Captain Hawk! The Highwayman
Playbill
1859 (printed)
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 playbill advertises an action-packed evening, featuring melodrama, singing, ballet by Carl Rowella's pupils, and an 'Olio of Oddities' from J.H. Stead (ca.1827-1866), who went on to make his name as a music hall star two years later with his peculiar song and jumping dance The Perfect Cure.
Object details
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| Title | Captain Hawk! The Highwayman (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing ink on paper; letterpress |
| Brief description | Playbill printed in black advertising the programme at the Theatre Royal Marylebone, 8 Dec 1859, for the Benefit of Charles Wheeler including Captain Hawk! The Highwayman, Mischief Making and The Mountaineers. Letterpress. |
| Physical description | Playbill advertising the programme at the Theatre Royal Marylebone, 8 Dec 1859, for the Benefit of Charles Wheeler including Captain Hawk! The Highwayman, Mischief Making and The Mountaineers. Letterpress. Printed in black ink on cream paper. |
| 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 playbill advertises an action-packed evening, featuring melodrama, singing, ballet by Carl Rowella's pupils, and an 'Olio of Oddities' from J.H. Stead (ca.1827-1866), who went on to make his name as a music hall star two years later with his peculiar song and jumping dance The Perfect Cure. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.551-2018 |
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| Record created | October 25, 2018 |
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