Thursday next, being the 7th day ofDecember, 1732, will be revived a comedy called The Wayof the World, written by Mr. Congreve. The cloathes,scenes, and decorations entirely new, and, on account of thegreat demand for places, the pit and boxes, by desire, will belaid together at 5s.; gallery, 2s.; upper gallery, is.; andto prevent the scenes being crowded, the stage —All persons who want places are desired to send tothe stage-door (the passage from Bow Street leading to it),where attenrlance will be given and places kej^t for thefollowing night as usual. It was doubtless apropos of some such comedyas the one just mentioned that the Guardian re-marks :— As the playhouse affords us the mostoccasions of observing upon the behaviour of theface, it may be useful (for the direction
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