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Ref No	CALB/DOT
Collection	Calthrop Boucicault Collection
Title	Dot
Date	1862-1889
Extent	1 folder
Description	Dotwas Boucicault's adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'The Cricket on the Hearth'. It opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York, in 1859 with Agnes Boucicault in the title role. In 1862, the first British performance of the play took place at the Adelphi Theatre, London, under the management of Benjamin Webster, and starred Louise Keeley. The material for this play consists of two posters for the 1862 production at the Adelphi, two programmes for an 1883 production at Toole's Theatre, Charing Cross and the Lord Chamberlain's licence allowing the performance of Dotat the Adelphi Theatre in 1862.
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.
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