First public show by the Astleys
- When
- 4 April 1768
- Where
- Open field in the Waterloo area of London
Philip Astley and his wife Patty staged their first public show in London on Easter Monday, 4 April 1768.
Astley and his wife Patty put on their first public show on Easter Monday, 4 April 1768, extending the equestrian performance with exhibitions of warlike sabre-work and sword-play. The performance took place in an open field in what is now the Waterloo area of London, behind the present site of St John's Church. The legacy date of 9 January 1768 is not supported by the supplied passages and is corrected here to the sourced Easter Monday date.
Sources
- Philip Astley Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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