Old Price Riots

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The new theatre at Covent Garden increased its prices after the old theatre was destroyed in a fire. This produced three months of rioting; in the end the theatre manager offered a public apology.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Old Price Riots". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4425, accessed 23 November 2024.]

4425 Old Price Riots 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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