Show First Musical Comedy Musical comedy was Introduced Ink England May 21 1G5C Dignified bJ tho natno of opera an elntcrtainmcnl called Tho Crueltyof Spaniards U I Peru was produced at tho Cockpll theater on that day According to notices no-tices of tho time Il was expressed lij vocal and Instrumental music nnd bi tho art of perspective In scenery Tho production also marks tho first ana of scenery on the stage and iti p development a few years later caused Pepys to remark disparagingly afloi ftvlnlt to tho serious drama Strangi to sea this house that used to bo HC thronged now empty since tho open began |