Playbill advertising performance of 'Our Nelly'

Benefits were common as actors were not well paid. The meant that the money raised that evening would have been given to Mr Chute alone. Other actors would perform but would not have been paid. Popular actors would draw bigger audiences and therefore make more money.

This item was digitised by Bristol Archives as part of Bristol Old Vic’s “Protecting and Sharing the Heritage of Britain’s Oldest Theatre ” project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.