Playbill
1762 (made)
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Letterpress playbill advertising The Beggar's Opera and The Genii at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on Saturday, 20 November, with the year, 1762, added in ink. With cast lists.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Letterpress |
| Brief description | Playbill advertising The Beggar's Opera and The Genii, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, 1762 |
| Physical description | Letterpress playbill advertising The Beggar's Opera and The Genii at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on Saturday, 20 November, with the year, 1762, added in ink. With cast lists. |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
| Object history | Associated production: The Beggar's Opera. Comic opera, librettist John Gay, composed by Linley. Actors Mr Vernon, Kitty Clive, Richard Yates, Mrs Vincent and Mr Bransby. The Genii. Masque by Andrew Becket. Actors Mr Rooker and Giuseppe Grimaldi, dancers Miss Froment and Miss Dawson. 20.11.1762 Drury Lane Theatre, London. |
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| Accession number | S.677-1997 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2009 |
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