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  <dc: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</dc:title>
  <dc: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.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>1863</dc:date>
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