...profligate Hufbands do fine Wives, only to difgrace them. In a Word, when Liberty boils over, fuch is the Scum of it. But to our new erected Theatre....Not long before this Time, the Italian Opera began firft to fteal into England; but in as rude a difguife, and unlike it felf, as poffiblc; in a lame,...

...profligate Hufbands do fine Wives, only to difgrace them. In a Word, when Liberty boils over, fuch is the Scum of it. But to ou.r new erected Theatre. Not long before this Time, the Italia^ Opera began firft to ftcal into England; but in as rude a difguife, and unlike it felf, as...

...direction of Sir Jobn Vanbrugh and Mr. Congreve. Not long hefore this time the Italian opera hegan to steal into England, but in as rude a disguise, and as unlike itself as possible ; notwitbstanding which, the new monster pleased^ though it had neither grace, melody, nor action to...

...direction of Sir Jobn Vanbrugh and Mr. Congreve. Not long before this time the Italian opera began to steal into England, but in as rude a disguise, and as unlike itself as possible ; notwitbstanding which the new monster pleased, though it had neither grace, melody, nor action to...

...too dear a rate ; and let it be the punishment of such wrong-headed savages, that they never will or can know the true value of that liberty which they...liberty boils over, such is the scum of it. But to our new-erected theatre. Not long before this time, the Italian opera began first to steal into England...

...too dear a rate ; and let it be the punishment of such wrong-headed savages, that they never will or can know the true value of that liberty which they...liberty boils over, such is the scum of it. But to our new-erected theatre. Not long before this time, the Italian opera began first to steal into England...

...semi-oval arch, that over the orchestra was made flat, which greatly improved the hearing. Not long before, the Italian Opera began first to steal into England ; but in as rude a disguise, and unlike itself, as possible, — in a lame, hobbling translation into our own language ; with false...

...original intention, and it was afterwards appropri-ated to the Italian Opera; for, as Gibber tells us, " not long before this time the Italian Opera began...steal into England, but in as rude a disguise and unlike itself as possible; in a lame, hobbling translation into our own language, with false quan-tities,...

...original intention, and it was afterwards appropriated to the Italian Opera; for, as Cibber tells us, " not long before this time the Italian Opera began...steal into England, but in as rude a disguise and unlike itself as possible ; in a lame, hobbling translation into our own language, with false quantities,...

...original intention, and it was afterwards appropriated to the Italian Opera; for, as Cibber tells us, " not long before this time the Italian Opera began...steal into England, but in as rude a disguise and unlike itself as possible ; in a lame, hobbling translation into our own language, with false quantities,...