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John Boles Watson, c. 1800

John Boles Watson (c. 1748 – 1813 Cheltenham)[1] built the first permanent theatre in Cheltenham at York Passage, 1782.[2] Boles Watson also built the Theatre Royal, Gloucester, in 1791[3][4][5] and was closely associated with the Cirencester theatre.

References

  1. ^ The Monthly Magazine; or, British Register., No. 237, Vol. XXXV, Part I for 1813, p. 375.
  2. ^ Theatre Playbills Collection, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011. Archive here.
  3. ^ N.M. Herbert (editor) (1988). "Gloucester, 1720-1835: Social and cultural life". A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4: The City of Gloucester. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 29 December 2011. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Amazing Theatre Royal is now a pound store" by Kevin George in The Citizen, 10 December 2011, p. 16.
  5. ^ Palace (Gloucester). theatrestrust.org.uk, 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.

Further reading

  • Denning, Anthony. (1993) Theatre in the Cotswolds: The Boles Watson Family and the Cirencester Theatre. London: Society for Theatre Research. ISBN 0-85430-054-6


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