Essay on the opening of the Royalty Theatre [manuscript], ca. 1787.

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Essay on the opening of the Royalty Theatre [manuscript], ca. 1787.

Describes the opening night of the Royalty Theatre, Wednesday June 20, 1787. Includes an excerpt from the address given by Mr. (George?) Colman on that night.

2 leaves ; 23 x 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7482785

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Colman, George, 1732-1794

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The Spanish barber was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 30 Aug. 1777. From the description of The Spanish barber : or the fruitless precaution, a comic opera / by George Colman : manuscript, [ca. 1777]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612774129 Colman was an English dramatist; his son, George Colman the younger, was also an English dramatist. From the description of Correspondence with Bow Street magistrates, 1773-1823. (Harvard Uni...

Royalty Theatre (1787-1828)

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