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Engraving of a crowded theatre with balconies, showing a zodiac display and a performer with a pointer on stage.

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Adam Walker at English Opera House exhibiting Eidouranion 21 March 1817, Edward Francis Burney (1817), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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An engraved view of a theatre auditorium with tiered balconies filled with seated and standing audience members in early nineteenth-century dress. On the stage, a large dark backdrop shows a ring of zodiac figures surrounding a radiant central star-like form, while a man holds a long pointer beside it. This print, titled Adam Walker at English Opera House exhibiting Eidouranion 21 March 1817, is attributed to Edward Francis Burney and dated 1817.

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