Audiences in the 18th century were not as well behaved as today " and if they didn't like the play, they burnt the theatre down. A new British Library exhibition tells allSandwiched between the great Restoration comedies and the height of Victorian music hall, the theatre of the Georgian era is rarely celebrated, despite the presence of stars like David Garrick and Sarah Siddons " not to mention regular riots over ti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:44AM on October 24, 2013