A familiar scene?

Here's a scene that might have been familiar to Archie Kennedy - Drury Lane Theatre in the early 19th century. Actually this charming image is dated 1808, so sadly it's a little late for poor Archie, but I'm sure it would have been a familiar scene.



Drury Lane Theatre by Thomas Rowlandson
Folger Shakespeare Library, CC BY SA
This image comes from the Folger Shakespeare Library who last week announced that they had released 80,000 images from their Digital Image Collection under a Creative Commons Share-Alike (CC-BY-SA) license. It's a fabulous resource, and if you're at all interested in theatre from any period, particularly the 18th and 19th century, I can highly recommend having a browse. Be warned though, it's a bit of a time sink! Oh, and if you find a young midshipman lost in the archive, do let me know ;)