Cox’s Museum

In 1772, James Cox opened his fantastic museum filled with his beautiful and intricate inventions including automata, clocks, and jewelry. In Letter XIX in Volume I of Frances Burney’s Evelina, Evelina called James Cox’s Museum “very astonishing, and very superb” (Burney 77).  Opening during 1772, James Cox’s Museum was located in Spring Gardens, Charing Cross,...

Drury Lane

Drury Lane Theatre is one of the “Two Play Houses” in London, the other being Covent Garden, and is host to a majority of the most famous plays performed in the 18th century. Opened in 1663, it is located near Covent Garden Market. The theatre is still in use today. In Volume I, Letter X,...

King’s Theatre

The King’s Theatre was the home of Italian opera, concerts, and ballet and catered to the gentry and nobility in England in the eighteenth century.  Anyone who was anybody attended this beautiful hall of celebration and music.  The price to attend an opera at The King’s Theatre was a comparable amount to what attending a...

Marylebone Gardens

Marylebone Pleasure Garden originated in the mid 17th century as a garden and bowling green. During the 1730s Marylebone Gardens increased their admission price to encourage a more genteel crowd. Marylebone Gardens became known for its orchestras, fireworks, and a titillating mix of people. In Letter XXI in Volume II of Frances Burney’s Evelina, Evelina...

Pantheon

Just as the Greek Pantheon displayed an aura of architectural sophistication, the London Pantheon would become a symbol of higher-class entertainment. Few other places in London would come to be so well with the exclusive nature of the upper class. Designed by James Wyatt in 1772, the Pantheon was originally constructed as a place of...