Peter the Great
Print
January, 1898 (performed), c.1898 (Printed)
January, 1898 (performed), c.1898 (Printed)
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Print showing a scene from a production of Peter the Great, at the Lyceum, January 1898. The print includes Henry Irving as Peter the Great and Ellen Terry as Catherine.
Peter the Great was a new and original play that formed part of Henry Irving's Actor-Management of the Lyceum Theatre. The production included Irving as Peter the Great, with Ellen Terry as Catherine, Ethel Barrymore as Euphrosyne, Robert Taber as Alexis and Norman Forbes as Colonel Bauer.
Peter the Great was a new and original play that formed part of Henry Irving's Actor-Management of the Lyceum Theatre. The production included Irving as Peter the Great, with Ellen Terry as Catherine, Ethel Barrymore as Euphrosyne, Robert Taber as Alexis and Norman Forbes as Colonel Bauer.
Object details
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| Title | Peter the Great (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | print on paper |
| Brief description | Print showing a scene from a production of Peter the Great, at the Lyceum, January 1898. |
| Physical description | Print showing a scene from a production of Peter the Great, at the Lyceum, January 1898. The scene shows Ellen Terry as Catherine, standing on a chair wearing a light coloured coar, boots and a feathered tricorn hat. Peter, played by Henry Irving, stands below her wearing black trousers with a white shirt and a dagger in his belt. Surrounding them is a crowd of soldiers with pikes and other characters. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | THE EMPRESS CATHERINE (Miss Ellen Terry). PETER THE GREAT (Sir Henry Irving).
"PETER THE GREAT," THE NEW PLAY AT THE LYCEUM.
PETER: "There's an Empress for you! Look at her!-isn't she splended?" |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Literary reference | Peter The Great |
| Summary | Print showing a scene from a production of Peter the Great, at the Lyceum, January 1898. The print includes Henry Irving as Peter the Great and Ellen Terry as Catherine. Peter the Great was a new and original play that formed part of Henry Irving's Actor-Management of the Lyceum Theatre. The production included Irving as Peter the Great, with Ellen Terry as Catherine, Ethel Barrymore as Euphrosyne, Robert Taber as Alexis and Norman Forbes as Colonel Bauer. |
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| Accession number | S.99-2017 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2017 |
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