Poster
20/06/1831 (made)
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Broadside typographical poster or playbill printed in red and black on yellow paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Broadside poster or playbill advertising the equestrian drama Mazeppa!, French and German rope dancing, an Infant Equestrian Wonder, Mr. Ducrow and Miss Woolford in the 'pantomime rustic ballet' The Tyrolean Shepherd and the Swiss Milkmaid, and a 200-horse representation of The Battle of Waterloo, featuring Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington, Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, 20 June 1831. |
| Physical description | Broadside typographical poster or playbill printed in red and black on yellow paper. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Object history | Associated Production: Mazeppa!, or, The Wild Horse (original story: Lord Byron, performer: Mr. Cartlich), The Tyrolean Shepherd and Swiss Milkmaid, Battle of Waterloo (performers: J. Ducrow, Mr. Williams, Mr. Leclerq, Mr. Gomersal, Mr. S. Foster, Mr. A. Ducrow). Astley's Circus. 20.6.1831. Performance category: circus, equestrian drama, equestrian entertainment, juvenile performances, rope dancing. A note on the playbill states: 'A centre box has been decorated for the reception of those military gentlemen at whose request this spectacle is re-produced. |
| Production | Bridge Head, Lambeth |
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| Accession number | S.250-1998 |
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| Record created | August 3, 2010 |
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