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PEP.783.023
17 Jul 1783:1221, 1222 (9/946)
Doctor Johnson being one night at Drury-Lane theatre, to see
Mr. Garrick in Macbeth, in one of the most interesting
scenes in that interesting piece, he, and the whole company
in the box where he sat, was interrupted by the impertinence
of a young fellow of fashion, who insisted on having a
place, though none was kept for him. This interruption
continued until the end of the act, when the doctor turning
about with great contempt, replied, "'Pshaw! sir, how can
you be so mistaken? Your place lies in the shilling
gallery."
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