H Beard Print Collection
Print
1833 (published)
1833 (published)
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Illustrated page depicting the Authors of the Rejected Addresses. Published in London by John Murray.
The illustrated papge is probably from the book of Rejected Address for the re-opening of the Drury Lane Theatre in 1812. A competition had been set inviting people to write the opening address but when the competition did not produce desired results, the theatre employed Lord Byron (a member of Drury Lane's Theatre Committee) as writer and R. W. Elliston (the actor playing Hamlet at the time) as reader. The rejection of the public's offerings and the 'favouritism' of employing Byron and Elliston was unpopular and tumultuous and resulted in the publishing of a book containing the Rejected Addresses.
The illustrated papge is probably from the book of Rejected Address for the re-opening of the Drury Lane Theatre in 1812. A competition had been set inviting people to write the opening address but when the competition did not produce desired results, the theatre employed Lord Byron (a member of Drury Lane's Theatre Committee) as writer and R. W. Elliston (the actor playing Hamlet at the time) as reader. The rejection of the public's offerings and the 'favouritism' of employing Byron and Elliston was unpopular and tumultuous and resulted in the publishing of a book containing the Rejected Addresses.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | hand coloured stipple engraving, ink and wash on paper, touched with colour |
| Brief description | Illustrated page depicting the Authors of the Rejected Addresses. Published in London by John Murray in 1833, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Stipple engraved and hand coloured illustrated page depicting the Authors of the Rejected Addresses. |
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| Literary reference | Rejected Addresses |
| Summary | Illustrated page depicting the Authors of the Rejected Addresses. Published in London by John Murray. The illustrated papge is probably from the book of Rejected Address for the re-opening of the Drury Lane Theatre in 1812. A competition had been set inviting people to write the opening address but when the competition did not produce desired results, the theatre employed Lord Byron (a member of Drury Lane's Theatre Committee) as writer and R. W. Elliston (the actor playing Hamlet at the time) as reader. The rejection of the public's offerings and the 'favouritism' of employing Byron and Elliston was unpopular and tumultuous and resulted in the publishing of a book containing the Rejected Addresses. |
| Other number | F.136-66 - H Beard collection numbering |
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| Accession number | S.3067-2009 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2009 |
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