Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Theatre and Entertainment, STEPNEY, Royal Pavilion Theatre, John Douglas, brass, royal pavilion theatre around box stamped inverted in centre, rev. douglas whitechapel, 31mm, 9.55g (W 404). Fine to very fine, very rare £70-£90

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: DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 595 (part).

The Royal Pavilion Theatre, in Whitechapel road, opened in 1828. It was destroyed by fire in 1856 but had reopened by 1858 and became one of the most popular East End playhouses. By the turn of the 20th century it was catering largely to the local Jewish population and it closed in 1935. John Douglas is understood to have been its proprietor in the middle of the 19th century and it is possible that this ticket was issued for the theatre’s re-opening in 1858