Hull Theatre Royal large playbills

Reference No:
U DP215/1
Dates:
1796-1801
Description:
Large bound volume of approximately 256 playbills. Includes brief handwritten notes about specific performances, for instance if actors were unable to perform owing to illness; bills for other events such as lectures which were held at the Theatre Royal, and printed bills apologising for a change of play or actor owing to unforeseen circumstances. There is also a small printed copy of the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds of Sarah Siddons; newspaper cuttings relating to performances at the Theatre Royal, and a list of actors for whose benefit the plays were performed and the amount of money they received for the season, with brief details of their career after their season in Hull.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 volume
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Hull Theatre Royal Playbills