Playbill
1865 (printed)
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Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Town Hall, Oxford, Wednesday 23 August 1865, advertising J.B. Buckstone's drama The Flowers of the Forest! featuring Edmund Phelps as Ishmael, followed by a Pas de Deux by Misses C. & F. Taylor, concluding with Morton's comedy- farce A Pretty Piece of Business. Also advertising the programme for Thursday 24th August, commencing with R.B. Sheridan's comedy The School for Scandal, featuring Henry Irving as Charles Surface and Edmund Phelps as Sir Oliver Surface; a Divertissement by Misses C. & F. Taylor, and concluding with Brough and Halliday's original farce The Mudborough Election!
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Letterpress playbill for the Theatre Royal, Town Hall, Oxford, 23 August 1865, advertising The Flowers of the Forest! featuring Edmund Phelps as Ishmael, concluding with A Pretty Piece of Business. Also advertising the programme for 24 August 1865. |
| Physical description | Letterpress broadsheet playbill, printed in black ink on very flimsy white paper. |
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| Production type | Mass 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. |
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| Summary | Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Town Hall, Oxford, Wednesday 23 August 1865, advertising J.B. Buckstone's drama The Flowers of the Forest! featuring Edmund Phelps as Ishmael, followed by a Pas de Deux by Misses C. & F. Taylor, concluding with Morton's comedy- farce A Pretty Piece of Business. Also advertising the programme for Thursday 24th August, commencing with R.B. Sheridan's comedy The School for Scandal, featuring Henry Irving as Charles Surface and Edmund Phelps as Sir Oliver Surface; a Divertissement by Misses C. & F. Taylor, and concluding with Brough and Halliday's original farce The Mudborough Election! |
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| Accession number | S.326-2001 |
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| Record created | June 14, 2001 |
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