When the King visited the Opera in 1821, the preparations cost upwards
of £300. The ante-room and the box were hung with satin, and festoons
of gold lace.
When his Majesty visited Covent Garden Theatre in 1823, there were 4,255
persons present, and the receipts were £971. 18_s_. 6_d_.--_Companion to
the Theatres_.
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