First, to be clear, I've only seen the 1988 movie (with Glen Close), not read the play or the book.
In that movie (ok, spoiler ahead...), Glen Close's character is very publicly booed out of her box at the theater, due to loss of social standing from a scandal.
While I know that loss of social standing was "serious" among the high and mighty of the 18th century, I find it hard to imagine such a public scene (even in a less Hollywood version) as opposed to the quiet "whispers and not inviting her to parties anymore" kind of ostracism.
So: is there historical evidence of such public displays in that time period ("booing out", etc.) among the high and mighty, based solely on social standing?
To be clear, I'm not talking about responses to the show itself (e.g. riots resulting from Stravinsky) nor political rivals/factions that might end up in a public fight, but whether someone's loss of social standing or scandal would ever lead to such a public display.
Subreddit
Post Details
- Posted
- 9 years ago
- Reddit URL
- View post on reddit.com
- External URL
- reddit.com/r/AskHistoria...