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The title page of She Stoops to Conquer as published in 1773 by F. Newberry. Little ornamentation.

Interior of Covent Garden Theater, empty, showing the orchestra, the box seats to stage right, and the stage with the curtain drawn.

Orchestra view of a performance of Macbeth at Covent Garden, showing the witches, Macbeth, and Banquo on stage.

Macbeth and Banquo, mounted on horseback, encounter the three witches.

Playbill for May 1779 performance of Cymbeline starring Samuel Reddish as Posthumus. Playbill is printed in alternating lines of red and black ink.

The first page of MS. Bodl. 514, fols.1-36, a late 12th-century English manuscript of Geoffrey of Monmouth Gesta regum Britanniae.

Half-length portrait. For more information seeNPG

Silver tea caddy featuring David Garrick in several prominent theatrical roles including Macbeth and King Lear.For further information, see V&A.

A view of the interior of the (empty) theater at Drury Lane showing the stage and box and orchestra seats.

Full-length engraved portrait. Margaret Farrel Kennedy poses as Macheath costumed in a tricorne, coat, breeches, and shackles.