Theatre Playbills.- [Collection of playbills and 2 letters by Madame Vestris, [c.1820-30s].

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Theatre Playbills.- [Collection of playbills and 2 letters by Madame Vestris], 2 AL.s by Madame Vestris laid down, c.30 playbills, some double-paged, all laid down, a few plates of relating to theatre or Madame Vestris some laid down, occasional surface soiling or spotting, some chipping or short tears, trimmed, [c.1820-30s]. *** Collection of playbills relating to Madame Vestris, either as an actor or under her management. Playbills for theatres in London such as, Lyceum Theatre, Royal Olympic Theatre, Theatre-Royal, Covent Garden, Hay-Market. Plays titled 'Izaak Walton', 'London Assurance', and 'Harlequin and the Merrie Devil of Edmonton; or the Great Bed of Ware', and her performance as the titular role in 'Giovanni in London', 1830.

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