Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1916 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Pictorial and typographic. Cartoon of Alfred S. Lester and George Robey.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printed paper cut-outs on board
Printing Ink
Paper
Cardboard
Printing
Brief description
Cut-outs mounted on board of Alfred Lester as Oliver and George Robey as Lucifer designed by John Hassall for the original programmes and posters for The Bing Boys are Here at the Alhambra Theatre, 1916.
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. Cartoon of Alfred S. Lester and George Robey.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 71.3cm
  • Poster width: 50.2cm
Object history
Associated Production: The Bing Boys are Here. Adapted by: George Grossmith. Adapted by: Fred Thompson. Composer: Nat D. Ayer. Actors: Alfred S. Lester, George Robey. Alhambra Palace, Leicester Square, London. 19.4.1916. Performance category: revue.
Subjects depicted
Lester, Alfred S.
Robey, George
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.528-1996

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Record createdAugust 3, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1170743/poster-unknown/
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