1831 DRURY LANE THEATRE PLAYBILL Timour REGENCY HIPPODRAMA Monk Lewis

Description: [Plays, Theatre] ~ MONK LEWIS' TIMOUR WITH COOKE'S HORSES [THEATRE ROYAL, Drury Lane] LEWIS, M.G. 'Monk' Theatre royal, drury lane. This Evening, Thursday, May 19, 1831. Their Majesties' Servants will act (for the 182nd time) Weber's Opera of Der Frieschutz...To conclude with the grand romantic melodrama, in Two Acts, called Timour the tartar. In which Mr Cooke's Magnificant Stud of Horses will appear [London]. J. Tabby, [1831]. . . Single bifolium. 2pp. A trifle creased to extremities, some marking to gutter, split at head. The highlight of this doublepage playbill is the detailed 'order of scenery' included for the popular Regency hippodrama Timour the Tartar, by Matthew Gregory 'Monk' Lewis' (17751818), Gothic novelist and dramatist. Timour, which debuted at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in late April or early May 1811, is believed to be the first play expressly written to feature horses. This performance featured horses from Cooke's Circus (which appeared in several different performances at the Theatre Royal in May, 1831), and their involvement in three scenes is explicitly detailed here. ~ About Antiquates We’re based in the heart of the Dorset countryside, with an antiquarian bookshop in Wareham, housed within a beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian Building, we also travel far and wide to buy, sell and advise on rare books. We offer a wealth of antiquarian books, specialising in early and hand-press printing - but not excluding all others! Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and we try to offer our customers a varied and frequently changing selection, along with advice on library development and special purchases. We are proud and active members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and the PBFA (Provincial Book Fairs Association) - professional bodies for the antiquarian book trade, abiding by their codes of practice and exhibiting at several large national and regional book fairs each year. Viewings of all books in our stock are possible by appointment at our Wareham bookshop, the details for which are displayed in the 'Business seller Information' section below. Purchase and Payment We aim to make your purchase as straightforward and pleasurable as possible. Payment can be made by various methods: From customers in the UK we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Cheques (in GBP £ Sterling) For customers from the rest of the world we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Postage and Packing As experienced and professional booksellers we have shipped books to many countries, and will be happy to quote costs for destinations and/or services other than those currently specified for this heavy book. All books are expertly wrapped, dispatched via national and international postal or courier services, and fully insured from our door to yours. Please be aware that antiquarian books can be imported to many destinations without restriction or extra duties (for example, the entire European Union), but that some destinations do charge import duties and/or sales tax on imported items. As per eBay terms, buyers are liable to pay these costs on receipt. Please see Postage and Payments section

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