Handbills from Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road. Programmes for performances on Monday 12th September 1846. Built in 1769 by Philip Astley, who established the first circus consisting of a variety of performers and acrobatic feats. The theatre was demolished in 1893 and the site is now marked by St.Thomas's Hospital.
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Collection: | LAD Cuttings and Ephemera |
Image type: | Print |
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Ref: | 02098 |
Identifier: | 12/951 |
Date: | 1846 |
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