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Poster

Poster
1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
S. C. Allen & Co. (printer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Poster advertising The Forty Thieves, Lyceum Theatre, London, 1935.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Pantomime
Object type
Poster
TitlePoster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper.
Paper
Printing Ink
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising The Forty Thieves, Lyceum Theatre, London, 1935
Physical description
Photographic, pictorial and typographic. Poster advertising The Forty Thieves, Lyceum Theatre, London, 1935.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.6cm
  • Poster width: 38.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Object history
Associated Production: The Forty Thieves. Playwright: Walter Melville. Playwright: Frederick Melville. Composer: Charles J. Moore. Choreographer: Euphan MacLaren. Director: Walter and Frederick Melville. Set designer: H.K. Browne, William Arthur, S. Warner. Costumier: Willie Clarkson. Designer: Lyceum Studio. Actors: Kitty Reidy, Polly Ward, Florrie Forde, George Jackley, Billy Purvis, Dick Jr. Tubb, George Belmore. Naughton and Gold, Latasha and Laurence, Euphan MacLaren's Operatic and Acrobatic Dancers. Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London. 26.12.1935. Performance category: pantomime. The Lyceum was under the management of Walter and Frederick Melville.
Production
20 Gerrard Street
Subjects depicted
Naughton and Gold
Reidy, Kitty
Ward, Polly
Forde, Florrie
Jackley, George
Summary
Poster advertising The Forty Thieves, Lyceum Theatre, London, 1935.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.413-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1165516/poster-poster-s-c-allen/
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