A large crowd of theatregoers file out of a theater and onto the street in a pouring rainfall and high winds that turns umbrellas inside out. One man has fallen and broken his lantern as a woman falls back over him as her shoes are being changed. The...
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Title from text below image.
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Published Novr. 1, 1802, by Willm. Holland, No. 11, Cockspur Street, (removed from Oxford Street)
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Lanterns, Rain, Theater audiences, Theaters, Umbrellas, Watchmen, and Winds
"A satire on the rebuilding of Drury Lane Theatre. Whitbread, Chairman of the Committee, bestrides a barrel, the head inscribed 'The Butt M, T' [empty]. He has long ass's ears and points to a table beside him on the extreme right where there is a mode...
Alternative Title:
Punishment of a modern Midas
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Title etched below image.
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publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England), Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, Moore, Peter, 1753-1828, and Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840
Subject (Topic):
Theaters, Architectural models, Barrels, and Traffic signs & signals
"Interior of theatre, seen from the back of the stalls, looking towards the stage; as it appeared before it burned down in September 1808; an orchestra assembled towards the back of the stage, behind a choir at the front; the theatre packed with spect...
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Title etched below image.
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Publish'd 1 July 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior view of the theatre, looking towards the stage; a performance taking place; the galleries, boxes, and pit filled with spectators."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Augt. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"A theatre seen diagonally from the pit, with the stage on the right, two side boxes forming a background. On the stage a man in quasi-classical dress holds a dripping dagger, a woman lies at his feet; through an open door the prompter is seen. The au...
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Title from item.
Publisher:
Publish'd 12 Novr. 1795 by Laurie & Whittle, Fleet Street, London
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
Jews, Interiors, Theaters, and Theatrical productions
Copy of a benefit ticket whose design was formerly attributed to Hogarth: a stage scene with four performers in Congreve's 'The Old Bachelor', showing the scene in Act III where Noll receives a kicking from Sharper; print after a forgery purporting to...
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The old batchelor
Description:
Title from banner at top of image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Congreve, William, 1670-1729. and Miller, Joe, 1684-1738.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, Fund raising, Theatrical productions, and Theaters
Benefit ticket: a stage scene with four performers in Congreve's 'The Old Bachelor', showing the scene in Act III where Noll receives a kicking from Sharper; print after a forgery purporting to be a benefit ticket for Joe Miller for his performance as...
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The old batchelor
Description:
Title from banner at top of image.
Publisher:
R. Faulder; and J. Egerton
Subject (Name):
Congreve, William, 1670-1729. and Miller, Joe, 1684-1738.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, Fund raising, Theatrical productions, and Theaters
Copy of a benefit ticket whose design was formerly attributed to Hogarth: a stage scene with four performers in Congreve's 'The Old Bachelor', showing the scene in Act III where Noll receives a kicking from Sharper; print after a forgery purporting to...
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The old batchelor
Description:
Title from banner at top of image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Congreve, William, 1670-1729. and Miller, Joe, 1684-1738.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, Fund raising, Theatrical productions, and Theaters
Copy of a benefit ticket whose design was formerly attributed to Hogarth: a stage scene with four performers in Congreve's 'The Old Bachelor', showing the scene in Act III where Noll receives a kicking from Sharper; print after a forgery purporting to...
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The old batchelor
Description:
Title from banner at top of image.
Publisher:
Faulder and Egerton
Subject (Name):
Congreve, William, 1670-1729. and Miller, Joe, 1684-1738.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, Fund raising, Theatrical productions, and Theaters
