| Collection | Calthrop Boucicault Collection |
| Description | Material relating to Dion Boucicault's relationship with Benjamin Webster, the proprietor of the Adelphi and manager of several other theatres; this includes . Item 1 -- 1 photocopy of an article by Christopher Calthrop in the theatre Notebook, titled "Dion Boucicault and Benjamin Webster", outlining the relationship between Boucicault and Webster between 1860 and 1864; the article is undated;. Item 2 -- a typed transcipt of a short notice in Punch, June 21st, 1862, titled "Extraordinary Benevolence"; this makes fun of the acrimonious relationship between Boucicault and Webster;. Item 3 -- 1 newspaper cutting from The Standard, May 16th, 1864; this is a letter to the editor from Dion Boucicault and accuses Webster of deliberately sabotaging his reputation in relation to his play FOX-CHASE. |
| Old Heads And Young Hearts |
| Related Person | Boucicault, Dion, (Dionysius Lardner), Mr., 1820-1890 |
| Mathews, Charles James, Mr., 1803-1878 (sometimes credited as Charles Mathews) |