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Theatre Royal Haymarket poster

Poster
ca. 1844 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. S. Johnson (printers (people))
Place of origin
Soho (London) (made)

Typographic poster with black lettering


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleTheatre Royal Haymarket poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Grandfather Whitehead [and] Used Up! [and] Drama At Home! at Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, 1844
Physical description
Typographic poster with black lettering
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.7cm
  • Poster width: 50.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped with British Theatre Museum Ass. V.A.M. stamp.
Object history
Associated Production: Grandfather Whitehead (drama, adaptor: Mark Lemon), Used Up! (comedy by Charles Mathews), Drama At Home! (drama, composer: T. German Reed). Actors: W. Farren (Grandfather), Mr. Tilbury (Grandfather and Used Up), Charles Mathews (Used Up and Drama at Home), Julia Bennett (Used Up), Mrs. Glover (Drama at Home), Mrs. Caulfield (Drama at Home). Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London. 4.5.1844.
Production
Nassau Steam Press, 60/69 St Martin's Lane, WC
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1182-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1166195/theatre-royal-haymarket-poster-poster-w-s-johnson/
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