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Poster

1953 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The poster is illustrated with a photograph of the British Olympic figure skater, dancer and actress Maria Belita Jepson-Turner (1923-2005). The show also starred the skaters Wally Boag, the Two Earls, Richard Gray, Chribi and John Moss, and the dancers Joe Chuch, Mary Naylor, Joel Riordon, Weidman and Lola, and Phillip Tappin.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising Champagne on Ice at the London Hippodrome, 1953, directed by Dick Barstow, starring the British Olympic figure skater, Maria Belita Jepson-Turner (1923-2005)
Physical description
The poster is illustrated with a photograph of the British Olympic figure skater, dancer and actress Maria Belita Jepson-Turner (1923-2005). The show also starred the skaters Wally Boag, the Two Earls, Richard Gray, Chribi and John Moss, and the dancers Joe Chuch, Mary Naylor, Joel Riordon, Weidman and Lola, and Phillip Tappin.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.5cm
  • Poster width: 31.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Stamped with H.R. Beard V.A.M. collection stamp.
  • Transliteration
Object history
Associated Production: Champagne Ice. Performers: Mary Naylor. Company: Two Earls. London Hippodrome, Leicester Square . 17.9.1953. Performance category: ice show.
Collection
Accession number
S.2756-1994

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Record createdJuly 27, 2010
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