Collection of 28 playbills for performances at the Theatre, Rochdale, Lancashire, 1824 - 1826.
1824
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Details
Title
Collection of 28 playbills for performances at the Theatre, Rochdale, Lancashire, 1824 - 1826.
Created/published
Rochdale, Lancashire : [s.n.], 1824 - 1826.
Description
28 items
Note
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Genre/form
Playbills.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 271117 (flat)
Folger-specific note
Purchase made possible by The B. F. Saul Rare Book Acquisitions Fund. Ordered from Antiquates Ltd - Fine and Rare Books, Cat. 12, item #49, D9198, 2018-04-25. From dealer's description: "A rare survival of a coherent collection of small and fragile provincial playbills from the Theatre, Rochdale, Lancashire, which was converted from a Methodist Chapel and 12 cottages in 1794. During 1826 the largely unchanging company appears to have been administered by Mr Howard, who attracted four performances from Miss Fanny Kelly (16-20th January) and three performances from Miss Maria Foote (23-25th January). Included amongst this collection of largely contemporary pieces are 3 Shakespearean performances; Romeo and Juliet (16th Jan 1826), As you like it (24th Jan 1826), Macbeth (8th Feb 1826); and also the parody Hamlet Travestie; or, Tragedy-a-la-Comique (19th Feb 1826)."
Folger accession
271117