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Hanging card advertising the Matthews Brothers and George Beckett at St. James's Hall 1864
Hanging Card
1864
1864
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An advertisement from The Morning Post, Tuesday 29th November 1864 advertised the 'last week but one' of the performance by the C.C.C Christy Minstrels at St. James's Lower Hall featuring Doorall Mac Dill and Darrell (sic) every evening at eight and Saturday mornings at three.
The Matthews brothers (H. Matthews, T. Matthews and H.W. Matthews) sang with the Christy Minstrels, and George Beckett was a composer of some of their songs. They may have sung as the characters Doorall, Mac, Dill and Darrell.
The Matthews brothers (H. Matthews, T. Matthews and H.W. Matthews) sang with the Christy Minstrels, and George Beckett was a composer of some of their songs. They may have sung as the characters Doorall, Mac, Dill and Darrell.
Object details
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| Title | Hanging card advertising the Matthews Brothers and George Beckett at St. James's Hall 1864 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing ink on paper |
| Brief description | Hanging card advertising the Matthews Brothers and Beckett, 'Original' C.C.C. Christy Minstrels, appearing at St. James's Hall, November 1864. Lithograph by George Webb from a photograph by W. Hobcraft, London |
| Physical description | Photographic, pictorial and typographic. The image on this poster was taken from a photograph by W. Hobcraft and shows the Matthews brothers and George Beckett performing dressed as the characters Doorall, Mac, Dill and Darrall |
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| Object history | NB 'Blackface minstrelsy' originated in the United States around 1830 and was based on racist negative stereotypes of African Americans. White performers used black make-up to blacken their skin. Blackface minstrelsy played a significant role in cementing and proliferating racist attitudes. The image is shown here in its original historical context. |
| Production | Lithograph by George Webb, 3, Snow Hill, London, from a photogrph by William Hobcraft Jnr., 419 Oxford Street |
| Summary | An advertisement from The Morning Post, Tuesday 29th November 1864 advertised the 'last week but one' of the performance by the C.C.C Christy Minstrels at St. James's Lower Hall featuring Doorall Mac Dill and Darrell (sic) every evening at eight and Saturday mornings at three. The Matthews brothers (H. Matthews, T. Matthews and H.W. Matthews) sang with the Christy Minstrels, and George Beckett was a composer of some of their songs. They may have sung as the characters Doorall, Mac, Dill and Darrell. |
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| Accession number | S.3999-1994 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2010 |
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