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Playbill advertising a performance of Pizarro at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
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Title: Pizarro
Tale of Mystery (subperformance)
Highland Fling (subperformance)
Wonderful Comet (subperformance)
playwright: Richard Brinsley Sheridan
playwright of 'Tale of Mystery': Thomas Holcroft
beneficiaries: Mess. Moreton and Forrest
Location: Theatre Royal, Shakespere Square, Edinburgh
date of performance: 30 November 1808
Notes: This is the earliest Theatre Royal playbill in this collection, recording a performance on November 13th 1807.

Playbill advertising a performance of Which is the Man? at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
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Title: Which is the Man?
The Navigators (subperformance)
Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne (future performance)
playwright: Hannah Cowley
composers of 'Rob Roy MacGregor': John Davy and Henry Bishop
author of 'Rob Roy': Sir Walter Scott
Location: Theatre Royal, Shakespere Square, Edinburgh
date of performance: 13 February 1819
Notes: At the foot of this playbill is an announcement for the first performance at the Theatre Royal of 'Rob Roy'. This adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's novel was to transform the theatre and to revitalise Scottish cultural life.

Playbill advertising a performance of Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
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Title: Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne
The Forty Thieves (subperformance)
The Falls of Clyde; or, The Gipsies of the Glen (future performance)
composers of 'Rob Roy MacGregor': John Davy and Henry Bishop
author of 'Rob Roy': Sir Walter Scott
performer: Mr J. Johnstone
Location: Theatre Royal, Shakespere Square, Edinburgh
date of performance: 20 July 1819
Notes: Playbills often give details of the movement and activities of actors. Here, audiences are warned that because Mr Johnstone is unable to perform as expected, the theatre will put on another performance of 'Rob Roy'.

Playbill advertising a performance of The Clandestine Marriage at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
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Title: The Clandestine Marriage
The Deaf Lover (subperformance)
The Forty Thieves (subperformance)
The School for Scandal (subperformance)
Bon Ton (subperformance)
The Busy Body (subperformance)
Guy Mannering (subperformance)
performer: Mr Farren
performer: Mr Abbott
playwright: George Colman, the Elder
Location: Theatre Royal, Shakespere Square, Edinburgh
date of performance: 18 August 1819
Notes: Many of these playbills have manuscript annotations concerning the performance as it actually took place. The note here reveals that the promised performance of 'The Forty Thieves' never actually happened.

Playbill advertising a performance of Astronomical Lectures at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
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Title: Astronomical Lectures
Dioastrodoxon or transparent orrery (lecture aid)
lecturer: Mr Lloyd
Location: Theatre Royal, Shakespere Square, Edinburgh
date of lecture: 3 November 1819
Notes: Instead of a play, this playbill advertises a lecture on astronomy, with an orrery or a model of the known universe.

Playbill advertising a performance of Astronomical Lectures at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
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Title: Astronomical Lectures
lecturer: Mr Lloyd
publisher: R. Menzies
Location: Theatre Royal, Shakespere Square, Edinburgh
date of performance: 12 and 13 November 1819
Notes: Mr Lloyd's astronomical lectures were clearly popular, and this playbill advertises the fact that he has agreed to give some further lectures before returning to England.


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