KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
note: when two theatre abbreviations are linked, the same company performed at both theatres
during the season indicated by the Index. At Bartholomew Fair, Mayfair, Southwark Fair, and
Tottenham Court, the Index identifies the booth at which the performance took place by initials
following the standard abbreviations, BF— , MF— , SF— , and TC— . These initials do not appear
In die text of The London Stage, but may help the user locate the item in question.
AC
aca
Acad
academy
acdl
aph
ARMe
ATCOURT
AVT
B&S
B-L
BANNSTER
bb
bbt
bca
been
be
Bp —
Bet
Be
bh
bHB
but
BLa
BLo
Bos
Angel Court
BPT
Blue Posts Tavern
Academy of Vocal and Instru¬
BR
Beveridge’s Room
mental Music
BRA
Broughton’s Amphitheatre
Cibber’s Histrionic Academy,
Bowling Green, Richmond Hill
BRI/COUR
Bridge’s Street Theatre and at
Court
Academy in Little Lincoln’s Inn
bridges’
The First Drury Lane Theatre
Fields
BRUSSELS
Brussels, Belgium
Academy in Drury Lane
BT
Buffler Tavern
Ashley’s Dancing House
BUH
Buckingham House
Assembly Room, Mile End Road
CA
Caverley’s Academy
At Court
CAC
Crown and Cushion
Anchor and Vine Tavern
CAT
Not identified in London Stage
Barbers’ and Surgeons’ Hall
CC
Chelsea College
Bullock-Leigh Booth
CDR
Couch’s Drawing Room
John Bannister’s House
CDS
Coignand’s Dancing School
Blue Boar, Holborn
CG
Covent Garden Theatre
Black Bull Tavern
Bird Cage Alley
CG/LIF
Covent Garden and Lincoln’s Inn
Fields Theatres
Bellsize House
Bartholomew Fair
cgking’s
Covent Garden and King’s The¬
atres
Booth at BF identified by initials
CGR
Coignand’s Great Room
of proprietors
CH
Charterhouse
Buffalo Tavern
CHA
Bedford Gate, Charles Street
Roman’s House
I iled Booth, Blackheath
CHAPEL
The Chapel at the Foundling’s
Hospital or at the Lock Hospital,
Hyde Park Corner
Bull’s Head Tavern
CHE
Chelsea
Blackheath
CHELSEA
Priest’s Boarding School, Chelsea
Bloomsbury
Bow Street
CHR
China Hall, Lower Road, Rother-
hithe
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