2. Playbills

  • We have playbills for the following theatres:
    Adelphi, Alhambra, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Her Majesty's, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, Lyceum, Miss Kelly's, Olympic, Pantheon, Polygraphic Hall, Princess, Queen's, Royal Aquarium, Royalty, St James' Hall, Strand Theatre and Strand Music Hall
  • 2A: Playbills
    For London, mainly 19th century, these are stored in portfolios.
    Location: 7J11-7J16
  • 2B: Playbills
    Theatre Royal Glasgow, 1859-68, in 5 bound volumes.
    Location: 4M5
  • 2C: Playbills
    Some playbills for the Adelphi, 1806-81 (4 folders): Location: 4N6
    The Alhambra and the Royal Aquarium, both mainly late 19th century, are with the programmes (1 box).
    Location: 4N8
  • 2D: Playbills
    Playbills and other material (one or two prints, cuttings, and a 6d refreshment token) of the Grecian Theatre, City Road, are in a bound volume at FF 792.9421 GRECIAN.
    Location: 6K2
  • 2E: Playbills Some playbills may be found in MASCHWITZ:"London Theatres".
    Location: 4M2
  • 2F: Playbills Theatre Royal Drury Lane playbills 1813-1853 in two bound volumes at F 792.9421.
    Location: 4A1
    Indexed by play title in the front of vol. 1. This index is followed by a chronological contents list. 
  • 2G: Playbills Marylebone playbills. (Handlist of The Marylebone Theatre playbills on bench - some are Ashbridge Collection. N.B. The Marylebone Theatre in Church Street had 8 different names).
    Location: 7K1-7K5
  • 2H: Playbills
    Princess's Theatre, Oxford Street, 1848-1850 in 2 bound volumes.
    Location: FF792.09421
    Location: 6K2.
    (See also information index and Handlist of the Ashbridge Collection)