Hanging Card
1873 (printed)
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Colour lithograph poster featuring an image of Red Riding Hood in the woods, wearing a red cape, red stockings and holding a basket and a bunch of flowers. The image is surrounded by text in blue typeface noting the name of the venue 'EGYPTIAN HALL PICCADILLY' and the programme 'THE ROYAL PANTOMIME TODAY AT 3pm', 'THE ROYAL MARIONETTES TONIGHT AT 8', 'GLORIOUS SUCCESS and 300th Representation in London of the GRAND AND AMUSING PANTOMIME RED RIDING HOOD'. Giving the prices 1s, 2s, 3s & 5s, Children half price, and the name of the proprietor of the hall W.J. Bullock.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | lithograph on card |
| Brief description | Hanging card advertising the pantomime Red Riding Hood, and Bullock's Marionettes, Egyptian Hall, London, possibly 1873. Colour lithograph. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster featuring an image of Red Riding Hood in the woods, wearing a red cape, red stockings and holding a basket and a bunch of flowers. The image is surrounded by text in blue typeface noting the name of the venue 'EGYPTIAN HALL PICCADILLY' and the programme 'THE ROYAL PANTOMIME TODAY AT 3pm', 'THE ROYAL MARIONETTES TONIGHT AT 8', 'GLORIOUS SUCCESS and 300th Representation in London of the GRAND AND AMUSING PANTOMIME RED RIDING HOOD'. Giving the prices 1s, 2s, 3s & 5s, Children half price, and the name of the proprietor of the hall W.J. Bullock. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Object history | W.J. Bullock bought a marionette show from D'Arc in 1872 when he was lessee of the Queen's Hall Liverpool and renamed it Royal Marionettes. Bullocks Marionettes had a London season from September 1873. |
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| Accession number | S.2798-1986 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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