Order from Drury Lane Theatre concerning tickets [manuscript], 1722 September 22.

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Order from Drury Lane Theatre concerning tickets [manuscript], 1722 September 22.

Sir Richard Steele, Mr. Wilks, Mr. Booth, and Mr. Cibber to be allowed 12 tickets each every week to give to their friends to see plays gratis. Signed by Cibber, Booth, and Wilks.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Wilks, Robert, 1665?-1732

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