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Penalties for recurrent disruptive behaviour in the theatres,

Print
ca. 1775 (printed)
Artist/Maker
E. Macleish (printers)
Unknown (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

Printed annoucement of Lord Mansfield's ruling which imposed penalities for recurrent disruptive behaviour in the theatres, ca. 1775.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitlePenalties for recurrent disruptive behaviour in the theatres, (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Printed annoucement of Lord Mansfield's ruling which imposed penalities for recurrent disruptive behaviour in the theatres, ca. 1775
Physical description
Printed annoucement of Judge William Murray, First Earl of Mansfield's ruling in favour of the actor, Charles Macklin (1699-1797), and imposing penalities for recurrent disruptions from the audience during the course of productions, ca. 1775.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.2cm (approximately) (Note: The measurements given are for the print itself, and do not include the band of cream sugar paper on which the print is mounted.)
  • Width: 18.5cm (approximately)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Acquired for the Enthoven Collection from Alec Clunes Bookshops, along with two collections of 19th century playbills and assorted theatrical engravings, pamphlets and caricatures (RF1959/1915; Nominal file: MA/1/C1837).
Summary
Printed annoucement of Lord Mansfield's ruling which imposed penalities for recurrent disruptive behaviour in the theatres, ca. 1775.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1255-2015

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Record createdJuly 24, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1318079/penalties-for-recurrent-disruptive-behaviour-print-unknown/
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