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BEP(F.737.019
27 Jun 1737:11 (98)
London, Apr 1. The actors of the several theatres are in
no small pain about the present act depending in the House
of Commons, call'd the Vagrant Act, for fear of being deem'd
vagabonds; and are therefore perpetually soliciting their
friends for a clause in their favour; and it must be
confess'd, that, generally speaking, they want such a clause
exceedingly; for nothing else, (if that be sufficient can
exempt them from being class'd, as our wise ancestors always
thought they deserved to be class'd. If they carry this
point, 'tis thought their next attempt will be for a clause
to make them gentlemen; tho' the manners of many of them
consider'd, together with their occupation, even that can
hardly make them such.
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