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Royal Surrey Theatre poster

Poster
1844 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pictorial and typographic poster with black and red lettering, and small black and white illustrations of harlequin figures dressed as alphabet vowels


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRoyal Surrey Theatre poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising Bohemians of Paris, or, The Mysteries of Crime [and] Harlequin Grammar, or, AEIOU and Lindley Murray at the Royal Surrey Theatre, Lambeth, 1844
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic poster with black and red lettering, and small black and white illustrations of harlequin figures dressed as alphabet vowels
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 67.3cm
  • Poster width: 41.5cm
Object history
Associated Production: Bohemians of Paris, or, The Mysteries of Crime (drama adapted by C.Z. Barnett), Harlequin Grammar, or AEIOU and Lindley Murray (pantomime by Nelson Lee, composer: George Stansbury). Actors: N. Thicks, Mr. Heslop (Bohemians). Set designer: Mr. Brunning (Harlequin). Royal Surrey Theatre, Lambeth, London. 15.1.1844.
Collection
Accession number
S.2145-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2010
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