Poster
1923 (printed)
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A Night of Temptation was the type of romantic melodrama much loved by theatre audiences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and frequently produced for them by Walter and Frederick Melville. They were brothers who acquired the freehold of the Lyceum Theatre in 1909 and ran it until the death of Walter Melville in 1937.
Written by Percy Gordon Holmes, A Night of Temptationstarred Dennis Neilson-Terry as Paul Azario, and Violet Farebrother as Queen Catherine. The play featured an unlikely plot, but lots of dramatic action and love interest, and four acts of lavish scenery and costumes. As one reviewer wrote: 'it is a spirited piece, although it strains credulity to the breaking point.' A poster like this, illustrated with photographs of scenes from the play, was an excellent marketing device showing graphically the size of the cast and indicating the breath-taking, cliff-hanging moments the author intended.
Written by Percy Gordon Holmes, A Night of Temptationstarred Dennis Neilson-Terry as Paul Azario, and Violet Farebrother as Queen Catherine. The play featured an unlikely plot, but lots of dramatic action and love interest, and four acts of lavish scenery and costumes. As one reviewer wrote: 'it is a spirited piece, although it strains credulity to the breaking point.' A poster like this, illustrated with photographs of scenes from the play, was an excellent marketing device showing graphically the size of the cast and indicating the breath-taking, cliff-hanging moments the author intended.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising A Night of Temptation, Lyceum Theatre, 14 April 1923. Printed by David Allen & Sons Ltd. |
| Physical description | Poster printed in black and red, mounted on a sheet of support paper, headed: 'LYCEUM', 'A NIGHT OF TEMPTATION' 'THE DRAMA OF ABSORBING INTEREST', featuring eight photographs of incidents from the production, headed: 'Their First Meeting'. 'The Insult', 'None But The Brave', 'A Night of Temptation', 'You Are Mine'. 'Woman Against Woman', 'She Is Yours By Command' and 'At Last'. Printed with the times of performance and ticket prices. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Object history | A Night of Temptation was a play in four acts, by Percy Gordon Holmes, produced by Walter and Frederick Melville, with Dennis Neilson-Terry as Paul Azario, Lydia Mannington as Countess Volumnia, Molly Vyvyan as Madame Irma Casimir, Jessie Belmore as Carlotta Willoughby, Albert Ward as Sir Bem'amin Graysdale, Bertie Wright as Dick Riddle, Violet Farebrother as Queen Catherine, Alfred Goddard as General Damaros, Eric Lugg as Count Olif, Mary Merrall as Princess Viola (of Zavaria), Mary Booth as Susan, Percy Baverstock as Carlo Talti, Violet Penule as Maxine, Harry Hartley as Hawkins, Frederick Leister as Prince Rudolph, Harry Wingate as Sergeant Arkadi, Edmund Kennedy asGregory Branco, Wingold Lawrence as Severin, Frank Elsworthy as Lascaria and Fred Watson as Bathori . |
| Summary | A Night of Temptation was the type of romantic melodrama much loved by theatre audiences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and frequently produced for them by Walter and Frederick Melville. They were brothers who acquired the freehold of the Lyceum Theatre in 1909 and ran it until the death of Walter Melville in 1937. Written by Percy Gordon Holmes, A Night of Temptationstarred Dennis Neilson-Terry as Paul Azario, and Violet Farebrother as Queen Catherine. The play featured an unlikely plot, but lots of dramatic action and love interest, and four acts of lavish scenery and costumes. As one reviewer wrote: 'it is a spirited piece, although it strains credulity to the breaking point.' A poster like this, illustrated with photographs of scenes from the play, was an excellent marketing device showing graphically the size of the cast and indicating the breath-taking, cliff-hanging moments the author intended. |
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| Accession number | S.25-2008 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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