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Records of Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres

 Collection
Identifier: D78368

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

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

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