$181.00
Date 07/01/1814
London Theatre Royal Covent Garden – Pizarro – 1814
A rare Regency playbill from the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, London, dated 07.1.1814, advertising Pizarro followed by Harlequin Of The Swans and Bath Of Beauty.
The cast includes Mr Egerton, Mr Young, Miss Ryall, Mrs Bologna, Mr Murry and Mr Johnson. Pizarro was Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s adaptation of a play by August von Kotzebue about the Spanish conquest of Peru.
It is mounted onto a card frame, 9” x 14”. Playbills over two centuries old are treasures among old theatre programmes and true historic theatre memorabilia.
| Production | Pizarro and |
|---|---|
| Venue | Theatre Royal Covent Garden- London |
| Cast | Mr Egerton – Mr Young, Miss Ryall – Mrs Bologna, Mr Murry – Mr Johnson etc. |
| Size | 9" X 14" |
Genuine Theatre Programme / Memorabilia.
Condition: V good, vlcr, a tiny hole at the top right edge, a few tiny marks
Did you know?
- Sheridan’s Pizarro was first staged at Drury Lane in 1799 and became one of the biggest box office hits of its era.
- Covent Garden had been rebuilt after a fire in 1808, and its 1809 reopening sparked the Old Price Riots over higher ticket prices.
- An evening’s bill in 1814 typically offered a main play followed by a pantomime or afterpiece, as seen here.
SKU: T03039
