Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal, Europe, 1824-1826, page 47
the Pallis [palace] of the King is near to the Same the pallis [palace] it self [itself] is not So butifull [beautiful] as his pallises [palaces] for the his Summer residens [residences] the grand theater jines [joins] one part of the pallis [palace] this theater Is supposed [supposed] to be the finest in the world it has 6 [?] tear [tiers] of boxes all gilted [gilded] from top to bottom the boxis [boxes] whare [where] the King Settes [sits] and royall [royal] famley [family] is broilded [embroidered?] with Gold the Senereyes [sceneries] in the inside is butiful [beautiful] Painted the pillors [pillars] of the building is polished stone allso [also]the stepes [steps] thatt [that] leades [leads] intwo [into] the Same on the 28th September 1825 I was att [at] the play when the Royal famley [family] entred [entered] the theator [theater] the hous [house] was Crouded [crowded] to sexees [excess] as the King and Royall[royal] fammley [family] made thair [their] operans [appearance] the public with one voais [voice] cried out long live thair [their] noble King when the King Made 3 noble bous [bows] to the oudens [audience] then the musick [music] struck up god save the King
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Samuel Hadlock of Islesford, Maine, documented his travels in Europe, where he exhibited a group of Inuit and Romani people as entertainment.
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