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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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In Boston on January 28, the House of Representatives accepted a committee report recommending against repealing a law banning stage plays and theatrical entertainments, with 99 out of 143 votes, despite opposition speeches by Mr. Tudor, Mr. Gardiner, and Dr. Jarvis.
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On Thursday afternoon came before the House of Representatives, the report of the committee on the law for preventing stage plays, and other theatrical entertainments—“That it was not expedient to repeal that law.” The report was opposed, in a sensible and judicious speech, by Mr. Tudor; Mr. Gardiner delivered an elaborate and learned essay to prove it consistent with the principles of Christianity and good morals, and Dr. Jarvis displayed the blaze of eloquence in a speech, pure, forcible and refinedly ingenious. Yet all this, enforced by observations from other gentlemen, and not opposed by any other speaker, did not produce conviction in the house, who accepted the report by 99 votes out of 143.
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Boston
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Thursday Afternoon
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the house accepted the report by 99 votes out of 143.
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The committee reported that it was not expedient to repeal the law for preventing stage plays and other theatrical entertainments. The report was opposed by speeches from Mr. Tudor, Mr. Gardiner, and Dr. Jarvis, supported by observations from other gentlemen, with no other opposition speakers.