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  • King's College, London: the interior of the theatre on prizegiving day. Engraving by H. Melville after T. H. Shepherd, ca. 1841.
  • King's College, London: the interior of the theatre on prizegiving day. Engraving by H. Melville after T. H. Shepherd, ca. 1841.
  • A riot at the King's theatre, Haymarket, London, on 1 May 1813. Coloured etching by W.H. Brooke after Satirist, 1813.
  • [Handbill (20 December 1886) for a variety show at the Canterbury Theatre of Varieties (Westminster Bridge Road, London, England) featuring the 8 foot tall Belgian giant Alfredo Devartos as well as Testo (strong man) and Onri].
  • [Undated handbill (about 1874?) for Crecraft's Exhibition at the Agricultural Hall (London, England) featuring "Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Dodd, the smallest people living, the king and queen of the Lilliputians"].
  • We, the court of examiners, chosen and appointed by the master, wardens and assistants of the Society of the Art and Mystery of Apothecaries of the City of London in pursuance of a certain Act of Parliament passed in the 55th year of the reign of his majesty King George the third entitled an Act for the better regulating the practice of apothecaries throughout England and Wales, do hereby by virtue of the power & authority invested by the said Act certify that ... has been by us carefully and deliberately examined as to his skills & abilities in the science & practice of medicine ... duly qualified as an apothecary.
  • This evening, Mr. C.H. Adams, will repeat his lecture on astronomy / The King's Theatre.
  • This evening, Mr. C.H. Adams, will repeat his lecture on astronomy / The King's Theatre.
  • Now exhibiting for a short time only! The Mammoth Lady from the Cosmorama Rooms, Regent Street ... : Mrs. Elizabeth Armitage, of the extraordinary weight of 31 stone 11 lbs. or 445 pounds! Weighed at Soulier and Ward's, no.4, Burlington Arcade, where the weight is registered / Strand Theatre.
  • Imperial Theatre, Westminster : Royal American Midgets : General Mite, the smallest perfect man the world has ever produced now in his 18th year.
  • Imperial Theatre, Westminster : Royal American Midgets : General Mite, the smallest perfect man the world has ever produced now in his 18th year.
  • The last week of the present attractive performances : Balfe's grand opera, The daughter of St. Mark ... The peri ... / Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane.
  • Programme notes : review : Longtime companion / National Film Theatre.
  • The beautiful spotted negro boy / Richardson's New Theatre.
  • Extraordinary novelty! Another living skeleton!! : and the last night of Cannon & Crawley ... : Monday, August 15th, 1825 ... / Royal Coburg Theatre.
  • On Monday, July 19th, 1869 & every evening until further notice : the performance will commencewith (Wednesday and Thursday excepted) the interesting drama, in four acts, entitled - the Black Doctor : acts I. and II. the island of Bourbon, 1788 ... / Grecian Theatre ... City Road.
  • Monday, Dec. 20th first appearance of the wonderful Belgian giant (8 ft. high) Alfredo Devartos : (24 years of age) trumpeter in the guards of the King of Belgium, & the tallest man in the whole army) ... last five nights of the Schaffer Troupe ... / Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Westminster Bridge Road.
  • Re-engagement owing to enormous success of Joe Elvin in a personally conducted trip on The Tram ("Fares, please.") ... : The extraordinary, phenomenal colossal Russian Fat Girl, Miss Lucie, the heaviest girl in the world. Aged 16 years. Weight 350 lbs. ... / Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Westminster Bridge Road, S.E.
  • Certain necessary directions, as well for the cure of the plague, as for preventing the infection with many easie medicines of small charge, very profitable to His Majesties subjects / Set downe by the Colledge of Physicians by the Kings Majesties speciall command. With sundry orders thought meet by His Majestie, and his Privie Councell for prevention of the plague. Also certaine select statutes ... Together with His Majesties proclamation for further direction therein and a decree in Starre-Chamber. Concerning buildings and in-mates.
  • Paraphrasis, in nonum librum Rhazae medici Arabis clariss. ad Regem Almansorem, de singularu[m] corporis partium affectuum curatione, / autore Andrea Wesalio Bruxellensi Medicin[a]e candidato.
  • Paraphrasis, in nonum librum Rhazae medici Arabis clariss. ad Regem Almansorem, de singularu[m] corporis partium affectuum curatione, / autore Andrea Wesalio Bruxellensi Medicin[a]e candidato.
  • Paraphrasis, in nonum librum Rhazae medici Arabis clariss. ad Regem Almansorem, de singularu[m] corporis partium affectuum curatione, / autore Andrea Wesalio Bruxellensi Medicin[a]e candidato.
  • The art of cookery, made plain and easy : which far exceeds any thing of the kind ever yet published ... / By a lady [Mrs. H. Glasse].
  • Zulu Kafirs, St. George's Gallery ...
  • Zulu Kafirs, St. George's Gallery ...
  • Sadler's Wells Theatre, with the New River running beside. Engraving by J. Greig after S. Prout.
  • [Newspaper clipping advertising a performance by Marian, the Amazon giantess at the Alhambra Theatre in London in 1882].
  • [Leaflet advertising a performance by Marian, the Amazon giantess at the Royal Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square in London on 28 July 1882].
  • Theatre Royal, Haymarket, made perfectly warm by a powerful air stove in the centre of the pit : on Friday evening, March 10, 1820, and every Monday, Wednesday & Friday, during Lent : Lloyd's dioastrodoxon, the largest and most magnificent orrery in the British Empire and the only transparent orrery ever yet offered to the public.
  • [Leaflet advertising a performance by Marian, the Amazon giantess at the Royal Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square in London on 28 July 1882].