Theater -- Great Britain--History

Scope and Content The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.