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Foreign News
April 1, 1773
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
Riot at Marseilles playhouse sparked by unpopular play; grenadiers called to quell it but one was shot dead by an armed spectator, leading to firing that killed and wounded several, throwing the town into consternation.
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Full Text
Paris, Dec. 12. Letters from Marseilles mention a riot having happened at the playhouse there, occasioned at first by the comedians persisting in representing a piece highly disagreeable to the public. Some grenadiers were called in to quell the riot, but expressly directed not to fire, in order to prevent any accident; however a person in the pit, who, having expected a disturbance, had armed himself with a pistol, as soon as he saw the grenadiers, shot one of them dead, and they were then ordered to fire, by which means several people were killed and wounded. This affair has thrown the whole town of Marseilles into consternation.
What sub-type of article is it?
Rebellion Or Revolt
What keywords are associated?
Marseilles Riot
Playhouse Disturbance
Grenadiers
Public Unrest
Where did it happen?
Marseilles
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Marseilles
Outcome
one grenadier shot dead; several people killed and wounded
Event Details
Riot at the playhouse occasioned by comedians performing a disagreeable piece; grenadiers called in but directed not to fire; a person in the pit shot one grenadier dead, leading to orders to fire and resulting in deaths and wounds; town in consternation.