Note 68 — Chapter XIII · THE FRENCH OPERA BEFORE AND AFTER THE REVOLUTION.
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To say that a theatre is "full" in the present day, means very little. The play-bills and even the newspapers speak of "a full house" when it is half empty. If a theatre is tolerably full, it is said to be "crowded" or "crammed;" if quite full, "crammed to suffocation." And that even in the coldest weather!