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PG-P.754.051
23 May 1754:12 (1326)
Ireland. While the tragedy of Mahomet the Imposter, was
acting on the 2d. inst. at the theatre in Dublin, the
following speech in the first act being encored,
--- If, ye powers divine!
Ye mark the movements of this nether world,
And bring them to account; crush, crush these vipers,
Who, singled out by a community
To guard their rights, shall for a grasp of ore,
Or paultry office, sell them to the foe.
and the actor who spoke it, refusing, by Mr. Sheridan's
orders, to repeat it; Mr. Sheridan also refusing to appear
on the stage, and give his reasons why the encore was not
comply'd with, the audience pull'd up the benches,
demolish'd the boxes, branches, sconces, instruments and
scenes, and left the house reduced to a mere shell.
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