Lord Chamberlain’s Office Theatre Files (Series i). Vols. clxvi, clxvii. Papers and correspondence relating to smoking in theatres; 1904-1934. Former LCO file no. 340. The Office was unwilling to grant permission for smoking in theatres during dramatic productions, particularly after 1930, but was willing to relax this prohibition for performances of a generally musical nature. Requests from individual theatres for permission for smoking are included in the files for each theatre. Cor...
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London County Council: Correspondence of the London County Council with the Lord Chamberlain relating to the licensing of theatres in London: 1902-1936: Typewritten and typewritten copies.