Tastes changed in [[English Restoration|Restoration]] period, when productions became more dramatic (or farcical, or bawdy or all three) before [[opera]] became the favourite entertainment of the rich and powerful. The name existed into the 18th century but the form had changed. | Tastes changed in [[English Restoration|Restoration]] period, when productions became more dramatic (or farcical, or bawdy or all three) before [[opera]] became the favourite entertainment of the rich and powerful. The name existed into the 18th century but the form had changed. |