The American Philosophical Society in Old City is using AI to transcribe thousands of Revolutionary-era documents.

Classic Stage Company presents a new translation by Kathleen Tolan of Marivaux's 18th century comedy, The False Servant. Lust, avarice, and a helathy dose of cross-dressing are all on fine display ...

Toward the end of the 18th century, servants were so numerous and idle in upper-class houses that they became a grievous social problem. House guests and even dinner guests were cadged mercilessly ...

Houston's Alley Theatre gives 18th-century classic a fresh treatment By Chris Gray , Gulf Coast Reporter Updated June 14, 2023 9:36 a.m. "The Servant of Two Masters" opens at the Alley Theater on ...

Archivists say that if you have Scottish ancestors there is a “very good chance” one of them is mentioned in the tax rolls.

A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia’s medieval city of ...

Art History This 18th-Century Painting Could Rewrite Black History in Britain. New research brings to light the life of James Cumberlidge, a servant who became a trumpeter for King George III.

A HEARTH tax for the Channelkirk parish in Berwickshire from 1694 has been uncovered in the National Records of Scotland. The tax rolls, which list the names of thousands of domestic servants in the ...

Unusually, Clément makes Figaro, superbly sung by baritone Michael Nagl, into a lovable rogue who is slightly dim – and it’s ...

By the 18th century, servants at country houses and inns expected these gifts from guests, and sources at the time complained of the cost. According to cultural historian Kerry Segrave in Tipping: ...

A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia’s medieval city of ...

“The Servant of Two Masters,” by Carlo Goldoni, Italy’s most prolific playwright in the 18th century. It is but one of 150 works that defined the commedia dell’arte tradition.