Masked Ball at Wargrave
Another delightful description of a masked ball comes courtesy of the Public Advertiser of the 1st October 1790. This particular ball occurred in Wargrave,…
Masquerades
Mask for a Danish King
Rather than write one long article about various 18th century masquerades, I found another glorious account of a masquerade similar to the one I…
Inventory for a play/masque
There’s snow outside and I am sitting at my comfy desk, in my comfy room researching medieval ‘theatre’ – such as it was –…
A Georgian Masquerade
On Thursday 23rd January 1783 the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket opened its doors to the public for an evening masquerade. In attendance were…