

Although all classes of society visited the theatre, only members of the nobility could afford a regular box at the Opera House, which cost a hefty 200 guineas annually. Other famous venues in the capital included Drury Lane Theatre, Covent Garden, the Haymarket, and Sadler’s Wells.
Images:
New Theatre Royal, Bath. © Sue Wilkes. The theatre opened in 1805, when
Jane Austen was living in the city.
Edmund Kean as Sir Giles Overreach in A New Way to Pay Old Debts.
Pocket Book, c.1833. Author's collection.
Sarah Siddons. Engraving by Theodor Kensing from the portrait by Thomas
Gainsborough. English Illustrated Magazine 1883-1884, Macmillan & Co.,
1884. Author's collection.
The Old House, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire (left), reputed to be the home of
Sarah Siddons. © Sue Wilkes.
Drury Lane Theatre, London, as it appeared in 1775 (above right). Author's
collection.
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