Not on display

Poster

1897 (made)
Artist/Maker
Waterlow & Sons (printers)
Place of origin
London (made)
Great Britain (made)

Poster advertising a production of La Poupee by Maurice Ordonneau, (translated by A. Sturgess), and with music composed by E. Andran. The production was staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London, 1897.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Theatre
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper.
Paper
Printing Ink
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising a production of La Poupee by Maurice Ordonneau, (translated by A. Sturgess), and with music composed by E. Andran. The production was staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London, 1897
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic poster advertising a production of La Poupee by Maurice Ordonneau at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London, 1897. It features three figures, two male, one female on a black ground. The woman is positioned at the centre, her gaze is directed towards the viewer and she is wearing a pale green dress and a hat trimmed with feathers. The men are positioned at either side of her. One stands in profile to her right, he has one hand behind his back and is holding up a feather duster in his right hand. The other man is positioned to her left. His gaze is directed towards the sheet of paper he is holding in his left hand.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50cm
  • Poster width: 36.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Object history
Associated Production: La Poupee. Playwright: Maurice Ordonneau. Translator: A. Sturgess. Composer: E. Andran. Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London. 24.2.1897. Performance category: comic opera.
Production
London Wall. Artist name Croup?
Summary
Poster advertising a production of La Poupee by Maurice Ordonneau, (translated by A. Sturgess), and with music composed by E. Andran. The production was staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London, 1897.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.3340-1994

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Record createdJuly 27, 2010
Record URL
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