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Theatre Royal playbill: Peeping Tom! Or Lady Godiva’s Ride through Coventry, Nov 1848

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Theatre Royal playbill: Peeping Tom! Or Lady Godiva’s Ride through Coventry, Nov 1848
Sheffield_City_Centre
1848/11/27
1800-1850

Theatre Royal, Sheffield.

Fair Week!

Great Attraction!

First nights of the grand pageant of

Peeping Tom!

Or Lady Godiva’s Ride through Coventry.

Re-engagement of Mrs Moreton Brookes and Mr Crowther, (of Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, London,) who will appear in two pieces, with his celebrated charger, ‘Vienna’.

Mrs J. F. Saville as The Petticoat Colonel.

Monday and Tuesday evenings, November 27th and 28th, 1848,

To commence with the romantic equestrian Scottish drama, founded on Sir Walter Scott's celebrated poem of the same name, and entitled

Lochinvar!

Or the bridal of Netherby.

As performed upwards of 100 successive nights at Ashley's Royal Amphitheatre, and now produced under the immediate superintendence of Mr Crowther.

After which (on each evening) a new and laughable interlude, entitled, The Petticoat Colonel.

The entertainment will conclude with, for the first time, by W. Mancrief, Esquire a new grand loyal equestrian, pedestrian, chivalric, legendary, historical, commemorative, national, dramatic extravaganza pageant, in one act, founded on the well known legend, entitled, Lady Godiva, and Peeping Tom of Coventry! Or Clearing the Toll.

As performed upwards of 60 successive nights at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, London.

On Wednesday, the admired drama of Judith of Geneva, and other entertainments, in which Mrs Moreton Brookes, Mr Crowther, Mrs. J. F. Saville, and Mr Diddear will appear.

[Performers]: Mr W. Artaud, Mr Birkinshaw, Mrs Moreton Brookes, Mr Browne, Mr Clifton, Mr Crowther, Mr Diddear, Mr George Graham, Mr Griffiths, Miss Ada Harcourt, Mr Hunt, Mr W. Mayland, Mr Mulford, Mrs J. F. Saville, Mr R. F. Smith, Mr M. Smythson, Mrs M. Smythson, Miss Amelia Vining, Mr M. Watkins, and Mr J. H. White.

Stage manager, Mr Mulford. Ballet master, Mr Hunt. Prompter, Mr Griffiths. Musical director, Mr Howard. Lessee and acting manager Mr J. F. Saville, Arundel Street.

Boxes, 2s. 6d. (second price, at a quarter before 9 o’clock, 1s. 6d.) Pit, 1s. Gallery 6d.

Printed by John Bridgeford, at the Caxton office, 7 Mulberry Street, Sheffield.

Original at Sheffield City Archives: BC/16/18.

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