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BEP(F.737.014
30 May 1737:11 (94)
London, March 23. . . Anonymous letters have been thrown
down the areas of the houses of several people of quality,
cautioning them going to Drury Lane Playhouse, for that
terrible mischiefs are to ensue on account of the footmen's
being depriv'd of their liberty and property, as they call
them, in not being admitted to their seat in the gallery. In
the mean time, his Majesty has order'd a guard of 50 men to
mount every night at the said theatre, and Col. Deveil to
attend likewise to be ready to suppress any disorders that
may happen in the time of the play's acting. 'Tis pity,
methinks, that the soldiers and justices were not better
employed, than to guard the play-houses.
Two footmen to noblemen, who had been committed to Newgate
for the last riot at the said theatre, remain there without
bail or main prize, and are amply supply'd with all manner
of provisions and necessaries by their brethren of the
livery.
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