Not on display

Playbill

1756 (made)
Artist/Maker

Letterpress playbill advertising Ulysses and The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on Tuesday, 23 March, with the year, 1756, added in ink. With cast lists and prices. The performance is for the benefit of Mrs Woffington, who appears in both plays.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Letterpress
Brief description
Playbill advertising Ulysses and The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, 1756
Physical description
Letterpress playbill advertising Ulysses and The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on Tuesday, 23 March, with the year, 1756, added in ink. With cast lists and prices. The performance is for the benefit of Mrs Woffington, who appears in both plays.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 24.4cm
  • Sheet width: 16.1cm
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
Object history
Associated production: Ulysses. Drama by N. Rowe. Actors Peg Woffington, Mr Clarke, Mr Ridout, Mr Gibson and William Smith. The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris. Comedy by Henry Dell. Actors Mrs Barrington and Miss Mullart. 23.3.1756 Covent Garden Theatre, London.
Collection
Accession number
S.679-1997

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Record createdOctober 20, 2009
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