Ages Ago
Poster
1869 (printed)
1869 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
Advertising card for Ages Ago at the Royal Gallery of Illustration in November 1869. Printed in London by Stannard & Son.
Mr and Mrs German Reed presented theatre for a fashionable London audience. They described their venue as a ‘gallery’ and the show as an ‘entertainment’ to give it respectability. The operetta Ages Ago had music by Frederic Clay and a libretto by W.S. Gilbert, and was produced two years before Gilbert began his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan.
Mr and Mrs German Reed presented theatre for a fashionable London audience. They described their venue as a ‘gallery’ and the show as an ‘entertainment’ to give it respectability. The operetta Ages Ago had music by Frederic Clay and a libretto by W.S. Gilbert, and was produced two years before Gilbert began his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ages Ago (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph with metal eyelets |
| Brief description | Advertising card for Ages Ago at the Royal Gallery of Illustration in November 1869. Printed in London by Stannard & Son |
| Physical description | Chromolithograph advertising card for Ages Ago, with a colour image showing the interior of a great hall and historical figures stepping out of the picture frames on the wall. Two metal eyelets are punched at the top edge. |
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| Gallery label | Mr and Mrs German Reed presented theatre for a fashionable London audience. They described their venue as a ‘gallery’ and the show as an ‘entertainment’ to give it respectability. The operetta Ages Ago had a libretto by W.S. Gilbert, and was produced two years before Gilbert began his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan. (16/08/2016) |
| Literary reference | Ages Ago |
| Summary | Advertising card for Ages Ago at the Royal Gallery of Illustration in November 1869. Printed in London by Stannard & Son. Mr and Mrs German Reed presented theatre for a fashionable London audience. They described their venue as a ‘gallery’ and the show as an ‘entertainment’ to give it respectability. The operetta Ages Ago had music by Frederic Clay and a libretto by W.S. Gilbert, and was produced two years before Gilbert began his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2521-1986 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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