| Ref No | POS/BRS ROY/0600174 |
| AltRefNo | 0600174 |
| Collection | Fawkes Boucicault Collection |
| Title | Photocopy of a playbill advertising TOWN AND COUNTRY, MEG MURNOCK THE MOUNTAIN HAG… |
| Date | 19th century |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Description | Photocopy of a playbill advertising TOWN AND COUNTRY, MEG MURNOCK THE MOUNTAIN HAG OR THE FATAL GLEN OF LORIN, THE SOLDIERS DAUGHTER and THE CORSICAN BROTHERS on Thursday and Friday, March 27 - 28, 1856 |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/POS/BRS ROY : 0600174 |
| "Engagement of Mr. George Melville for a limited period". Playbill has an additional advert for "Tuesday next, April 1, the performances will be for the benefit of Mr. George Melville" |
| On the playbill the three above are described thus:-hornpipe : Duff, Mr., ditty singer : Rouse, John, Mr., ballad singer : Hall, Miss |
| "the Princess's version" of the play |
| This drama concludes the programme for Friday, March 28, 1856 |
| This drama concludes the programme for Thursday, March 27, 1856 |
| Subject | Drama |
| Romance |
| Comedy |
| Musical interlude |
| PhysicalDescription | 350 x 250 mm |
| photocopy on two sheets of paper |
| Related Person | Chute, James Henry, manager |
| Morton, Thomas, 1764-1838, author |
| Chute, John, actor |
| Dobbins, Mr. (treasurer), beneficiary |
| Melville, George, 1824 - 1898 (actor, theatre proprietor, real name George Robbins), actor |
| Bennett, Fanny, Miss, actor |
| Duff, dancer |
| Rouse, John, singer |
| Hall, Miss, singer |
| Wilton, Marie, Miss, actor |
| Lenox, scenic artist |
| Salmon, leader of the band |
| unknown, author |
| Evans, David, actor |
| Evans, David, actor |
| Bishop, Kate, Miss, actor |
| Bennett, Fanny, Miss, actor |
| unknown, author |
| unknown, author |
| unknown, author |
| Marshall, actor |
| Evans, William J, actor |
| Bennett, Fanny, Miss, actor |
| Marshall, Mrs., actor |
| Boucicault, Dion, (Dionysius Lardner), 1820-1890, author |
| Melville, George, 1824 - 1898 (actor, theatre proprietor, real name George Robbins), actor |
| Chute, John, actor |
| Duff, actor |
| Bennett, Fanny, Miss, actor |
| Cross, Miss, actor |
| Marshall, stage manager |
| Related Organisation | Somerton, Bristol, printer |
| Related Place | Theatre Royal, King Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire |
| Scotland |
| ContentNote | performance of hornpipe, "the fashionable ditty" entitled, OH! MY LOVE'S DEAD and a "favourite ballad" |
| Category | Playbills |
| 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 | Item |