Drawing
ca. December 1916 (drawn)
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Poster design for Chu Chin Chow at His Majesty's Theatre, December 1916, depicting Chu Chin Chow dressed as Father Christmas cutting into a plum pudding. The image depicts Chu Chin Chow dressed as Father Christmas cutting into a plum pudding, underneath is written: "More plums than in any Pantomime". This line may refer to the lyrics of one of the songs in the show.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink drawing |
| Brief description | Poster design for Chu Chin Chow at His Majesty's Theatre, December 1916 featuring Oscar Asche (1871-1936) as Abu Hassan dressed as Father Christmas. |
| Physical description | Poster design for Chu Chin Chow at His Majesty's Theatre. The image depicts Oscar Asche dressed as Father Christmas cutting into a plum pudding, underneath is written: "More plums than in any Pantomime". |
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| Literary reference | Chu Chin Chow |
| Summary | Poster design for Chu Chin Chow at His Majesty's Theatre, December 1916, depicting Chu Chin Chow dressed as Father Christmas cutting into a plum pudding. The image depicts Chu Chin Chow dressed as Father Christmas cutting into a plum pudding, underneath is written: "More plums than in any Pantomime". This line may refer to the lyrics of one of the songs in the show. |
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| Accession number | S.383-1987 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2010 |
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