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Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Memorandum (facsimile): signed by John Ellys, agreement with John Rich and Charles Fleetwood.
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1 document
Corporate name
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Scope and content
Facsimile of agreement between Charles Fleetwood and John Rich for devision of receipts of Drury Lane and Covent Garden for remainder of season 1735-1736.
The text begins: Memorandum. It is agreed on between Charles Fleetwood and Jno Rich Esqrs that they agree to divide all moneys at each playhouse (Viz the Theatre Royall in Drury Lane and the Theatre Royall in Covent Garden) above fifty pounds share and share like for the remainder part of this season ...Dec. ye 18 1735 to begin on Saturday the 13th ... Witness Walter Greenwood John Ellys.
The facsimile is illustrated by the tomb of John Rich at Hillingdon in the etching by Charles John Smith. Cuttings mounted on verso are explanatory of the facsimile, 'The Autograph from the Collection of Mr. Upcott' (i.e. William Upcott of the London Institution, of 'Autograph Cottage', 102, Upper Street, Islington) and of the view of the the tomb of John Rich (from an edition of Smith's 'Historical and literary curiosities', 1875 and from 'Miscellanea curiosa et bibliotheca antiqua', 1849, see p. 50 item 3153).