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VGW(HU.774.089
1 Sep 1774:13 (1204)
London, June 11. The entertainment given on Thursday by
Lord Stanley, at his seat in Surry, under the title of Fete
Champetre, was one of the most novel, elegant, and splendid
festivals, ever produced in this country. The occasion is
said to be the marriage of that young nobleman with Lady
Betty Hamilton, . . . There were groups of shepherds and
shepherdesses variously attired, who skipped about, kicking
at the tambourines which were pendant from the trees, and an
infinite number of persons, habited as peasants, who
attended swings and other amusements, and occasionally
formed Partie Quarees to dance Quadrilles. The day closed
with dancing; . . . A scene was also introduced exhibiting a
large group of fauns and driads, about thirty in number, in
picturesque habits of tiger skins, ornamented with oak
leaves, over a fine rose-coloured silk; these entertained
the company with a serious dance, under the direction of
Seignior Lepy, the Opera House Ballet Master. There was a
pantomime story told by the dance, in which Cupid and Hymen
were introduced as principal characters; . . . [10 lines]
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