- 108
[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane].
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- A collection of c.290 playbills
- PAPER
340 by 230mm. (average), dated between 17 April 1801 and 19 October 1868, extremities occasionally frayed with some loss, some examples trimmed, occasional loss and soiling
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Famous actors include Charles Kemble (in She Wou'd & She Wou'd Not in 1801, The Mountaineers in 1801 and The Jealous Wife in 1802) and Edmund Kean (in Iron Chest in 1817). The large and varied repertoire of the theatre is reflected in these playbills, including Twelfth Night (1801), a Coronation spectacle (1821), The Marriage of Figaro (1823), The Merry Wives of Windsor (1824), Der Freischutz (1825), Acis and Galatea (1827), The Taming of the Shrew (1828), Macbeth (1828), Julius Caesar (1829), Othello (1829), The Merchant of Venice (1834), The Winter's Tale (1834), Henry IV (1834), Richard II (1834), together with many benefit performance notices
The collection includes a double-page playbill noting a performance of Don Juan 'tomorrow evening, February 5, 1833'. This first performance of Don Giovanni in an English translation by S. Beazley is recorded in Loewenberg's Annals of Opera 1597-1940 (London, 1978).