Mr Wu
Poster
1915 (issued)
1915 (issued)
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Colour lithograph theatre poster depicting a scene in the play with two of the principal actors. A white woman appears shocked in the prescence of an older Chinese man, presumably Mr Wu. The play was written in 1913 and titular character murders his daughter after she falls in love with an Englishman.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mr Wu (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithography |
| Brief description | Bert Thomas. 'Mr. Wu' at the Strand Theatre, 1915. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph theatre poster depicting a scene in the play with two of the principal actors. A white woman appears shocked in the prescence of an older Chinese man, presumably Mr Wu. The play was written in 1913 and titular character murders his daughter after she falls in love with an Englishman. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1915, London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.590-1915 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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