| Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for theft:
Robert Price: "I was standing reading a playbill that was stuck up, the prisoner came and laid his hand on my shoulder as before, and said, They will all be acted tonight, meaning the plays..." |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 4 Sep 1766 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening: between 4pm and 5pm | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Smithfield other location: Bartholomew Fair |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Robert Price |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | sailcloth maker |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Drama, Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Print: Advertisement, Handbill, Poster, Playbill |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ |
| Record ID: | 1112 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 22 October 1766, Trial of Joseph Pead (t17661022-1), |
| Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 22 October 1766, Trial of Joseph Pead (t17661022-1), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1112, accessed: 02 June 2023 |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)