Poster
1911 (printed)
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This poster, dating from 1911, advertises performances by a pierrot troupe, the Serenaders, who gave 'Three Grand Performances' daily at Olympia on the Old Exhibition Ground in Nottingham. It is part of a collection of posters and handbills made by the variety artiste Arthur Astill (1887-1962), who began his career with the Serenaders and is probably one of the three children shown seated in the photograph on the poster.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Letterpress and lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the Pierrot troupe The Olympia Serenaders at the Old Exhibition Ground, Trent Bridge, Whit Monday 1911, including the young Arthur Astill (1887-1962). Letterpress and lithograph on paper printed by L. Morris, Nottingham. |
| Physical description | Typographic poster printed in red and blue on buff-coloured paper headed in blue, advertising performances at 'OLYMPIA' with the head of a pierrot in each 'O', followed by 'Old Exhibition Ground' in red, 'TRENT BRIDGE' in blue and 'SERENADERS' in red, with the times of performances on Whit Monday and Tuesday, 'Wet or Fine', and of the Children's Performance every Saturday. With a photographic image of the Pierrot troupe. |
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| Credit line | Given by Arthur Astill |
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| Summary | This poster, dating from 1911, advertises performances by a pierrot troupe, the Serenaders, who gave 'Three Grand Performances' daily at Olympia on the Old Exhibition Ground in Nottingham. It is part of a collection of posters and handbills made by the variety artiste Arthur Astill (1887-1962), who began his career with the Serenaders and is probably one of the three children shown seated in the photograph on the poster. |
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| Accession number | S.5017-2009 |
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| Record created | March 26, 2010 |
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