Collection Summary
Collection Title
Playbills (1807-48)
Unique Identifier
Playbills Vol. III
Description
1 box of miscellaneous playbills from 1807 to 1848.
Performances in the Theatre Royal of opera, performers delineated:
24/11/07; 4/12/07; 10/3/[08]
10/5/08: Mrs. Nunn's Benefit. Accompanied by note of addenda.
2/8/08; 4/8/08; 4/8/08; 6/8/08; 8/8/08; 9/8/08; 11/8/08; 12/8/08.
13/8/08. For the benefit of Mr. Bellamy.
16/8/08; 21/6/[11]; 26/6/[11]; 11/7/[11]; 13/7/[11]; 17/11/[11]; 19/7/11; 8/8/[11].
9/8/[11]: Mr. T. Cooke's Night
10/8/11; 14/8/[11].
4/3/18: Mr. St. Albin's benefit
24/2/18: Mr. Horn's Benefit.
13/3/18: Benefit of the widow & children of the late John Barrett.
17/6/19: Benefit of the Misses Hammersley.
5/1/21; 20/1/21; 1/2/21; 10/2/21; 5/3/[21]; 9/11/21; 13/11/21.
New Theatre Royal:
6/12/21: Mr. Davis's Benefit
29/12/21: Fortnight of Mr. Bradbury's Engagement.
7/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
8/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
10/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
12/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
14/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
15/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
17/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
19/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
21/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
22/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
24/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
28/1/22: Mr. Horn's Benefit.
31/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Re-engagement.
2/2/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Re-engagement.
8/2/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Re-engagement.
9/2/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Re-engagement.
12/2/22; 16/2/22; 14/2/22;19/2/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Re-engagement.
23/2/22: Benefit of Miss Wilson.
21/2/22: Mr. Horn's Benefit.
14/3/22; 18/3/22;16/3/22;19/3/22: Mr. Young's Engagement
21/3/22: Mr. Young's Benefit.
23/3/22; 26/3/22.
3/5/22: Miss Hamilton.
9/5/22: Miss Hamilton's Benefit. Flyer.
30/5/22: Mr. Chippendale's Benefit.
17/6/22-12/7/22: Miss Wilson & Mr. Horn's Engagements.
13/7/22: Benefit of Miss Wilson.
18/5/26: Benefit of Mr M'Keon.
17/5/26: Mr. Brough's Benefit.
3/5/26.
2/8/26: Benefit of Miss Stephens.
4/11/26: Mrs. Edwin's engagement.
11/11/26; 15/11/26; 18/11/26: Mrs. Waylett.
5/2/27: Mr. Philipps's Night.
5/4/27: Benefit of Signor Antonio.
22/5/27 [plus duplicate]: Benefit of Mr. Williams.
31/5/27: Miss Crawford's Benefit
5/6/27: Mr. M'Keon's Benefit.
2/8/27; 8/8/27: Mr. Braham's engagement.
21/2/28: Miss Williams.
7/6/28; 29/7/28: Miss Fanny Ayton and Mr. Sinclair
20/12/[28]: Mr. Dowton, Mrs. Waylett, Miss Coveney & Mrs. Humby's engagement
23/12/28: Mrs. Waylett, Miss Coveney & Mrs. Humby's engagement.
27/12/28 [plus duplicate]; 29/12/28: Miss Paton and Mrs. Humby's engagement.
1/1/29; 8/1/29: Miss Paton's Engagement.
3/1/29; 15/1/29; 17/1/29; 20/1/29; 22/1/29; 23/1/29: Miss Paton, Mrs. Waylett and Mrs. Humby's engagement.
6/1/29: Mrs. Waylett and Miss Coveney's engagement
13/1/29: Mrs. Waylett's engagement.
19/1/29: Mrs. Waylett, Miss Coveney and Mr. Phillips engagement.
24/1/29: Miss Paton's Benefit..
31/1/29: Miss Paton, Miss Foote, Mrs. Waylett and Mrs. Humby's engagement.
16/2/29; 17/2/29; 2/3/29: Miss Foote's engagement.
19/2/29: Miss Foote and Mrs. Humby's engagement.
10/3/29.
23/3/29-9/4/29: Madame Catalani's engagement.
11/11/[29]; 16/11/[29]; 19/11/[29]; 24/11/[29]; 5/12/29; 7/12/29; 12/12/29; 15/12/29 [plus duplicate]; 16/12/29; 17/12/29; 18/12/29; 19/12/29; 22/12/29; : Mr. Braham's engagement.
29/12/22; 30/12/29; 31/12/29: Miss F. Ayton's engagement & Mr. Braham's re-engagement.
3/2/30: Mr. Dowton and Miss F. Ayton's engagement
15/4/30: Benefit of Mr. Maeder.
27/4/30: Benefit of Mr. H. Cooke, Mr. Latham, Mr. Belford and Mrs. Pearce.
9/7/30: Miss Paton, Mr. Wood and Mr. Power's engagement.
10/7/30: Miss Paton's Benefit.
22/11/30; 1/12/30; 6/12/30; 9/12/30 [plus duplicate]; 11/12/30 [plus duplicate]; 15/12/30; 18/12/30; 23/12/30 [plus 2 duplicates]; 3/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 6/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 7/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 8/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 11/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 12/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 13/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 15/1/31; 18/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates].
20/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 25/1/31 [plus duplicate];
27/1/31; 29/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 1/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 2/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates]: Miss Bett's and Mr. Sapio's engagement.
7/2/31 [plus 3 duplicates]: Benefit of Mr. Sapio.
8/2/31; 10/2/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 12/2/31 [plus 2 duplicates]: Mr. Sapio, Miss Bett and Mr. Young's engagements.
11/2/31 [plus duplicate]: Mesdemoiselles Celeste & Constance Benefit.
17/3/31 [plus duplicate]; 19/3/31 [plus duplicate]; 21/3/31 [plus duplicate].
22/3/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 26/3/31 [plus 2 duplicates].
6/4/31 [plus duplicate]: Miss Bett's Benefit.
7/4/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 9/4/31 [plus duplicate].
13/4/31 [plus duplicate]; 14/4/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 16/4/31: Mr. Weekes Engagement.
18/4/31 [plus duplicate]: Mr. Calcraft's Benefit.
23/4/31 [plus duplicate]; 25/4/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 5/5/31 [plus 2 duplicates]: Bohemian Brothers Engagement.
28/4/31 [plus duplicate]: Mr. Sharkey's Benefit 'Box-Keeper's Benefit'.
29/4/31 [plus 2 duplicates]: Mr. Weekes Benefit.
30/4/31 [plus duplicate]: Miss F.H. Kelly's Benefit.
3/5/31: Miss Garbois Benefit.
3/5/31: Mr Maeder's Benefit
7/5/31: Mr. Melrose's Benefit.
9/5/31: Mr. Johnson's Benefit
2/7/31 [plus duplicate]
4/7/31; 7/7/31; 9/7/31; 11/7/31: Mrs. Wood, Miss Paton, Mr Wood's engagement.
18/7/31: Mr Wood's Benefit.
20/7/31; 21/7/31; 27/7/31: Mrs. Wood and Mr Wood's engagement.
3/8/31; 6/8/31 [plus duplicate]; 8/8/31 [plus 2 duplicates]: Miss Inverarity's engagement.
19/10/[48]: Jenny Lind's Engagement.
The collection includes playbills for mixed dramatic and musical performances, pantomimes, tragedies, plays, musicals, comedies and dramas.
Performances in the Theatre Royal of opera, performers delineated:
24/11/07; 4/12/07; 10/3/[08]
10/5/08: Mrs. Nunn's Benefit. Accompanied by note of addenda.
2/8/08; 4/8/08; 4/8/08; 6/8/08; 8/8/08; 9/8/08; 11/8/08; 12/8/08.
13/8/08. For the benefit of Mr. Bellamy.
16/8/08; 21/6/[11]; 26/6/[11]; 11/7/[11]; 13/7/[11]; 17/11/[11]; 19/7/11; 8/8/[11].
9/8/[11]: Mr. T. Cooke's Night
10/8/11; 14/8/[11].
4/3/18: Mr. St. Albin's benefit
24/2/18: Mr. Horn's Benefit.
13/3/18: Benefit of the widow & children of the late John Barrett.
17/6/19: Benefit of the Misses Hammersley.
5/1/21; 20/1/21; 1/2/21; 10/2/21; 5/3/[21]; 9/11/21; 13/11/21.
New Theatre Royal:
6/12/21: Mr. Davis's Benefit
29/12/21: Fortnight of Mr. Bradbury's Engagement.
7/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
8/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
10/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
12/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
14/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
15/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
17/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
19/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
21/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
22/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
24/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Engagement.
28/1/22: Mr. Horn's Benefit.
31/1/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Re-engagement.
2/2/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Re-engagement.
8/2/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Re-engagement.
9/2/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Re-engagement.
12/2/22; 16/2/22; 14/2/22;19/2/22: Mr. Horn & Miss Wilson's Re-engagement.
23/2/22: Benefit of Miss Wilson.
21/2/22: Mr. Horn's Benefit.
14/3/22; 18/3/22;16/3/22;19/3/22: Mr. Young's Engagement
21/3/22: Mr. Young's Benefit.
23/3/22; 26/3/22.
3/5/22: Miss Hamilton.
9/5/22: Miss Hamilton's Benefit. Flyer.
30/5/22: Mr. Chippendale's Benefit.
17/6/22-12/7/22: Miss Wilson & Mr. Horn's Engagements.
13/7/22: Benefit of Miss Wilson.
18/5/26: Benefit of Mr M'Keon.
17/5/26: Mr. Brough's Benefit.
3/5/26.
2/8/26: Benefit of Miss Stephens.
4/11/26: Mrs. Edwin's engagement.
11/11/26; 15/11/26; 18/11/26: Mrs. Waylett.
5/2/27: Mr. Philipps's Night.
5/4/27: Benefit of Signor Antonio.
22/5/27 [plus duplicate]: Benefit of Mr. Williams.
31/5/27: Miss Crawford's Benefit
5/6/27: Mr. M'Keon's Benefit.
2/8/27; 8/8/27: Mr. Braham's engagement.
21/2/28: Miss Williams.
7/6/28; 29/7/28: Miss Fanny Ayton and Mr. Sinclair
20/12/[28]: Mr. Dowton, Mrs. Waylett, Miss Coveney & Mrs. Humby's engagement
23/12/28: Mrs. Waylett, Miss Coveney & Mrs. Humby's engagement.
27/12/28 [plus duplicate]; 29/12/28: Miss Paton and Mrs. Humby's engagement.
1/1/29; 8/1/29: Miss Paton's Engagement.
3/1/29; 15/1/29; 17/1/29; 20/1/29; 22/1/29; 23/1/29: Miss Paton, Mrs. Waylett and Mrs. Humby's engagement.
6/1/29: Mrs. Waylett and Miss Coveney's engagement
13/1/29: Mrs. Waylett's engagement.
19/1/29: Mrs. Waylett, Miss Coveney and Mr. Phillips engagement.
24/1/29: Miss Paton's Benefit..
31/1/29: Miss Paton, Miss Foote, Mrs. Waylett and Mrs. Humby's engagement.
16/2/29; 17/2/29; 2/3/29: Miss Foote's engagement.
19/2/29: Miss Foote and Mrs. Humby's engagement.
10/3/29.
23/3/29-9/4/29: Madame Catalani's engagement.
11/11/[29]; 16/11/[29]; 19/11/[29]; 24/11/[29]; 5/12/29; 7/12/29; 12/12/29; 15/12/29 [plus duplicate]; 16/12/29; 17/12/29; 18/12/29; 19/12/29; 22/12/29; : Mr. Braham's engagement.
29/12/22; 30/12/29; 31/12/29: Miss F. Ayton's engagement & Mr. Braham's re-engagement.
3/2/30: Mr. Dowton and Miss F. Ayton's engagement
15/4/30: Benefit of Mr. Maeder.
27/4/30: Benefit of Mr. H. Cooke, Mr. Latham, Mr. Belford and Mrs. Pearce.
9/7/30: Miss Paton, Mr. Wood and Mr. Power's engagement.
10/7/30: Miss Paton's Benefit.
22/11/30; 1/12/30; 6/12/30; 9/12/30 [plus duplicate]; 11/12/30 [plus duplicate]; 15/12/30; 18/12/30; 23/12/30 [plus 2 duplicates]; 3/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 6/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 7/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 8/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 11/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 12/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 13/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 15/1/31; 18/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates].
20/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 25/1/31 [plus duplicate];
27/1/31; 29/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 1/1/31 [plus duplicate]; 2/1/31 [plus 2 duplicates]: Miss Bett's and Mr. Sapio's engagement.
7/2/31 [plus 3 duplicates]: Benefit of Mr. Sapio.
8/2/31; 10/2/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 12/2/31 [plus 2 duplicates]: Mr. Sapio, Miss Bett and Mr. Young's engagements.
11/2/31 [plus duplicate]: Mesdemoiselles Celeste & Constance Benefit.
17/3/31 [plus duplicate]; 19/3/31 [plus duplicate]; 21/3/31 [plus duplicate].
22/3/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 26/3/31 [plus 2 duplicates].
6/4/31 [plus duplicate]: Miss Bett's Benefit.
7/4/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 9/4/31 [plus duplicate].
13/4/31 [plus duplicate]; 14/4/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 16/4/31: Mr. Weekes Engagement.
18/4/31 [plus duplicate]: Mr. Calcraft's Benefit.
23/4/31 [plus duplicate]; 25/4/31 [plus 2 duplicates]; 5/5/31 [plus 2 duplicates]: Bohemian Brothers Engagement.
28/4/31 [plus duplicate]: Mr. Sharkey's Benefit 'Box-Keeper's Benefit'.
29/4/31 [plus 2 duplicates]: Mr. Weekes Benefit.
30/4/31 [plus duplicate]: Miss F.H. Kelly's Benefit.
3/5/31: Miss Garbois Benefit.
3/5/31: Mr Maeder's Benefit
7/5/31: Mr. Melrose's Benefit.
9/5/31: Mr. Johnson's Benefit
2/7/31 [plus duplicate]
4/7/31; 7/7/31; 9/7/31; 11/7/31: Mrs. Wood, Miss Paton, Mr Wood's engagement.
18/7/31: Mr Wood's Benefit.
20/7/31; 21/7/31; 27/7/31: Mrs. Wood and Mr Wood's engagement.
3/8/31; 6/8/31 [plus duplicate]; 8/8/31 [plus 2 duplicates]: Miss Inverarity's engagement.
19/10/[48]: Jenny Lind's Engagement.
The collection includes playbills for mixed dramatic and musical performances, pantomimes, tragedies, plays, musicals, comedies and dramas.
Format
Date range of collection
1807 - 1848
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
Associated People or Organisations
- Antonio, Signor -
- Ayton, Fanny -
- Barrett, John -
- Belford, Mr. -
- Bellamy, Mr. -
- Bett, Miss -
- Bohemian Brothers -
- Bradbury, Mr. -
- Braham, Mr -
- Brough, Mr. -
- Calcraft, Mr. -
- Catalani, Angelica -
- Chippendale, Mr. -
- Cooke, H. -
- Cooke, Thomas Simpson -
- Coveney, Miss -
- Crawford, Miss -
- Davis, Mr. -
- Dowton, Mr. -
- Edwin, Miss -
- Foote, Miss -
- Garbois, Miss -
- Hamilton, Miss -
- Hammersley, Miss -
- Horn, Mr. -
- Humby, Mrs. -
- Invararity, Miss -
- Johnson, Mr -
- Kelly, F.H. (Miss) -
- Latham, Mr. -
- Lind, Jenny (Johanna Maria) -
- Maeder, Mr. -
- Melrose, Mr. -
- M'Keon, Mr. -
- Nunn, Mrs. -
- Paton, Miss -
- Pearce, Mrs. -
- Philipps, Mr. -
- Phillips, Mr -
- Power, Mr. -
- Sapio, Mr. -
- Sharkey, Mr. -
- Sinclair, Mr. -
- St. Albin, Mr. -
- Stephens, Miss -
- Waylett, Mrs. -
- Weekes, Mr. -
- Williams, Miss -
- Williams, Mr. -
- Wilson, Miss -
- Wood, Mr -
- Wood, Mrs. -
- Young, Mr. -
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