Reference code
LIB/PL/LT
Level of description
Sub-Series
Title
Playbills for theatres in London and surrounding areas
Extent and medium
Plan chest drawer, archival albums, archive boxes
Scope and content
This sub-series contains playbills, handbills and great bills mostly from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century, representing theatres in London and the surrounding areas.
Contents
- LIB/PL/LT/AST - Playbills, Astley's Amphitheatre
- LIB/PL/LT/CG - Playbills, Covent Garden Theatre
- LIB/PL/LT/DL - Playbills, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- LIB/PL/LT/GS - Playbills. Grecian Saloon, City Road
- LIB/PL/LT/HA - Playbills, Theatre Royal Haymarket
- LIB/PL/LT/LTAV - Playbills, London Tavern, Bishopsgate Street
- LIB/PL/LT/PR - Playbills for the Princess's Theatre, London.
- LIB/PL/LT/RA - Royal Aquarium
- LIB/PL/LT/RI - Playbills, Theatre Royal, Richmond upon Thames