Below the stage - the cellar - the slider away and the trap ready - angels in the lowers depths preparing to ascend
Print
19th century (printed)
19th century (printed)
| Place of origin |
A newspaper print illustration of an actress ascending to the stage through a trapdoor, surrounded by fellow actresses, a violinist and a stagehand.
Object details
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| Title | Below the stage - the cellar - the slider away and the trap ready - angels in the lowers depths preparing to ascend (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Print of fairies below stage, probably in a pantomime, with stage technicians preparing to start the mechanism to elevate them to the stage, probably by a slide trap. 19th century engraving from an illustrated magazine. |
| Physical description | Black and white print of a group of actresses surrounding a trapdoor under a stage, taken from a newspaper. The image shows one male violinist in a suit and five actresses dressed as angels, with one standing on a trap platform with a stagehand winding the pulley. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Caption:
'BELOW THE STAGE - THE CELLAR - "THE SLIDER AWAY AND THE TRAP READY." - ANGELS IN THE LOWER DEPTHS PREPARING TO ASCEND.' |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Summary | A newspaper print illustration of an actress ascending to the stage through a trapdoor, surrounded by fellow actresses, a violinist and a stagehand. |
| Other number | 556 - PeoplePlay UK number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.596-2017 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2017 |
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