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A History of the County of Somerset
… in 1790. 90 During the early 19th century strolling players performed in a barn at Tout Hill and concerts were …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… of the next century at the Gildhall in the High Street. Players and the 'drama' found scant welcome in Winchester at …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… for the young nobility.' 152 A notice of certain French players and dancers performing before the king on St. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… into a mere gathering of freaks of nature, "harlotry players", dirty exhibitions, conjurers, wild beast [ sic], …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the comic play at the White Hart in 1653 was staged by players from Stanton Harcourt, who had already performed it … about 1895, when it had 124 chorus members, 25 orchestral players, and 16 honorary members, performing large-scale … feast cricket-week, sometimes inviting distinguished players such as W. G. Grace and Gilbert Jessop. 409 In 1892 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… trumpeters and other members of the retinue; the queen's players were in Woodstock in 1609 and the king's players in 1635. 19 Sermons and weekly lectures were …