This book provides a brief history of the theatre in Britain and identifies libraries and record repositories where research can be undertaken, as well as examples of how Victorian showmen were successfully traced and researched. Contents include newspapers, playbills, biographies, fairs and circuses, music hall, sources in Ireland and Scotland, specialist archives and collections and more.
Language
English
Pages
101
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
September 08, 2015
My Ancestor Worked in the Theatre (My Ancestor Series)
This book provides a brief history of the theatre in Britain and identifies libraries and record repositories where research can be undertaken, as well as examples of how Victorian showmen were successfully traced and researched. Contents include newspapers, playbills, biographies, fairs and circuses, music hall, sources in Ireland and Scotland, specialist archives and collections and more.