Playbills of the Theatre Royal Edinburgh
Playbills Highlights
Playbill advertising a performance of Which is the Man? at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
Title: Which is the Man?
The Navigators (Subperformance)
Rob Roy MacGregor; or, Auld Lang Syne (Future performance)
Playwright: Hannah Cowley
Composers of 'Rob Roy MacGregor': John Davy and Henry Bishop
Author of 'Rob Roy': Sir Walter Scott
Location: Theatre Royal, Shakespere Square, Edinburgh
Date of performance: 13 February 1819
Notes: At the foot of this playbill is an announcement for the first performance at the Theatre Royal of 'Rob Roy'. This adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s novel was to transform the theatre and to revitalise Scottish cultural life.