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Poster

1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Typographic.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising The Old Curiosity Shop, or, Quilp, The Dwarf, at the Broadway Theatre, New Cross
Physical description
Typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 75.5cm
  • Poster width: 50.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped with Enthoven collection, V.A.M. stamp.
Object history
For a scond copy of this poster, in better condition, once owned by Malcolm Morley, see S.609-1995. Associated Production: The Old Curiosity Shop. Author: Charles Dickens. Adapted by: Walter Frederick Evelyn. Actors: Vera Grenville (as Little Nell), Kathlees Marriott (as The Marchioness), Maud Philp (as Mrs Jarley), A. E. Brookes Cross (as Sampson Brass), Malcolm Morley (as Dick Swiveller), Frederick T. Harry (as Quilp, the Dwarf). The Dickens Repertoire Company. Broadway Theatre, New Cross, London. 12.12.1910. Performance category: drama. A note on ths poster says that this production was: 'An entirely new drama in four acts' and that it was the 'first time on any stage' - 'A Great Dickens Drama by the Master of Laughs and Tears'.
Production
Peckham Road, Camberwell
Collection
Accession number
S.608-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2010
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