Title from item., Title continues: Is made and sold fine mead, at 15s. p. doz. 13 bottles, sent to any part or near town, without any expence to [the] buyer, a single bottle may be had at 13s.; bottles to be paid for or exchanged; at the same place is to be had the true virgin honey, now used by many in tea and punch as an excellent sweetener. Note, in any decline, consumptive cases, rheumatism, gravel, asthmas &c mead is greatly commended by many eminent physicians as most salutary, being as friendly as it is pleasant., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge., and On leaf 35 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title from item., Title continues: Is sold all manner of wearing apparel for men and boys both new & second hand rich or plain; likewise gentlemen may chuse their patterns and have cloaths, liveries or mourning made in the modern taste at the most reasonable rates; all sorts of woollen drapery & Manchester goods in the piece, swords, pistols, sashes, gorgetts, horse-furniture &c, &c. N.B. The utmost value given for the above articles., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 53 of an album of trade cards and invitations.
Title from item., Title continues: Dutch velvets, black silks, sattins, sarsnetts, persians, poplins, Norwich crapes, bombazeens, dresdens, Venetian poplins, Irish stuffs, plaids, and all other sorts of stuffs, worsted damasks, cambletts, camblettes, calomancoes, velvet cloaks, short cloaks, capuchines, cardinals, night gowns, English & French hoops, childrens coats, stays & all sorts of quilted coats., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 19 of an album of trade cards and invitations.
Title from item., Title continues: Are sold all sorts of Turkey, Musketta, Wilton, Worcester & Scots carpets with upholstery and cabinet goods, wholesale & retail. Where merchants may be supplied with the above goods for exportation. NB, houshold goods apprais'd & funerals furnish'd., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 7 of an album of trade cards and invitations.
For the benefit of Mr. W. Browne, & Mrs. Bolingbrooke. By a company of comedians
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [A collection of playbills for theatres in Kent, 1771-1784?]. [England], [between 1771 and 1784?]., and Numbered in ms.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732. and Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805.
This playbill records a performance at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden of The constant couple by George Farquhar (1676-1707) on 22 May 1755 in which Margaret Woffington (1720?-1760) played the leading part of Sir Harry Wildair - one of the roles for which she was most celebrated. The part of Lady Lurewell was performed by Esther Hamilton (d. 1787). Other actors in the cast include Theophilus Cibber (1703-1758) and John Arthur (1708?-1772), actor and stage designer -- it is likely that he was responsible for devising the “machinery” mentioned in a note at the foot of the sheet: “as any obstruction in the movement of the machinery will greatly prejudice the performance of the entertainment, it is hoped no persons will be displeased as their being refus'd admittance behind the scene.”
Description:
A playbill. and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707., Woffington, Margaret, -1760., and Covent Garden Theatre.