Poster advertising A Country Girl
Poster
ca. 1930 (made)
ca. 1930 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A Country Girl, or, Town and Country, a musical play in two acts by James T. Tanner, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank, music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens, opened at London's Daly's Theatre on the 18th January 1902. Starring Hayden Coffin, Bertram Wallis, Evie Greene, Huntley Wright, Lilian Eldeé, Topsy Sinden, Ethyl Irving and Rutland Barrington, it ran for 729 performances, the fourth longest run for any piece of musical theatre up to that time. It was revived at Daly's Theatre in October 1914.
Printed without any details of theatre or production, this was a so-called 'stock poster' printed by Stafford & Co., that could be purchased by anyone producing the piece to overprint with details of their production.
Printed without any details of theatre or production, this was a so-called 'stock poster' printed by Stafford & Co., that could be purchased by anyone producing the piece to overprint with details of their production.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Poster advertising A Country Girl (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Stock poster advertising A Country Girl.Colour lithograph by Stafford & Company, 1930 |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic. |
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| Object history | Stafford and Co. numbered this poster as 4407. Associated Production: A Country Girl. ca. 1930. Performance category: musical. |
| Production | Netherfield, near Nottingham or London |
| Summary | A Country Girl, or, Town and Country, a musical play in two acts by James T. Tanner, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank, music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens, opened at London's Daly's Theatre on the 18th January 1902. Starring Hayden Coffin, Bertram Wallis, Evie Greene, Huntley Wright, Lilian Eldeé, Topsy Sinden, Ethyl Irving and Rutland Barrington, it ran for 729 performances, the fourth longest run for any piece of musical theatre up to that time. It was revived at Daly's Theatre in October 1914. Printed without any details of theatre or production, this was a so-called 'stock poster' printed by Stafford & Co., that could be purchased by anyone producing the piece to overprint with details of their production. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.512-1996 |
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| Record created | August 3, 2010 |
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