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Val Wolfstanfang, or, the Merrie Men of Edgware and Paddington in the Olden Time

Playbill
1859 (printed)

The Theatre Royal Marylebone in Church Street, off Edgware Road, opened in 1831. It operated under many different names, including the Royal West London Theatre, and was well known in Victorian London for its fare of rousing melodramas and pantomimes. This poster features four woodcut images which added to the expense of producing them but were particularly good for attracting the attention of passers-by, especially those who couldn't read. The clientele of the Marylebone Theatre would have included many of those, and attracted patrons who enjoyed their action-packed productions, and John Crabtree's championship clog dancing also promised for these evenings.


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TitleVal Wolfstanfang, or, the Merrie Men of Edgware and Paddington in the Olden Time (published title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper; woodcut and letterpress
Brief description
Illustrated playbill printed in black and red advertising the programme at the Theatre Royal Marylebone, 28, 30 November and 2 December 1859, including Val Wolfstanfang, or, the Merrie Men of Edgware and Paddington in the Olden Time and Ben the Boatswain. Woodcut and letterpress.
Physical description
Poster advertising the programme at the Theatre Royal Marylebone, 28, 30 November and 2 December 1859, including Val Wolfstanfang, or, the Merrie Men of Edgware and Paddington in the Olden Time and Ben the Boatswain. Woodcut and letterpress. Printed in black and red ink on cream paper, illustrated with four woodcut images.
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
The Theatre Royal Marylebone in Church Street, off Edgware Road, opened in 1831. It operated under many different names, including the Royal West London Theatre, and was well known in Victorian London for its fare of rousing melodramas and pantomimes. This poster features four woodcut images which added to the expense of producing them but were particularly good for attracting the attention of passers-by, especially those who couldn't read. The clientele of the Marylebone Theatre would have included many of those, and attracted patrons who enjoyed their action-packed productions, and John Crabtree's championship clog dancing also promised for these evenings.
Collection
Accession number
S.549-2018

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Record createdOctober 25, 2018
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