Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Theatre and Entertainment, WHITECHAPEL, Royalty Theatre, 1790, uniface copper, royalty theatre and date around pit, 37mm, 11.55g (W 408, and p.56, this piece illustrated; D & W –). Good fine, dark patina, scarce £80-100

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: Bt D. Pennock September 2008.

The Royalty Theatre, Wellclose square, was opened in 1787 by John Palmer and John Bannister; by 1819 it was known as The East London Theatre