_:vb6867266 "There is yet a better manner of arranging the boxes; and for which invention we are indebted to Andrea Sighizzi, the \u017Fcholar of [Francesco] Brizio and Dentone; [\u2026] The plan he followed was, that the boxes, according as they were to be removed from the \u017Ftage towards the bottom of the theatre, \u017Fhould continue gradually ri\u017Fing by \u017Fome inches one above the other, and gradually receding to the \u017Fides by \u017Fome inches; by which means, every box would have a more commodious view of the \u017Ftage; [\u2026]"@en . _:vb6867266 "1767, [Francesco] Algarotti, \u201COn the Structure of Theatres\u201D, in An Essay on the Opera Written in Italian, London: Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers, \u2192OCLC, pages 101\u2013102:"@en .