View of Old Playhouse Close from South
SC 426791
Description View of Old Playhouse Close from South
Collection Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 426791
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ED 1820
Scope and Content Old Playhouse Close, Canongate, Edinburgh The Close takes its name from the Playhouse Theatre established here in 1747 and which became 'the cradle of legitimate drama in Scotland'. It closed in 1786. The Close, with a restored 17th-century tenement and turreted stair tower at the rear, was where, in 1756, John Home's 'Douglas', a now forgotten work, was first performed in 1756, causing a scandal because it was written by a minister of the Kirk. In the 18th century, the Church of Scotland and the City Magistrates of Edinburgh strongly disapproved of theatre in general, fearing it would 'inflame the minds' of ordinary people. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/426791
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish National Buildings Record)
Licence Type: Full
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
