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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Theatrical Promotion Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SC.TPC
Extent:
4.42 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1801-1936
Date (bulk): 1820-1836
Abstract: The
Theatrical
Promotion Collection
primarily consists of broadsides advertising theatrical events
at major and minor English theaters, but also includes a small number of American, Scottish,
and French broadsides, theater programs, directories, newspapers, and other literature
relevant to the theater industry.
Language of Material: English,
French
The
Theatrical Promotion Collection primarily consists of
broadsides advertising theatrical events at major and minor English theaters, but also
includes a small number of American, Scottish, and French broadsides, theater programs,
directories, newspapers, and other literature relevant to the theater industry. The bulk of
the material, produced between 1820 and 1836, represents the last years of the patent
theater period (1660-1843), during which particular London theaters held a monopoly on
"legitimate" dramatic productions.
With the growing popularity of theatrical entertainment among the working classes in the
early to mid-nineteenth century, patent laws became infrequently enforced and the Theatre
Regulation Act of 1843 finally abolished the exclusive rights of the patent theatres to
present legitimate drama. In addition to dramatic plays, many theaters offered opera,
ballet, musicals, burlesque, pantomime, and other public entertainments. The Collection is
arranged alphabetically by theater name and chronologically within.
This collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Holli Teltoe, 2015
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