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Playbill Collection, 1762-1937.

Original printed playbills (mostly 1762-1807) for plays performed in Williamsburg, Va., Fredericksburg, Va., Newbern, N. C., Fayetteville, N. C., Edenton, N. C., and elsewhere. Included are plays performed at the Old Theatre near the Capitol in Williamsburg by the Virginia Company of Comedians and other groups. Plays include The Beggar's Opera, The Orphan, The Constant Couple, Mr. Charlton, The Clandestine Marriage, An Evening's Lounge or Antidote for the Spleen, Dish of All Sorts, Virgin Unmask'd, Love In a Village, She Stoops to Conquer, and The Glory of Columbia. Also included are playbills for three plays performed in the 1930s at the College of William and Mary and in Charleston, S. C. Reverse of one playbill consists of an advertisement for guitar lessons. Some playbills have annotations, one is handwritten.

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