[Theater fan for a performance at the King's Theater in Haymarket].

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Title: [Theater fan for a performance at the King's Theater in Haymarket].
Published / Created: Feb. 26, 1796.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published as the act directs by the proprietor of the Opera Office
Description: Folder paper sheet is divided into a numbered and lettered grid showing the boxes at the theatre and the names of the attendees (renters) for the 1796 season at The King's Theatre, Haymarket. In addition to royality (the Prince and Princess of Wales and H.R.H. the Duke of York), the list of names include members of the nobility (Devonshires, Clives, Buckinghams, Essex, Spencers, Gordon, Ailsbury, etc.) and of the fashionable world of 1796 (e.g. Beauclerk). Decorated with a border around all edges and framed by gold paper; the top row is decorated with the Royal Coat of Arms at the center and flanked on each side by a dancer in an oval frame and a sunburst device; the verso is covered in green paper. Mounted on wooden slats held together by a brass pin with ivory finials.
Title devised by cataloger.
All engraved.
For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Marlborough Rare Books; May 2024.
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] page) ; sheet approximately 16.4 x 69 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English