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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06034 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0121] January-March 1794 |
| Title | Sarah Lyons Flucker to Lucy Flucker Knox about a play she saw, the visit of Prince Edward and the rough crowd |
| Date | 26 January 1794 |
| Author | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Went to see the play "Belle Stratagem" on Monday but says there was "no Prince" - a reference to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (see GLC02437.06042) - because of the rowdy audience. Reports that whenever the box door was opened "there was an alarming opposition between the ragamuffins, Loyalists, & Orchastra [sic] and Peace could only be obtained by the mortifying submission of the good to the bad, all gentlemen were silent." Goes on to describe the prince's introduction to the assembly. Says he held himself with ease and grace and was affable in conversation. Two dates were written in later: 26 January 1794 and 15 February 1794. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Women of the Founding Era Art, Music, Theater, and Film Global History and Civics |
| People | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Women in American History; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about working for the Boston Theatre, the visit of Prince Edward and land sales |