In the Classical era, lighter entertainments took over the stage, in place of the heavy drama characteristic of the Baroque. Compare this picture (a London ballet of 1791) with the opera seria shown on page 106. Even the attitudes and attentions of this audience seem more varied and playful than those of the Baroque audience. (The box to the far right is particularly instructive!) London Metropolitan Archives, City of London/ The Bridgeman Art Library.