Not on display

Poster

1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Electric Modern Printing Co. Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
Manchester (made)

Photographic and typographic.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Paper
Ink
Typography
Photography
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising a variety programme starring George Formby at Queen's Theatre, Blackpool, 1960
Physical description
Photographic and typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.6cm
  • Poster width: 31.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped with Theatre Museum, V.A.M. stamp.
Object history
Associated Production: Devised by: Ross Taylor. Set designer: Tod Kingman. Costume designer: R. St. John Roper. Performers: George Formby, Jimmy Clitheroe, Toni Dalli, Richman and Jackson, The Ten Queens Debutantes, The Amin Brothers, The Kuban Cossack Dancers, The George Mitchell Singers. Queen's Theatre, Blackpool. 4.6.1960. Performance category: variety. This production featured Jimmie Currie's A Highland Glen.
Subjects depicted
Formby, George
Clitheroe, Jimmy
Dalli, Toni
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.3661-1995

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Record createdJuly 30, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1168711/poster-electric-modern-printing/
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