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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

Mark Chrisler

Natural Sciences, Design, History, Arts, Science

4.8922 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In January of 1749, a London advertisement promised an impossible show at The Haymarket Theatre: a full-grown man would jump into a wine bottle and, from within it, sing. You won't be surprised to find out that the show didn't happen. But you will be surprised by what happened instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In the first week of January, 1749, an advertisement made its way into London's newspapers.

1:08.6

It read as follows.

1:12.9

At the new theatre in the haymarket, on Monday next, the 16th, is to be seen a person who performs the several most surprising things following.

1:19.3

First, he takes a common walking cane from any of the spectators, and thereupon plays the music

1:24.9

of every instrument now in use, and likewise sings to surprising perfection.

1:29.3

Secondly, he provides you with a common wine bottle which any of the spectators may first examine.

1:35.3

This bottle is placed on a table in the middle of the stage, and he, without any equivocation, goes into it, in the sight of all the spect spectators and sings in it. During his stay in the

1:46.1

bottle, any person may handle it and see plainly that it does not exceed a common tavern bottle.

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