Towards The End Of The Lord Chamberlain's Era, When His Hold Was Being Loosened, Private Prosecutions Began To Happen. A Member Of Staff At The Royal Court Ordered To Stop The Play, And The Police Were Brought In. - SearchQuotes

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Towards the end of the Lord Chamberlain's era, when his hold was being loosened, private prosecutions began to happen. A member of staff at the Royal Court ordered to stop the play, and the police were brought in.

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