Records of Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres
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No requestable containers
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily contains the call numbers W.a.30-32, W.a.43-47, W.a.76-78, W.a.94-95, W.b.1-2, W.b.110-111, W.b.273-325, W.b.331-334, W.b.336-337, W.b.339-346, W.b.380-287, W.b.389-429, W.b.431-449, W.b.473-475, Y.d.86-100, Y.d.236-303, Y.d.428-451, Y.d.609-622, and Z.e.15-19, plus a few individual items outside those call number ranges.
Dates
- 1714-1880
Creator
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England) (Organization)
- Covent Garden Theatre (Organization)
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Extent
282.0 items (218 manuscript volumes and 64 manuscript documents)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Descriptive lists of records of Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres. Includes lists of journals, nightly accounts, pay books, records of the wardrobe keepers, lists of plays with casts, inventories, etc. with dates.
Arrangement
Arranged into two series: 1. Records of Drury Lane Theatre; 2. Records of Covent Garden Theatre.
Each of these series are then further arranged by record type and then within these sub-series arranged chronologically.
Other Finding Aids
This finding aid replaces the typescript finding aid in Reference Collection (Z6621. F61 D7 R.R.), which included both descriptive and chronological lists. For more information, contact Curator of Manuscripts.
Acquisition Information
Items acquired at various times, mostly before 1932. Please contact reference@folger.edu for further information.
Processing Information
Processed by Folger Shakespeare Library staff.
- Title
- Guide to the Records of Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres, 1714-1880 various shelfmarks
- Status
- Unverified Full Draft
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Folger Shakespeare Library Staff; keyed into Archivists Toolkit in 2010
- Date
- 1960s?
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- October 2010: Revised by Stephanie Fell.
Repository Details
Part of the Folger Shakespeare Library Repository
201 E. Capitol St. SE
Washington DC 20003 USA