| Ref No | CALB/BIO/F205499 |
| AltRefNo | F205499 |
| Collection | Calthrop Boucicault Collection |
| Title | Material relating to the New Theatre Company and to Boucicault's subsequent bankruptcy in 1863; Boucicault had planned to build a new theatre and leisure complex next to his Theatre Royal, Westminster (formerly Astley's), but went bankrupt before building work began |
| Date | 1863 |
| Extent | 6 items |
| Description | Material relating to the New Theatre Company and to Boucicault's subsequent bankruptcy in 1863; Boucicault had planned to build a new theatre and leisure complex next to his Theatre Royal, Westminster (formerly Astley's), but went bankrupt before building work began. Item 1 -- "A Catalogue of the Valuable Contents of Coleherne Court, West Brompton", one of Boucicault's houses, to be sold at auction "On Thursday, the 20th of August, 1863"; this lists the furniture room by room;. Item 2 -- a photograph of the entrance hall and staircase of Coleherne Court, provided by the National Monuments Record Centre (with which organization copyright remains);. Item 3 -- 6 cuttings from The Times relating to the New Theatre project and Boucicault's bankruptcy; these are dated 25th March, 17th April, 4th July, 15th August, 23rd July, 20th August, 10th November, 1863; 1 cutting, from the 5th of February 1863, relates to a disturbance at the Adelphi Theatre caused by a theatre goer called William Wray not taking his proper seat;. Item 4 -- 1 cutting from the Evening Standard, 11th May, 1863, relating to the case Atkins and Another v. Boucicault, regarding the recovery of money "for a fountain used in the Christmas pantomime" at Astley's;. Item 5 -- 3 cuttings from The Daily Telegraph; 1 relates to a dispute between Boucicault and a Theatre Royal Westminster employee; 1 discusses the New Theatre project and compares Boucicault to P. T. Barnum; and the last relates to Boucicault's bankruptcy; these are dated 12th January, 26th February, 22nd July, 1863. Item 6 -- the envelope in which C. Calthrop kept the cuttings. |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/CALB/BIO/F205499 |
| Subject | Bankruptcy |
| Insolvency |
| Debts |
| Event | Colleen Bawn, The |
| Jessie Brown; Or, The Relief Of Lucknow |
| Octoroon, The |
| Dublin Boy, The |
| Phantom, The |
| Life Of An Actress, The |
| Dot |
| Trial Of Effie Deans, The |
| Related Person | Boucicault, Dion, (Dionysius Lardner), Mr., 1820-1890 |
| Wray, William, Mr. |
| Norton, G. C., Mr. |
| Linklater, Mr. |
| Hackwood, Mr. |
| Burbidge, John, Mr. |
| Webster, Banjamin, Mr. |
| Lewis, C. E., Mr. |
| Patrick, Mr. |
| Laurance, Mr. |
| Jay, George Harvey, Mr. |
| Hume, George, Mr. |
| Atkins, Mr. |
| Roberts, Mr. |
| Stirling, Edward, Mr. |
| Barnum, P. T., Mr. |
| Related Organisation | Messrs. Debenham & Tewson, Auctioneers and Estate Agents, 80 Cheapside, London |
| National Monuments Record Centre, London |
| New Theatre Company |
| Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street, London |
| Court of Chancery |
| Terrell & Chamberlain, London, Solicitors |
| Court of the Exchequer |
| Related Place | Astley's Royal Amphitheatre of Arts, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London |
| Category | Press cuttings |
| Photographs |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
| Level | SubSeries |