| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 311 |
| Date | 1820-1824 |
| Level | Collection |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Title | Scrapbook of John Stokes Bennett of the Theatre Royal, Exeter, and other papers relating to theatre history |
| Creator Name | Bennett; John Stokes (c 1773-1829); theatre manager, playwright and actor |
| Description | One volume scrapbook of mainly newspaper cuttings, 1820-1824, compiled by John Stokes Bennett, also containing 18th and 19th c theatrical posters (playbills). Typescript death notices of Bennett from 'Trewman's Exeter Flying Post' and 'Alfred', Mar 1829, and photocopy of two pages from 'The theatre tourist, being a genuine collection of correct views, with brief and authentic historical accounts of all the principal provincial theatres in the United Kingdom, by a theatric amateur [James Winston]', London, 1805. |
| AdminHistory | John Stokes Bennett, c 1773-1829, was an actor and theatre manager of New Theatre and Theatre Royal, Exeter. |
| Language | English |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Access Conditions | Usual EUL arrangements apply. |
| Copyright | Usual EUL restrictions apply. |
| Finding Aids | One item only. |
| Related Material | A copy of John Stokes Bennett's will is kept with Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PROB 11/1754). An item entitled 'Scrapbook no 3: 1826 & 1827' was offered for sale on the internet in early 2007 via http://www.dgcollection.com/catalog.html.
For further collections and items relating to the Theatre Royal, see EUL MS 202, EUL MS 348/MISC/TR, EUL MS 480, EUL MS 487, EUL MS 495, EUL MS 508 |
| Publication Note | It is not known if this item has resulted in publication. |
| Management Group | Performing arts papers |
| Historical papers |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/201 | Bennett; John Stokes (c 1773-1829); theatre manager, playwright and actor | c 1773-1829 |
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/245 | Theatre Royal; 1821-1962 | 1821-1962 |