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Description: | Letters sent to John Brook of Messrs Brook & Bulmer, solicitors of York, who were trustees of the Theatres Royal of York, Leeds, Hull, Doncaster and Wakefield (the York Circuit). The letters come from a variety of people and largely concern the finances and tenancy agreements of the theatres. Some of the letters concern the finances of John Wilkinson. Reference is made to the building of scene rooms and the installation of gas lighting. A letter of M C Cummins of Hull to T Wilson explains the disastrous season at Hull in 1829 in terms of ruined wardrobes and scenery and cheap tenancies in rival theatres let to small, 'low class' travelling companies who charge low prices.; Catalogues and lists are available in the Library and the National Register of Archives; copies of which are also available on-line via the the World Wide Web. Card indexes arranged by person and place are available in the Archives Reading Room, as is a card catalogue of the Theatre Playbills. The playbills are listed on the Brynmor Jones Library Main catalogue, also available on the Web.
Publications include the pamphlet 'Literary Manuscripts and Archives' (1996), which is also available on the web site. R. Pyle and R Johnson, "Sweeping the dust from the boards: dramatic pieces', Paragon Review, No. 5 1997, pp.7-10.
Archives & Special Collections Department
Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull, | Format: | Correspondence | Subjects: | 19th Century Tenancy agreements; scenery rooms; gas lighting | Temporal: | 1840 1810 | Source: | Backstage | Address: | Cottingham Road, Kingston-upon-Hull,,
HU6 7RX | Creator: | John Brook of Messrs Brook & Bulmer, solicitors of York, who were trustees of the Theatres Royal of York, Leeds, Hull, Doncaster and Wakefield (the York Circuit) | Identifier: | www.backstage.ac.uk/records/collection/c | Language: | en | Format: | Correspondence | Go to resource |
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