[Playbill of Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, 1815, announcing The stranger and The fortune of war!]

Author
Covent Garden Theatre [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
[London] : Printed by E. Macleish, 2, Bow-street, [1815]
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 32 x 19 cm

Details

Subject(s)
Rare books genre
Notes
  • Partial cast list for The stranger: Mr. Young (The Stranger); Mr. Murray (Tobias); Mr. Farley (Francis); Miss O'Neill (Mrs. Haller); Mrs. Egerton (Countess Wintersteen); Mrs. Liston (Annette)
  • Partial cast list for The fortune of war: Mr. Abbott; Mr. Mathews; Mr. Liston; Mrs. Davenport; Miss Foote; Miss Logan.
  • Includes announcements of performances at Covent Garden for the following week--including appearances by Eliza O'Neill--together with the names of some cast members scheduled to appear.
  • Princeton copy 2 imperfect: badly cropped, leading to loss of the first two and last two lines of printing. Copy 2 measures 28 x 15 cm.
With
is mounted onto a sheet measuring 32 x 20 cm.; on the other side of this sheet is mounted: [Playbill of Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, 1815, announcing The Grecian daughter and The forty thieves]. [London] : Printed by E. Macleish, 2, Bow-street, [1815].
Provenance
Princeton copy 1 has the number ''210'' written in ink on the right margin.
Other title(s)
  • Stranger.
  • Fortune of war!
Text begins
  • Last night but one of The stra[n]g[er] this season. Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, this present Saturday, June 17, 1815, will be acted (19th time) the play of The stranger
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