Hudson, John, 1836 - 1911
Dates
- Existence: 1836 - 1911
Biography
John Hudson (1836-1911), was a warehouseman and son of John Dungworth Hudson (1803-1875), a cutler and an ardent playgoer. John Hudson (1836-1911) as a youth had an enthusiasm for theatre but was unable to afford to visit performances so he collected theatre playbills from his father and other relatives which forms the Hudson Collection of Early Sheffield Playbills. The collection stops short in 1858 because, it is said, from that point John Hudson could himself afford to attend the theatre, and he continued to visit performances in Sheffield and London during the next 40 years. His interest in the Arts included Grand Opera, and he also visited art galleries in the provinces, in London, where he went almost every year to see the Royal Academy's annual exhibition in Paris and in Brussels.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Hudson Collection of Early Sheffield Playbills
Playbills of Sheffield theatres of the 19th century.
To see digitised versions of the playbills, click on each item in the collection from the right hand side collection hierarchy or go to the External Documents section below.