This batch also helped us grow our number of records for performances in Philadelphia, while also helping us expand into St. Louis. You can see this growth on our interactive map of historic theatres. ✨🎩

In this performance, Ellen and Kate Bateman played Richard and Richmond, respectively, while Julia Jones played Prince Edward and Miss Schoolcraft played the Duke of York. The Bateman sisters were famous for playing these roles as young girls, with prints like these capturing their performances.

We are thrilled to share that our project director, @aelagrand.bsky.social, has been selected as one of two recipients of Texas A&M University Libraries' 2025 Open Access Award! ✨

Not every day that you see actresses playing Macbeth! ✨ We’re preparing our next batch of records and came across these two playbills featuring Patricia Rignold and Kate Bateman as the titular Macbeth. 🎩

Moment of appreciation to the Polish-American actress Helena Modjeska, who was so renowned that she was billed simply as “Modjeska.” ✨

See, for example, this 1887 playbill for Twelfth Night from the Hollis St. Theatre in Boston, which listed her last name first and in bold type! 🎩

We are preparing a new batch of records to add to the site and are just in awe over this playbill for a performance of The Merchant of Venice at Windsor Castle in 1848. The design of it is simply stunning! ✨🎩

Today, we added 11 records for performances of Cymbeline in London, New York, Nottingham, and Washington, DC from 1806-1897. ✨ These records include our first for Nottingham and Washington, and have helped us reach 100 theatres represented in our database! 🎩 Our theatre map is steadily growing! ⤵️

We are preparing our next batch of records, sourced from playbills at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts! ✨

With this Richard III playbill from the Theatre Royal Montreal, we will be adding our first-ever performance records from Canada! 🎩

(Call Number: 8-MWEZ + n.c. 876)

Among these performances were two of the artist Helen Thornycroft as Julia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona at a private performance at 21 Wilton Place in London. This performance featured her artist family in the cast and even had what appeared to be a hand-drawn playbill. ✨🎩

While our visitors have (overwhelmingly!) visited us from the United States, we have also welcomed visitors from throughout the world. ✨🎩

If you missed us at the #Shax2025 Digital Meet-Up, don’t fret! We left some postcards near registration, and feel free to always send us a message! ✨

And do say hi to @aelagrand.bsky.social around the conference if you see her! 🎩

We’re having such a great time at #Shax2025 and are so excited that so many have been interested to hear more about the database! ✨

We have just a few postcards and stickers left, so if you want one or want to hear more, come find @aelagrand.bsky.social at the Digital Meet-Up this morning! 🎩

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 26, from 1:00-2:00PM! ✨ Project Director @aelagrand.bsky.social will be presenting Points Like A Man as part of Texas A&M's CoDHR Digital Humanities Poster Showcase! We're excited to be included alongside such a stellar lineup of projects.

Added 75 records for performances of The Merchant of Venice in York from Tate Wilkinson's 1766-1803 Yorkshire circuit to bring the record total to 5,158. ✨

With our map feature, we are able to visualize at a glance Wilkinson's circuit and see the number of breeches performances in each city. 🎩

We are so excited to launch our new map feature! ✨

See our video demo below! ⤵️

Currently working through 900 pages of theatre records from Tate Wilkinson’s Yorkshire circuit to prepare the next batch of records! ✨🎩