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Olivia

Print
May 1885 (performed), 18th July 1885 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print portrait of Ellen Terry as Olivia in a production of Olivia, at the Lyceum Theatre, May 1885. The print was published in Sporting & Dramatic News, July 18th, 1885.

Olivia, written by W.G. Mills in is a dramatisation of The Vicar of Wakefield, originally written by Oliver Goldsmith in c. 1761. The play was highly successful, and part of Henry Irving's actor-management of the Lyceum Theatre. The performance saw Irving as Dr. Primrose and Ellen Terry as the title character, Olivia.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOlivia (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Print on paper
Brief description
Print portrait of Ellen Terry as Olivia in a production of Olivia, at the Lyceum Theatre, May 1885
Physical description
Print portrait of Ellen Terry in a production of Olivia, at the Lyceum Theatre, May 1885. The black and white print shows Ellen Terry as Dr. Primrose's daughter, Olivia. She wearing a light coloured dress, with a white undershirt with a laced collar and cuffs. The header of the print is for Sporting and Dramatic News, No. 605, Vol. XXIII.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.2cm
  • Width: 23.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
SPORTING & DRAMATIC NEWS No. 605-VOL. XXIII. SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1885. MISS ELLEN TERRY AS OLIVIA.
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Associations
Literary referenceOlivia
Summary
Print portrait of Ellen Terry as Olivia in a production of Olivia, at the Lyceum Theatre, May 1885. The print was published in Sporting & Dramatic News, July 18th, 1885.

Olivia, written by W.G. Mills in is a dramatisation of The Vicar of Wakefield, originally written by Oliver Goldsmith in c. 1761. The play was highly successful, and part of Henry Irving's actor-management of the Lyceum Theatre. The performance saw Irving as Dr. Primrose and Ellen Terry as the title character, Olivia.
Collection
Accession number
S.8-2017

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Record createdDecember 30, 2016
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