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Palladium variety poster

Poster
1911 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hanbury, Tomsett and Co., Electric Press (printers (people))
Place of origin
London (made)

Pictorial and typographic.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitlePalladium variety poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising a variety programme featuring the water spectacle 'Mexico' at London Palladium, 1911
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50cm
  • Poster width: 31.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Object history
The poster illustrates a scene from Mexico featuring a mounted gunfight by rapids. The Palladium had the facility for water spectacles, inherited from its days as Hengler's Circus. Associated Production: Performers: George Mozart, May Moore Duprez, Victoria Monks, Billy Williams, Jean Robb, Harry Ford, Anna Chandler (comedien), Carta and Mirtziana (gymnasts), Francini, Olloms and Page (music, acrobatics and juggling). London Palladium, Oxford Circus . 4.9.1911. Performance category: variety, water spectacle, bioscope show.
Production
Kensal Rise, London
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.3192-1994

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Record createdJuly 27, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1163901/palladium-variety-poster-poster-hanbury-tomsett-and/
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