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Events on Saturday 30 October 1779 1
1779Premiere of Sheridan's The CriticBurlesque of theatre opens at Drury LaneRichard Brinsley Sheridan's satirical afterpiece The Critic, or a Tragedy Rehearsed premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. It mocks playwrights, critics and the fashion for overblown tragedy. It became one of the most enduring burlesques in English drama.