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The Hôtel de Bourgogne According to Sir James Thornhill

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2009

Graham Barlow
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It is without any doubt that the theatre historian in Britain is greatly indebted to visitors from other lands, for evidence found in their letters, diaries and sketches has informed us of theatre architecture, plays and performances of which our own countrymen, neglecting to record what for them was a commonplace, made no mention. Now it is possible to reciprocate with material to be found in the sketch-book diary of Sir James Thornhill concerning the Hôtel de Bourgogne. The purpose of this article is to examine two sketches in that diary by Thornhill and consider them in the light of data already collected concerning that theatre.

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Research Article
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Theatre Research International , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , February 1976 , pp. 86 - 98
Copyright
Copyright © International Federation for Theatre Research 1976

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