(Not acted here these ten years.) For the benefit of Mrs. Sherriffe and On Monday evening, September 7th, will be presented a tragedy, call'd Merope ...
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., Date from manuscript notation., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]. Mounted on page 87., and Dated in ms.
Publisher:
New Theatre in Portsmouth
Subject (Name):
Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750. and Colman, George, 1732-1794.
Not acted this season. For the benefit of Mrs. Dyer
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [A collection of playbills for theatres in Kent, 1771-1784?]. [England], [between 1771 and 1784?].
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718., Colman, George, 1732-1794., and Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750.
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a daily journal recording the events of Waldie's daily life. He goes on daily excursions with his family and describes the landscapes and estates they visit; mentions teas, dinners, dances, and singing with acquaintances; plays card games; records and reviews books he has read, including Aaron Hill's Zara and Maria Edgeworth's Belinda; and frequents the theater. In describing the plays he attends, he provides the names of the actors, including those of Sarah Siddons and Priscilla Kemble, and reviews their performances
Description:
John Waldie (1781-1862) was the administrator of Hendersyde Park at Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While a student at the University of Edinburgh, he began to keep daily journals recording his extensive travels and his observations of theaters, museums, and concert halls. An accomplished tenor, Waldie performed at private entertainments with Angelica Catalani, Michael Kelly, and John Braham; met with the composer Gioachino Rossini; and socialized with such well-known actors as John Philip Kemble and Sarah Siddons. Waldie also served on the committee of the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, as one of its proprietors. He was the brother of Jane (Waldie) Watts (1793-1826) and Charlotte (Waldie) Eaton (1788-1859), whose diaries are cataloged as Osborn d182, Osborn d186, and Osborn d187., In English., Pasted at beginning of manuscript: floor plans "made by J. Waldie in 1802 for Hendersyde Park House the uppermost nearly as adopted in 1803.", Pasted inside front cover: bookplate of John Waldie, Hendersyde., Title from title page., and Binding: half calf over marbled boards.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Scotland
Subject (Name):
Eaton, Charlotte Ann (Waldie), 1788-1859., Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849., Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750., Kemble, Priscilla, 1756-1845., Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831., Waldie, John, 1781-1862., Watts, Jane (Waldie), 1793-1826., and Waldie family.
Subject (Topic):
Theater, Social life and customs, and Description and travel
Theatre-Royal, Bath. Last night but two of Master Betty's engagement
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].
Publisher:
Ann Keene, Printer, Kingsmead-Street, Bath
Subject (Name):
Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750. and Dimond, William, active 1800-1830.
Theatre-Royal, Bath. Last night but two of Master Betty's engagement
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 26.
Publisher:
Ann Keene, Printer, Kingsmead-Street, Bath
Subject (Name):
Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750. and Dimond, William, active 1800-1830.
