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Playbill

1864 (printed)
Place of origin
Manchester (printed)

Playbill for the Theatre Royal Birmingham, 23 May 1864, advertising Ye Merchant's Story, featuring Charles Calvert as John Steadman and Cordelia, and Henry Irving as Paul Falconer, the Head Clerk, followed by The Shaksperian (sic) Entertainment! featuring 'illustrative readings' by Charles Calvert and including Henry Irving in 'the Characters in the Pictures' in the Tableaux Vivants.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Theatre
Object type
Playbill
Materials and techniques
Printed paper
Paper
Ink
Letterpress Printing
Brief description
Letterpress playbill for The Theatre Royal Manchester, 23 May 1864, featuring Henry Irving as Paul Falconer, the Head Clerk in Ye Merchant's Story, and as a character in The Shaksperian Entertainment!
Physical description
Letterpress playbill, printed in black ink on flimsy white paper, with woodcut heraldic image of lion and unicorn, top centre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.9cm
  • Width: 24.8cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Part of the Henry Irving Archive, given to the British Theatre Museum Association in January 1959.
Association
Irving, Henry
Summary
Playbill for the Theatre Royal Birmingham, 23 May 1864, advertising Ye Merchant's Story, featuring Charles Calvert as John Steadman and Cordelia, and Henry Irving as Paul Falconer, the Head Clerk, followed by The Shaksperian (sic) Entertainment! featuring 'illustrative readings' by Charles Calvert and including Henry Irving in 'the Characters in the Pictures' in the Tableaux Vivants.
Other numbers
  • TM/37/6/4 - Archive number
  • 1959/W/17 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.309-2001

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Record createdApril 19, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O58430/playbill/
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