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Covent Garden Theatre playbill

Playbill
1828 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Playbill advertising Hamlet [and] Harlequin and Number Nip of the Giant Mountain at the Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1828

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCovent Garden Theatre playbill (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Letterpress
Brief description
Playbill advertising Hamlet [and] Harlequin and Number Nip of the Giant Mountain at the Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1828
Physical description
Playbill advertising Hamlet [and] Harlequin and Number Nip of the Giant Mountain at the Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1828
Dimensions
  • Height: 36cm
  • Width: 20.6cm
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
Object history
Associated production: Hamlet. Drama by William Shakespeare. Actors - Mr Egerton, Charles Kemble, Mr Raymond, Mr Serle, Mrs Faucit, Miss Kelly. Harlequin and Number nip of the Giant Mountain. Pantomime, composed by Mr. Watson, Mr. Wodarch and Mr Blanchard. Actors - Mr E. J. Parsloe, Mr Ellar, Mr T. Blanchard, Mr J. S. Grimaldi, Miss Kendall, Miss Egan. 4.2.1828 Covent Garden Theatre, London.
Production
9 Denmark Court, Strand, London
Collection
Accession number
S.186-1997

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Record createdOctober 20, 2009
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