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Artist/Maker	David Allen & Sons (printers (people))
Place of origin	London (made)

Poster advertising a production of The Lady Slavey by George Dance (1857-1932), with lyrics by Hugh Morton and music by Gustave Adolph Kerker. The production was staged at the Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London in 1894.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Posters Advertising Theatre
Object type	Poster
Title	Poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph on paper Paper Printing Ink Printing Lithography
Brief description	Poster advertising a production of The Lady Slavey by George Dance (1857-1932), at the Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London, 1894
Physical description	Pictorial and typographic poster advertising a production of The Lady Slavey by George Dance (1857-1932), at the Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London, 1894. The poster features a three-quarter lenth image of a woman standing with both her arms upraised. Her head is tilted slightly to the left and her gaze is directed towards the viewer. She is holding a large brush in her right hand a dustpan in her left hand.
Dimensions	Poster height: 51.8cm Poster width: 38.3cm
Marks and inscriptions	Stamped with Enthoven collection, V.A.M. stamp. Transliteration
Object history	Associated Production: The Lady Slavey. Playwright: George Dance. Composer: John Crook. Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London. 20.10.1894. Performance category: drama, musical.
Summary	Poster advertising a production of The Lady Slavey by George Dance (1857-1932), with lyrics by Hugh Morton and music by Gustave Adolph Kerker. The production was staged at the Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London in 1894.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.3273-1994

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Record created	July 27, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1163982/poster-poster-david-allen/

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