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Theatre and Entertainment, TICKETS and PASSES, Theatre and Entertainment, LAMBETH, Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre [Ducrow & West], Admit Two (Box), printed card for Tuesday 10 June 1828/7, signed Fitzpatrick, Treasurer, and named (W. Barrymore), crowned arms and supporters, dress order, n.b. this ticket cannot possibly be admitted unless the strictest attention be paid to dress, 100 x 90mm. Light staining at upper right and two small holes in body at left, otherwise fine to very fine, rare £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection.

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Provenance: Tim Millett FPL 2005 (70C).

Astley’s Amphitheatre, opened in 1773 by riding school proprietor Philip Astley (†1814); Andrew Ducrow (1793-1842), one of Astley’s performers known as the ‘Flemish Hercules’, was the co-proprietor at the time of the issue of this ticket