The Play-bills, 1830 [ Practices ]
… The TATLER in future will contain the Play-bills of the evening. They will be printed in an open and distinct manner, to suit … public will not be sorry for this union of a paper with a play-bill ; and that by and by, to use his pleasant quotation, Tatlers will be “ frequent and full” in the pit and boxes. We shall be glad to see them. Nothing will give us greater … eject the man who was too stingy to purchase a play-bill. But the above are not the only reasons for the purchase. The Tatler, for instance, will in future be sold at the play-house doors, as well as by the newsmen. They must be so, or they …
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