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Covent Garden Theatre broadsides

Title
Covent Garden Theatre broadsides, 1828.
Author
Covent Garden Theatre.

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Mixed materialSupervised use MWEZ+ n.c. 18173Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description
.1 lin. ft. (1 portfolio).
Summary
Collection consists of eight printed broadsides dated from November 23, 1828 to December 15, 1828 concerning the aftermath of a fatal accident involving gas illumination in which two employees of the theatre died.
Subject
  • Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833
  • Covent Garden Theatre > Accidents
  • Theaters > Accidents > England > London
  • Theaters > Lighting > England > London
  • Gas-lighting > England > London
Genre/Form
Broadsides
Source (note)
  • Found in stacks
Biography (note)
  • The Covent Garden Theatre was founded by John Rich in London, England in 1732.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MWEZ+ n.c. 18173
OCLC
NYPW01-A66
Author
Covent Garden Theatre.
Title
Covent Garden Theatre broadsides, 1828.
Biography
The Covent Garden Theatre was founded by John Rich in London, England in 1732. In 1847 it became the Royal Italian Opera and in 1891, the Royal Opera House.
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Research Call Number
MWEZ+ n.c. 18173
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