 | Colley Cibber - 1750 - 594 strani
...not much more than half fo populous as now, yet then the Prices were fmall, (there being no Scenes) and better Order kept among the Company that came...good People think a Play an innocent Diverfion for art Hour or two; the Plays themfelves being then, for the moft part, more ihftructive and moral. Whereas,... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1786 - 516 strani
...• " fmall, fr.all, there being no fcenes, add better order kept among the company that came. This made' very good people think a play an innocent diverfion for an hour or two, the plays themfelves being more inftruftive and moral. Whereas of late the playhoufes... | |
 | 1838 - 406 strani
...not much more than half so populous as now, yet then the pieces were small (there being no scenes), and better order kept among the company that came,...which made very good people think a play an innocent diversion for an idle hour or two, the plays themselves being then, for the most part, more instructive... | |
 | Frederick Guest Tomlins - 1839 - 62 strani
...not much more than half so populous as now, yet then the prices were small (there being no scenes) and better order kept among the company that came...which made very good people think a play an innocent diversion for an idle hour or two, the plays themselves being then, for the most part, more instructive... | |
 | Henry Barton Baker - 1881 - 482 strani
...patronage. This view is taken by the author of ' Historia Histrionica.' ' Better order was formerly kept among the company that came, which made very good people think a play an innocent diversion for an idle hour or two, the plays themselves being then, for the most part, more instructive... | |
 | John Geier - 1887 - 46 strani
...not much more than half so populous as now ; yet then the prices were small (there being no scenes), and better order kept among the company that came...which made very good people think a play an innocent diversion for an idle hour or two ; the plays being then, for the most part, more instructive and moral.... | |
 | 1903 - 500 strani
...than half so populous as now ; yet then the prices [of admission] were small (there being no scenes), and better order kept among the company that came:...which made very good people think a play an innocent diversion for an idle hour or two ; the plays being then, for the most part, more instructive and moral.... | |
 | Edmund Kerchever Chambers - 1923 - 492 strani
...not much more than half so populous as now ; yet then the prices were small (there being no scenes), and better order kept among the company that came...which made very good people think a play an innocent diversion for an idle hour or two ; the plays being then, for the most part, more instructive and moral.... | |
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That tho' the Town was then, perhaps, not much more than half so Populous as now, yet then the Prices were small (there being no scenes) and better order kept among the Company that came; which made very good People think a Play an Innocent Diversion... 