Drawing by Bernard Patridge
Drawing
ca. 1885 (drawn)
ca. 1885 (drawn)
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Actor- manager Henry Irving (1838-1905) had one of his greatest successes with Faust, a version of Goethe's play by W.G.Wills. The spectacular production opened at the Lyceum Theatre on 19 December 1885 with Irving as Mephistopheles, and proved enormously popular with the public.
Bernard Partridge (1861-1945) was a painter and illustrator who became the principal cartoonist of Punch magazine. He acted at the Lyceum in his youth, using the name Bernard Gould, and made many drawings of Irving, some which appeared in the theatre's souvenir programmes. His work has provided both a record of costumes and scenery and of the dramatic effect of Irving's performances
Bernard Partridge (1861-1945) was a painter and illustrator who became the principal cartoonist of Punch magazine. He acted at the Lyceum in his youth, using the name Bernard Gould, and made many drawings of Irving, some which appeared in the theatre's souvenir programmes. His work has provided both a record of costumes and scenery and of the dramatic effect of Irving's performances
Object details
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| Title | Drawing by Bernard Patridge (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, charcoal and gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing by Bernard Partridge of Henry Irving as Mephistopheles in W.G. Wills's play, Faust, ca.1885. Pencil and charcoal on paper |
| Physical description | Full length figure of a man, looking left, wrapped in a floor length cloak. He wears a hood over his head, the scalloped edges turned back around his face with a long feather attached above the forehead. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Bernard Partridge' (signature, bottom right) |
| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
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| Literary reference | <i>Faust</i> |
| Summary | Actor- manager Henry Irving (1838-1905) had one of his greatest successes with Faust, a version of Goethe's play by W.G.Wills. The spectacular production opened at the Lyceum Theatre on 19 December 1885 with Irving as Mephistopheles, and proved enormously popular with the public. Bernard Partridge (1861-1945) was a painter and illustrator who became the principal cartoonist of Punch magazine. He acted at the Lyceum in his youth, using the name Bernard Gould, and made many drawings of Irving, some which appeared in the theatre's souvenir programmes. His work has provided both a record of costumes and scenery and of the dramatic effect of Irving's performances |
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| Accession number | S.43-2008 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2008 |
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