Bideford: Mrs. Scott-Siddons’s Reading: The honour of being the first to occupy the magnificent public hall, just completed in this town, the formal opening of which took place the following day, was accorded to Mrs. Scott-Siddons, who gave one of her delightful entertainments in it on Tuesday afternoon, and who, in polite acknowledgement of the compliment paid her or as may be, as a mark of respect to her relative (T. B. Chanter, Esq.), the Chairman of the Company by whose enterprise that noble structure has been reared, gave the handsome proceeds of the occasion in aid of the building fund … Among the company we noticed … (includes), W. Pynsent, Esq. (sic) …
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