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Our secret friends and foes : expanded from lectures delivered before popular audiences in London, Edinburgh, and elsewhere / Percy Faraday Frankland.
Frankland, Percy, 1858-1946.Date: 1893- Books
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Monsieur Tonson. A tale. Written by Mr. Taylor, and recited in London by Mr. Fawcet, to crowded audiences with universal applause.
Taylor, John, 1757-1832.Date: [1796]- Books
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Monsieur Tonson. A tale. Written by Mr. Taylor, and recited in London by Mr. Fawcet, to crowded audiences with universal applause.
Taylor, John, 1757-1832.Date: [1796]- Books
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The actor: a treatise on the art of playing. Interspersed with theatrical anecdotes, critical remarks on plays, and occasional observations on audiences.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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George Stevens's celebrated Lecture on heads; which has been exhibited upwards of two hundred and fifty successive nights, to crowded audiences, ...
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.Date: 1766- Books
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The celebrated lecture on heads; which has been exhibited upwards of two hundred successive nights, to crowded Audiences, and met with the most universal Applause. Part I. Introduction. Alexander the Great - Cherokeechief-Quackdoctor-Cuckold-Lawyer-Humourous Oration in praise of the Law - Horse Jockies - Nobody-Lottery of Life - Nobody's, Somebody's, Anybody's, and Everybody's Coats of Arms - Family of Nobody Vanity - Wit - Judgment-Genius Architecture - Painting - Poetry - Astronomy-Music-Statues of Honesty and Flattery. Part II. Ladies Heads-Riding Hood-Ranelagh Hood-Billingsgate - Laughing and Crying Philosophers-Venus's Girdle-Cleopatra - French Night Cap - Face Painting - Old Maid - Young Married Lady-Old Batchelor-Lass of the Spirit-Quaker 2 Hats contrasted -and 2 Heads contrasted. Part III. Physical Wig-Dissertation on Sneering and Snuff-Taking - Life of a Blood -a Woman of the Town - Tea Table Critic-Learned Critic-City Politician humorously described - Gambler's 3 Faces-Gambler's Funeral and Monument-Life and Death of a Wit-Head of a well-known Methodist Parson, with a Tabernacle Harangue. The sixth edition. With an entire new frontispiece, representing all the various heads, &c.
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.Date: 1766- Books
Building bridges to science : new audiences - new initiatives : a conference organised by the British Association with support from the Rutherford Trust and COPUS.
Date: [1995?]- Books
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George Stevens's celebrated lecture on heads : which has been exhibited upwards of three hundred successive nights to crowded audiences, and met with the most universal applause.
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.Date: [1770?]- Books
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A letter to Mr. Garrick on the opening of the Theatre, with observations on the conduct of managers, to actors, authors, and audiences: and particularly to new-performers.
Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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The celebrated lecture on heads; by George Alexander Stevens. Which has been exhibited upwards of one hundred successive nights, to crowded audiences, and met with the most universal applause.
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.Date: [not after 1775]- Archives and manuscripts
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Aladdin: a pantomime by members of the 85th Field Ambulance. First produced 21 December 1916 to audiences of the 28th Division on the Struma front, Macedonia
Date: 1917Reference: RAMC/856Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Books
A Stage for science : dramatic techniques at science-technology centers : an examination of the use of drama and demonstrations to teach science museum audiences more effectively about science and technology / edited by Sheila Grinell.
Date: [1979], ©1979- Books
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The adventures of a rake. In the character of a public orator. Interspersed with several serious and comic pieces, pronounced before some polite audiences with great applause, and published at their request. In two volumes. By R. Lewis.
Lewis, R. (Robert).Date: 1759 [i.e. 1759-1760]- Pictures
A Dutch quack doctor promoting his wares before an audience of townspeople. Etching.
Reference: 10979i- Books
Handbook on radio and television audience research / Graham Mytton.
Mytton, Graham.Date: [1999], ©1999- Archives and manuscripts
"The Hurt Mind"
Date: 1956-1957Reference: PP/LOP/B/1/1Part of: Michael Essex-Lopresti- Archives and manuscripts
Report on the television series "Crime"
Date: January 1961Reference: PP/LOP/B/1/3Part of: Michael Essex-Lopresti- Archives and manuscripts
Report on "Matters of Medicine": studies of reactions to, and the effects of, television programmes on immunisation and coronary thrombosis
Date: 1960Reference: PP/LOP/B/1/2Part of: Michael Essex-Lopresti- Books
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The British stage: or the exploits of Harlequin: a farce. As it is performed by a company of wonderful comedians at both theatres, with Universal Applause; With all its Original Songs, Scenes, and Machines. Design'd as an after-entertainment for the audiences of Harlequin Doctor Faustus, and the necromancer.
Date: M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]- Books
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The embassador and his functions: written by Monsieur de Wicquefort, Privy-Counsellor to the Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg, Zell, &c. In two books. I. Shewing, The Right of Sovereigns to send Embassadors: The several Orders of Publick Ministers: Of the Birth, Learning, and Age of Embassadors, and the Trust reposed in them: Their Instructions, Letters of Credence, Powers, Passports, Entries, Audiences, Ceremonies, Visits. Apparel, Expences, Domesticks, Privileges, &c. The Competition between France and Spain, and several other Princes and States about Rank. II. Treating of the Functions of Embassadors: Their Manner of Negotiating: Their Liberty of Speech: Their secret Services, Letters, Dispatches: Of their Mediatory Treaties: Of the Treaty of Westphalia, and all other Treaties in the last Century: Of Ratifications: The Lives and Characters of the most Illustrious Embassadors, and of several splendid Embassies; viz. I. That of Sir Francis Walsingham from Q. Elizabeth to France. II. The Duke of Buckingham to Spain and France. III. Sir Robert Shirley, Embassador from the K. of Persia to K. James 1st. IV. Mr. Lockhart Minister of England at the Pyrenean Treaty. V. The Lord Falconbridge to the French King at Dunkirk. VI. The Duke of Crequi to Cromwell. Vii. Sir John Trevor to France. Viii. The Lord Hollis to France. IX. The Earl of Essex to Denmark. X. Sir William Temple to the Hague and Nimeguen. With many other Embassies from England, France, Spain, which afford Useful Historical Relations no where else to be found. Also, A large Account of the Constitution of the German Empire, the Manner of Electing their Emperors, of the Electoral College, of the Golden Bull, of the Election of the King of the Romans, the Rights and Prerogatives of the several Electors, and the Laws and Usages of the Empire. Translated into English by Mr. Digby.
Wicquefort, Abraham de, 1606-1682.Date: 1716- Pictures
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An itinerant musician playing to an audience using an instrument that is partly made out of an animal's bladder. Drypoint by L. Flameng.
Flameng, Léopold, 1831-1911.Reference: 21055i- Books
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Sadler's Wells performance. Front seats 1s. ---- Middle seats 6d. ---- Children and servants 3d. By Royal authority. During the time of this fair, in a commodious booth Sieur Rea sen. and sons Just arrived from the Royalty Theatre, London, but last from Oxford, and who had the Honour to exhibit by the express Desire of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York, at the Palace in Newmarket, on Thursday the 8th of November, 1792, and is happy to observe, that his performance met with the highest approbation from their Royal Highnesses and their Family, The Philosophical, Mathematical, and Mechanical Amusements, and the Astonishing, Wonderful, Surprizing, and Unparallelled Deceptions and Recreations of the Celebrated Sieur Rea sen. whose Performance repeatedly drew crowded and brilliant Audiences in London, and met with unbounded Applause. His Exhibitions are entirely new, and not to be equalled in Europe, and totally divested of Confederacy, or the assistance of Spring Tables, &c. And for Real Merit, Novelty, Whim, and Humour, are the first upon the List of Candidates for public Inspection. To the above Performance will be added, several Feats of Agility of Body, by the Venetian Youth and Child of Promise, Both from the above Theatre. Which will be exhibited in a Stile superior to any thing performed before. In addition to which, will be exhibited the Mechanical Museum, Which exhibits the following unparallelled Pieces of Clock - Work. 1. The Lilliputian Ringers, Who perform in a beautiful fancy Temple, and ring a complete Peal of 108 Changes of Grandsire Bob on six Bells; likewise several Tunes, being the only piece of Mechanism which can perform the like. II. The King going to St. Paul's Church. Attended by the Lords, Commons, and Respective Nobility, in their Coaches, together with the Life Guards, Body Guards, and the Ringers ringing at the same time, God save the King.
Rea, Sieur (John).Date: 1793?]- Pictures
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Two men performing a show to an audience at a public house, using sign language. Wood engraving, 1875.
Date: [23 January 1875]Reference: 17963i- Archives and manuscripts
Audience Selection
Date: 1985Reference: SA/DRS/B/1/20cPart of: DrugScope- Books
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Arrest de la Court de Parlement de Tolose, pour le règlement et décence des habits et vestemens des advocats et procureurs, tant de ladicte Court de Parlement que des seneschaucées et sièges royaux du ressort d'icelle, auquel est insérée la remonstrance faicte pour ce subject, par M. Maistre Pierre de Beloy,... en l'ouverture des audiences après la S. Martin, le 23 de novembre 1609
Belloy, Pierre de approximately 1540-1613Date: 1609