What is the connection between Macbeth and the Old Price Riots?

great2beme

How about John Philip Kemble? Manager of Covent Garden theatre in London- Kemble Kemble joined the York Company of Tate Wilkinson in 1778, he appeared at Wakefield as Captain Plume in George Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer. Kemble then went to Hull for the first time as Macbeth on October 30th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Kemble http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Price_Riots,_1809 Nov 04 09, 9:04 PM

great2beme

oh, i forgot to mention that the Old Price Riots took place at the Covent Garden theatre Nov 04 09, 9:04 PM

serpa

Very very close great2beme! Macbeth was the play on opening night! The Old Price Riots of 1809 (also sometimes referred to as the O.P. or OP riots) were caused by rising prices at the new Theatre at Covent Garden, London, after the previous one had been destroyed by fire. The riots lasted three months, and ended with John Philip Kemble, the manager of the theatre, being forced to make a public apology. On the opening night, riots broke out during a performance of Macbeth and continued throughout the play. At the end, the audience refused to leave so Kemble sent for the Bow Street police, but this only made the situation worse, and the rioters did not disperse until 2AM. After the first night, the rioters only came in at half price time, and the inside of the theater was covered with banners and slogans. At one point, a coffin was carried in with the message "Here lies the body of the new price, which died of the whooping cough on 23 September 1809, aged 6 days". The riots were to last another 64 days. However, unlike earlier riots, no damage was done to the theater and the whole affair was done in a "spirit of fun". [1] Kemble issued an apology and the situation returned to normal, until he tried to maintain half the number of private boxes at the start of the next season - the riots started again, forcing him to withdraw his plan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Price_Riots,_1809 Nov 04 09, 9:54 PM

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