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Auction: 14017 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 527

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, a large indenture, 1793, certifying the subscription of Houghton James of Grosvenor Place to share no.197 in the theatre, signed by Albany Wallis, Richard Ford and Thomas Hammersley as trustees, large folio document, on vellum, huge and impressive vignette, 5" x 14" of the new theatre at the top, a very fine and very clean clean copy.

This theatre was rebuilt on a large scale by Irish playright and poet, Richard Brinsley Sheridan in 1793 and opened in 1794. The finances were divided into 300 shares. It was burnt down in 1809 and was such a huge loss to Sheridan that the House of Commons adjourned as a mark of sympathy. Rebuilt again by 1812 by a new joint stock company.

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Estimate
£3,500 to £4,000