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Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Drawer 767 P69B C27 1841 01/27
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal Covent Garden under the management of Madame Vestris
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., Classed as a collection of playbills for productions of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto., and Sheet torn in half at the center fold.
Publisher:
S.G. Fairbrother, "Garrick Press" 31, Bow Street, Cove
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Adaptations, parodies, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every evening. This evening, Wednesday, January 27th, 1841, (41st time) Shakspere's Midsummer night's dream ... after which, (28th time) the grand, romantic, legendary, burlesque and comic Christmas pantomime, entitled The castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the giant helmet ...
Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Drawer 767 P69B C27 1841 01/06
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal Covent Garden under the management of Madame Vestris
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and Classed as a collection of playbills for productions of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto.
Publisher:
S.G. Fairbrother, "Garrick Press" 31, Bow Street, Cove
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Adaptations, parodies, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every evening. This evening, Wednesday, January 6th, 1841, (twenty-ninth time) Shakspere's Midsummer night's dream ... after which (tenth time) the grand, romantic, legendary, burlesque and comic Christmas pantomime, entitled The castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the giant helmet ...
Published / Created:
[1762]
Call Number:
Folio 767 P69B W65
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
At the Old Theatre by the Portsmouth and Plymouth Company
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., Date from manuscript notation., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]. Mounted on page 11.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754., Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707., and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The present Tuesday October 19, will be presented a tragedy, call'd King Lear, and his three daughters ... : to which will be added a farce, call'd, The mock doctor: or the dumb lady cur'd ...
Creator:
Theatre Royal (Bath, England)
Published / Created:
[1812]
Call Number:
Folio 767 P69B B32
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre-Royal, Bath
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from the Theatre-Royal, Bath, 1783-1815]. [Bath, England], [between 1783 and 1815]. Mounted on page 123.
Publisher:
Theatre-Royal, Bath
Subject (Name):
Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805. and Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The public are respectfully informed that Miss Duncan having with difficulty postponed her summer engagements, to enable her to remain a week longer in Bath, will perform for the benefit of Mr. & Mrs. Egan, on Saturday next, July 4th, 1812 ... when will be presented, Murphy's celebrated comedy of Know your own mind ... : to which will be added, a favorite farce, called Of age to-morrow ... and a celebrated mock bravura song, by Miss Duncan
Creator:
Theatre Royal (Bath, England)
Published / Created:
[1809]
Call Number:
Folio 767 P69B B32
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre-Royal, Bath. The public are respectfully informed, that Miss Smith, late of the Theatre-Royal Covent-Garden, and formerly of this theatre, is engaged to perform here three nights, previous to her return to Dublin
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from the Theatre-Royal, Bath, 1783-1815]. [Bath, England], [between 1783 and 1815]. Mounted on page 51.
Publisher:
Printed at Keenes Bath Journal Office, Kingsmead-Street
Subject (Name):
Cherry, A. 1762-1812. (Andrew),, Shield, William, 1748-1829., and Brooke, Frances, 1724?-1789.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The theatre will open this present Saturday, October 7, 1809, with the comedy of The soldier's daughter ... : to which will be added, a musical farce called Rosina ...
Creator:
Drury Lane Theatre
Published / Created:
1832?]
Call Number:
BrSides Box 2005 28
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Blue Beard, Every man his humour, Female curiosity, Petticoat government, Richard the third, and Waverley pageant
Description:
Manuscript note: Nov. 8, 1832.
Publisher:
s.n.,
Subject (Name):
Dance, George,--1741-1825.--Petticoat government, Drury Lane Theatre, Jonson, Ben,--1573?-1637.--Every man in his humour, Scott, Walter,--Sir,--1771-1832.--Waverley pageant, and Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616.--King Richard III
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Theatre Royal Drury Lane : to-morrow Shakspeare's tragedy of Richard the third ... : after which ... The Waverley pageant : to which will be added, the revived romance of Blue Beard, or, Female curiosity : on Saturday ... will be revived ... Ben Jonson's celebrated comedy of Every man in his humour ... : after which will be produced, a new entertainment, to be entitled Petticoat government ...
Creator:
Covent Garden Theatre
Published / Created:
[1755]
Call Number:
File 767 P69B C838 1755 4/24
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
For the benefit of Mr. Barrington and Miss Young
Description:
Caption title. and For further information, consult library staff (object file: File 767 P69B C838 1753).
Publisher:
The Theatre
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Covent Garden Theatre., Congreve, William, 1670-1729., and Lampe, John Frederick, 1703?-1751.
Subject (Topic):
Theaters
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden, this present Thursday, being the 24th of April, will be presented a comedy, call'd Love for love : Valentine by Mr. Smith ... To which will be added a burlesque opera, call'd The dragon of Wantley. The part of Moore of Moore-hall by Mr. Lowe ...
Creator:
Covent Garden Theatre
Published / Created:
[1756]
Call Number:
File 767 P69B C838 1756
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Eleventh day
Description:
Caption title. and For further information, consult library staff (object file: File 767 P69B C838 1753).
Publisher:
The Theatre
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Covent Garden Theatre., Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692., and Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.
Subject (Topic):
Theaters
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden, this present Tuesday, being the 10th of February, The rival queens, or The deah of Alexander the Great : Alexander by Mr. Barry ... Starira by Mrs. Bellamy, Roxanna by Mrs. Woffington ... In which will be introduc'd the triumphal entry of Alexander into Babylon with dancing by Mr. Granier, Miss Hilliard, &c To which will be added a farce, call'd The virgin unmask'd ...
Published / Created:
[ca. 1820]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H89 821 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 22. George Humphrey shop album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
A mock playbill concerning the trial of Queen Caroline., Printed in letterpress., "Places to be taken at the Great House in Pall Mall or at the theatre. No money returned. Vivant rex et regina.", and Mounted on page 22 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Subject (Topic):
Trials, litigation, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Theatre Royal, Cotton Garden. This present Monday, and till further notice, will be presented (first time) an entire new eccentric, tragic, comic, farcical, burlesque, melo-drama, with new music, dresses, and appropriate scenery, to be called The consipiracy, or, Lie upon lie! : in which Mr. Muddlepool will repeat an essay on morality of enormous length ... After which two gentlemen in the profession of the law are to exert all their powers in lying, backed by several Italians of celebrity. Some warriors of distinction will stand in battle array against a single female, who nobody wants to get rid of. In the beginning of the piece there will appear an entire new character dressed in green ...
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