H Beard Print Collection
Print
ca.1856 (published)
ca.1856 (published)
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This music sheet is illustrated with a photograph of the celebrated comedian and singer, the diminutive Frederick Robson (1821-1864) dressed as the Italian opera singer Adelaide Ristori playing Medea, which she had done in Paris in 1856 in Ernst Legouvé's 3-act opera Medea.
Robson (1821-1864) who was born in Margate Thomas Brownhill, became a star of London's Olympic Theatre and eventually one of its managers. He had a great talent for burlesque, or performances that parodied the originals, and he was a hit in the burlesque Medea, or, Best of Mothers with a Brute of a Husband written by Robert Brough, which opened at the Olympic Theatre on 14 July 1856. Charles Dickens noted in one of his letters that in it Robson performed: 'a frantic song and dagger dance, about 10 minutes long altogether, which has more passion in it than Ristori could express in 50 years.'
Robson (1821-1864) who was born in Margate Thomas Brownhill, became a star of London's Olympic Theatre and eventually one of its managers. He had a great talent for burlesque, or performances that parodied the originals, and he was a hit in the burlesque Medea, or, Best of Mothers with a Brute of a Husband written by Robert Brough, which opened at the Olympic Theatre on 14 July 1856. Charles Dickens noted in one of his letters that in it Robson performed: 'a frantic song and dagger dance, about 10 minutes long altogether, which has more passion in it than Ristori could express in 50 years.'
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithotint |
| Brief description | Song sheet cover for 'Medea's Quadrilles' from The Travestie of Medea, depicting Frederick Robson (1821-1864) as Medea, published by Davidson, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Song sheet cover for 'Medea's Quadrilles' from The Travestie of Medea, depicting Frederick Robson as Medea. |
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| Literary reference | The Travestie of Medea |
| Summary | This music sheet is illustrated with a photograph of the celebrated comedian and singer, the diminutive Frederick Robson (1821-1864) dressed as the Italian opera singer Adelaide Ristori playing Medea, which she had done in Paris in 1856 in Ernst Legouvé's 3-act opera Medea. Robson (1821-1864) who was born in Margate Thomas Brownhill, became a star of London's Olympic Theatre and eventually one of its managers. He had a great talent for burlesque, or performances that parodied the originals, and he was a hit in the burlesque Medea, or, Best of Mothers with a Brute of a Husband written by Robert Brough, which opened at the Olympic Theatre on 14 July 1856. Charles Dickens noted in one of his letters that in it Robson performed: 'a frantic song and dagger dance, about 10 minutes long altogether, which has more passion in it than Ristori could express in 50 years.' |
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| Other number | F.153-68 - H Beard collection numbering |
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| Accession number | S.5108-2009 |
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| Record created | January 8, 2010 |
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