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Poster

1854 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. S. Johnson (printers (people))
Place of origin
London (made)

Typographic poster with black lettering


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Letterpress
Printing Ink
Letterpress
Brief description
Poster advertising School for Scandal [and] Provoked Husband [and] Lady of Lyons [and] Spanish Dancers [and] Ganem, the Slave of Love at St. James's Theatre, London, 1854
Physical description
Typographic poster with black lettering
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 67cm
  • Poster width: 41.2cm
Object history
Associated Production: School for Scandal (comedy by Richard Sheridan), The Provoked Husband (comedy by John Vanbrugh and Colley Cibber), Lady of Lyons (drama by Bulwer Lytton), Spanish Dancers (burletta, composer: Mr. Rede, choreographer: Mr. Milano), Ganem the Slave of Love (fantasy by Francis Talfourd). Actors: Mr. Ranger, W. Cooper, Mrs. Seymour, Miss Bulmer, George Vandenhoff, Mrs. Stanley, Mr. Stuart, Miss Harford. Dancers: Mr. Sanger, Lydia Thompson. St. James's Theatre, King Street, London. 4.12.1854.
Production
St. Martin's Lane
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.592-1996

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Record createdAugust 3, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1170807/poster-w-s-johnson/
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