Much Ado About Nothing
Print
October 1882 (performed)
October 1882 (performed)
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Print portrait of William Terriss as Don Pedro in a production of Much Ado About Nothing, at the Lyceum Theatre, October 1882. The portrait was printed in a 1883 issue of The Era Almanack and includes reproduction annotations by Terriss.
Much Ado About Nothing is one of William Shakespeare's comedies. The production at the Lyceum Theatre was produced and directed by Henry Irving, who played Benedick, and the cast also included Ellen Terry as Beatrice and Johnston Forbes-Robertson as Claudio.
Much Ado About Nothing is one of William Shakespeare's comedies. The production at the Lyceum Theatre was produced and directed by Henry Irving, who played Benedick, and the cast also included Ellen Terry as Beatrice and Johnston Forbes-Robertson as Claudio.
Object details
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| Title | Much Ado About Nothing (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Print on paper |
| Brief description | Print portrait of William Terriss in a production of Much Ado About Nothing, at the Lyceum Theatre, October 1882 |
| Physical description | Print portrait of William Terriss in a production of Much Ado About Nothing, at the Lyceum Theatre, October 1882. The full-length portrait shows Terriss wearing a doublet, a small ruff, breeches with bows at the knees, and a dark, feathered hat. He has a curled moustache and has his left hand on his hip and his right hand touching his face. With reproduction annotations by the subject, including 'I have the Toothache?', upper left hand corner, and signature, lower right hand corner. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | THE ERA ALMANACK, 1883
I have toothache? Don Pedro Much Ado Lyceum
2.11.82 |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Literary reference | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Summary | Print portrait of William Terriss as Don Pedro in a production of Much Ado About Nothing, at the Lyceum Theatre, October 1882. The portrait was printed in a 1883 issue of The Era Almanack and includes reproduction annotations by Terriss. Much Ado About Nothing is one of William Shakespeare's comedies. The production at the Lyceum Theatre was produced and directed by Henry Irving, who played Benedick, and the cast also included Ellen Terry as Beatrice and Johnston Forbes-Robertson as Claudio. |
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| Accession number | S.689-2016 |
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| Record created | December 21, 2016 |
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