History Research File Research file compiled by Richard Findlater about the history of pantomime and British theatre. Topics covered within this file include managers, the West End and London theatres, including during the nineteenth century, stars, what a good play looks like, playhouse building costs and general costs of rent, candles wax, tallow, oils, managers, orchestra, scenemen, tiremen and tirewoman, and doorkeepers, and wages. 20th century