Poster advertising the Christmas pantomime Ye Belle Alliance at Covent Garden Theatre, 26th December 1855
Poster
1855 (made)
1855 (made)
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Pictorial and typographic. The poster depicts the main pantomime characters standing on the stage with a transformation scene in Fairyland above them. Four scenes - the visit of Queen Victoria to Paris, visit of Napoleon to London, the field of the Cloth of Gold, and the deck of The Great Harry - are shown in decorated roundels at each corner.
Object details
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| Title | Poster advertising the Christmas pantomime<i> Ye Belle Alliance </i>at Covent Garden Theatre, 26th December 1855 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the Christmas pantomime Ye Belle Alliance at Covent Garden Theatre, 26th December 1855 |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic. The poster depicts the main pantomime characters standing on the stage with a transformation scene in Fairyland above them. Four scenes - the visit of Queen Victoria to Paris, visit of Napoleon to London, the field of the Cloth of Gold, and the deck of The Great Harry - are shown in decorated roundels at each corner. |
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| Object history | Associated Production: Ye Belle Alliance. Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, Bow Street, London. 26.12.1856. Performance category: pantomime. The pantomime is described as a 'Grand Comic Pantomime' taking place every evening. |
| Production | 3 Snow Hill |
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| Associated object | S.187-2020 (Object) |
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| Accession number | S.703-1995 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2010 |
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