Playbills

This material is held atV&A Theatre and Performance Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 71 THM/415/2
  • Dates of Creation
    • ca. 1810-1811
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folder

Scope and Content

This series contains invitations to performances by French prisoners at Portchester Castle. The invitations are in the format of a playbill and take the form of a handwritten letter. They provide a list of the theatricals performed by the prisoners each day. His docketing uses the phrase "French Prisoners Play Bill", also giving the date of the performance. They conclude with the time of the performance. The invitations are written in the hand of Pierre Charles Limozin to Captain Paterson. These invitations illustrate how the group of French prisoners at Portchester Castle promoted their performances.

Arrangement

This series has been arranged chronologically.