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NYG(W.763.077
22 Aug 1763:12 (245)
London June 11. On Saturday last, in the morning, their
Majesties went to St. James's, when her Majesty proposed to
her Royal Consort to stay there till Monday, with which he
complied. Soon after his Majesty's departure from the
Queen's Palace to St. James's, a great number of persons
were immediately in readiness, who worked on that day, and
all Sunday and the Monday following, where they completely
finished the most superb pieces of transparent scenery that
ever were exhibited in England. The Queen, in order to draw
his Majesty's attention, and to keep him longer at St.
James's, desired several ladies to appear at Court in their
masquerade dresses, before they went to the Duke of
Richmond's ball; so that by this tender stratagem, his
Majesty did not go from St. James's to the Queen's Palace
till near ten o'clock; when, on suddenly throwing back the
window shutters of her Majesty's Palace, his Majesty was
agreeably surprized with the view, of the entertainment
concerted by Her Majesty, in honour of the King's birth-day,
which was as follow:
. . . [13 lines with description of the illumination]
An ode, suitable to the happy, occasion, was wrote, and set
to musick, by Dr. Boyce, who conducted the orchestra. The
voices were Mrs. Scott, Miss Brent, and Mr. Beard. A select
band performed during the supper, assisted by some suitable
vocal musick.
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