The History And Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, And ..., volume 4
The History And Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, And ..., volume 4
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003 Theatre Royal Dmry Lane.
The first theatre in Drury Lane was a cock-pit, which, hoisting a Phoenix for a aig^, was sometimes called by that name ; it was oot^ however, until after the restoration of Charles 11., that a house suitable for the accommodation of the public was erected. It soon shared the too common fate of the London theati-es, and was burnt down in 1671 ; and three years afterwards it was rebuilt under the direction of that great architect, sir Christopher Wren. This fabric, w...hich was of considerable dimensions, and excellent in i(s internal arrangements, remamed undiisturbed until the year 1791, when it was determined to take it down, and re-build it on a scale better adapted to the increased population, and the more refined taste of the age. During this period, Drury Lane Theatre bad been highly attractive ; on its boards, a Garrick and a Siddons had trod, and the former, after amassing a splendid fortune, sold his abara of the property lor 35,000/.
The theatre built by sir Christopher Wren was probably too amall, though we hear no complaints of that sort, even when the popularity of the British Roscius was at its height ; but certain it U, that in building the new theatre in 1793, the architect fell into the opposite extreme ; the house was so enlarged in its dimen- rious, as to be a theatre for spectators, rather than hearers ; and as the audience lost all those advantages, which a convenient distance from the speaker gave in seeing the expression of his countenance, •od hear'mg the varied modulations of his voice, the love of specta- cle, which had already manifested itself, began to predominate.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
003 Theatre Royal Dmry Lane.
The first theatre in Drury Lane was a cock-pit, which, hoisting a Phoenix for a aig^, was sometimes called by that name ; it was oot^ however, until after the restoration of Charles 11., that a house suitable for the accommodation of the public was erected. It soon shared the too common fate of the London theati-es, and was burnt down in 1671 ; and three years afterwards it was rebuilt under the direction of that great architect, sir Christopher Wren. This fabric, w...hich was of considerable dimensions, and excellent in i(s internal arrangements, remamed undiisturbed until the year 1791, when it was determined to take it down, and re-build it on a scale better adapted to the increased population, and the more refined taste of the age. During this period, Drury Lane Theatre bad been highly attractive ; on its boards, a Garrick and a Siddons had trod, and the former, after amassing a splendid fortune, sold his abara of the property lor 35,000/.
The theatre built by sir Christopher Wren was probably too amall, though we hear no complaints of that sort, even when the popularity of the British Roscius was at its height ; but certain it U, that in building the new theatre in 1793, the architect fell into the opposite extreme ; the house was so enlarged in its dimen- rious, as to be a theatre for spectators, rather than hearers ; and as the audience lost all those advantages, which a convenient distance from the speaker gave in seeing the expression of his countenance, •od hear'mg the varied modulations of his voice, the love of specta- cle, which had already manifested itself, began to predominate.
What to read after The History And Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, And ..., volume 4?
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