Overview
Contracts, with tax stamps, setting out terms for actors' employment in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Dates
- Creation: 1834-1867
Creator
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.2 linear feet (1 box)79 contracts between actors and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, England.
Biographical / Historical
Called London’s most famous theatre, it opened on 7 May 1663 as the Theatre Royal, Brydges Street.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Melanie Wisner, 2018.
Creator
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England) (Organization)
- Title
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England). Theatre Royal, Drury Lane contracts, 1834-1867 (MS Thr 616): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2018 August 17
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02993
Repository Details
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