Manuscripts

Agreement for lighting the Theatre Royal, Haymarket

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Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1811.
Call number: mssHM 63365
Creator: Haymarket Theatre (London, England)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Removed from Rare Book 287501; transferred from Rare Books Dept., May 1981. This manuscript is one of a group of 35 letters and manuscripts written, mainly, by 19th century British actors and actresses; a small number were written by American, French, and Italian performers. The material was collected by Augustin Daly (1838-1899), an American playwright and producer, and bound in a volume entitled, Bills of the play, New York, 1892. The 35 items have been cataloged separately (HM 63331-63365) and a complete list of the material is available from the Manuscripts Dept.
Associated people: Daly, Augustin, (1838-1899,)
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