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Playbills
- Abstract:
- More than just simple adverts for the theatres, the ‘playbill’ or ‘bill of the play’ had a significant role in sociability throughout the eighteenth century. On the London stage, in provincial theatres, and even in private theatricals, playbills were an established mode of communication between the theatre and their audiences. The document’s primary function was to provide information about who, and what, was on the stage. Nevertheless, it retained a sociable function past the performance event, as an object of fascination for collectors and their associates.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publication website:
- https://www.digitens.org/en/notices/playbills.html
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- Publisher:
- DIGIT.EN.S
- Host title:
- The Digital Encyclopedia of British Sociability in the Long Eighteenth Century
- Publication date:
- 2022-01-01
- EISSN:
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2803-2845
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1742335
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pubs:1742335
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2024-03-06
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- 2022
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