{"id":44,"date":"2021-03-07T14:05:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T14:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2021-06-16T15:00:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:00:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/","title":{"rendered":"The Auditorium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/files\/2021\/03\/Eliza-haywood.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/files\/2021\/03\/Eliza-haywood.jpg 252w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/files\/2021\/03\/Eliza-haywood-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/references-and-sources\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eliza Haywood<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to this educational blog on Eliza Haywood&#8217;s <em>A Wife to be Lett<\/em>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have entered the Auditorium, your home page for all things <em>A Wife to be Lett<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A Wife to be Lett <\/em>was first performed 1723 and unfortunately its presence has been lost from British theatre for over 200 years.  Through this blog we hope to inform and shine a spotlight on this forgotten Restoration comedy! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate your way through this blog using the links below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Contents<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Setting the Scene: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/summary\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"17\">Plot Summary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/theophilus-cibber\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\">Actor Biography: Theophilus Cibber<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/whos-laughing-at-who\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"31\">Who&#8217;s Laughing at Who?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Encore:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/production-history-of-a-wife-to-be-lett\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"89\">Production History<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/power-in-disguise\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"169\">Power in Disguise<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sel3392-wife-to-be-let\/drury-lane-is-all-but-pain\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"139\">Physical Spaces and the Audience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NOTE: This blog has been lightly copy-edited by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/elll\/staff\/profile\/jamesharriman-smith.html#background\">James Harriman-Smith<\/a>. 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