| Ref No | MEL/ASS/8 |
| AltRefNo | 486937 |
| Collection | Melville Theatre Collection |
| Title | Melville Associates : commonbook containing a collection of letters, programmes etc relating to Mr. William Dowton |
| Date | 1826-1847 |
| Description | 1 book with paper border, a leather spine and leather corners. The items are stuck into the book on pages which are mainly loose. Some of the play bills are in poor. Items consist of 3 playbills for the Tunbridge Wells Theatre, 2 for the Theatre Royal, Canterbury, 1 for Taunton, 1 for Maidstone, 1 for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and 1 for the King's Theatre, London. The King's Theatre playbill gives details of Edmund Keans farewell performance previous to his departure for America. No year date. The letters and play bills are mostly concerned with Mr. Dowton's benefit. Press cuttings include a series of reviews for THE WAY TO GET MARRIED at Drury Lane with Mr. Dowtons son as one of the actors. Also articles from Kentish newspapers. There are also publicity posters advertising Mr. Dowton's benefit. |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/MEL/ASS/8 : 486937 |
| Subject | Theatre |
| Related Person | Dowton, William, 1764-1851, actor, comedian |
| Dowton, William, junior, actor |
Kean, Edmund, 1787/90-1833, actor
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| Related Place | Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, Kent |
| Theatre Royal, Canterbury, Kent |
| Theatre, Maidstone, Kent |
| Theatre, Taunton, Somerset |
| Drury Lane, Theatre Royal, Westminster, London |
| Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, London |
| King's Theatre, Haymarket, London |
| Category | Correspondence |
| 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 | SubSeries |