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The Eternal City

Poster
1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Murdoch and Paterson Printers (printers (people))
Place of origin
Dundee (made)

Typographic poster advertising Hall Caine's play The Eternal City at Her Majesty's Theatre, Dundee, to be performed by Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company from His Majesty's Theatre in London for six nights and a Saturday matinee, from Monday, 25 April 1904. With cast list and list of scenes. Printed in black and red.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Eternal City (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Hall Caine's play The Eternal City at Her Majesty's Theatre, Dundee, 1904
Physical description
Typographic poster advertising Hall Caine's play The Eternal City at Her Majesty's Theatre, Dundee, to be performed by Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company from His Majesty's Theatre in London for six nights and a Saturday matinee, from Monday, 25 April 1904. With cast list and list of scenes. Printed in black and red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 30cm
Gallery label
(2020)
Gallery rotation, 2020

POSTER FOR THE ETERNAL CITY
1904

Although little known today, Hall Caine was a hugely popular author who adapted his 1901 novel The Eternal City into a play just a year after its publication. This production by Beerbohm Tree’s company toured Britain and the world. Caine’s story of love and Italian politics was filmed several times. A 1923 adaptation featured Benito Mussolini, then Prime Minister of Italy.

Printing ink on paper
Museum no. S.2338-1995
Object history
Associated Production: The Eternal City. Playwright: Hall Caine. Actors: Oscar Adye, Philip Cunningham, Gwendolen Floyd, Marion Ashley. Beerbohm Tree's Company. Her Majesty's Theatre, Dundee. 25.4.1904. Performance category: drama.
Production
84 and 86 Commercial Street, Dundee
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2338-1995

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Record createdJuly 30, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1167429/the-eternal-city-poster-murdoch-and-paterson/
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