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PJ.764.049
6 Sep 1764:11 (1135)
Genoa, May 19. . . Venice, May 30. His royal highness the
Duke of York entered the Venetian state, from Mantua, on
Friday the 25th inst. and was escorted from the frontiers by
detachments of light dalmatian cavalry to Verona. . . As his
royal highness only got out of his coach to see the Olympic
Theatre at Vicenza . . . In the evening his royal highness
went to a very large box, richly furnished for his
reception, to see the Opera of Caius Marius represented in
the Great Theatre at St. John Chrysostom's, and was attended
there by the deputies; as he was also the following night,
in a box finely fitted up, to see the Opera of Sophonisba,
in the Theatre of St. Luke's. . . . was shewn the different
store, and conducted into the great armory, where there was
a rinfresco, and a concert of music; and from the balcony
saw the shews called le forze d'ercole and the moresca
dance. . . .
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