Theatre, Maidstone. Black Eyed Susan, or All in the Downs; Forest of bondy, or The Dog of Montargis, 1845 Digital

Item — Box: MS F BOX 4707

Identifier(s): MS8827/11/350

Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria
Coppin collection
Series 11: Playbills and programmes
11.1: Playbills
Playbills relating to productions by the Coppin family and company, 1811-1927
English playbills, 1811-1871
Playbills for performances, 1840s
Theatre, Maidstone. Black Eyed Susan, or All in the Downs; Forest of bondy, or The Dog of Montargis, 1845

Theatre, Maidstone. Black Eyed Susan, or All in the Downs; Forest of bondy, or The Dog of Montargis

Scope and contents

Playbill for performances by Mr and Mrs Chapman at Theatre, Maidstone, with J L Pritchard as manager. Featuring performances on Friday 28 March 1845. The Company includes Mr Henderson, Mr Pointer, Mr Wright, Mr Barry, Mr C Jones, Mr Harris, and Mrs Croft.

Dates

1845

Creator

Cutbush, Son and Whiting (Printer, Organization)

Biographical / Historical

Emma Coppin married Richard Chapman in August 1843, and later adopted his real name of Poynter. This playbill is the first reference to that change of name. In the playbills of 30 August 1845, they are using the name Chapman again, then revert to Poynter by 22 September. The spelling varies from Pointer to Poynter.