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Artist/Maker	W. S. Johnson (maker)
Place of origin	London (published)

Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Lyceum, 6-8 January 1845, under the management of Mrs. Keeley. Features The Chimes, a Goblin Story, based on a story by Charles Dickens, the sketch To Persons about to Marry and a 'Singularly Original and Touching Extravaganza' Valentine and Orson.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Advertising
Object type	Playbill
Title	Playbill (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Printing ink on paper Printing Ink Paper Printing
Brief description	Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Lyceum, 6-8 January 1845, featuring The Chimes based on the story by Charles Dickens, the sketch To Persons about to Marry and the 'extravaganza' Valentine and Orson.
Physical description	Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Lyceum, 6-8 January 1845, featuring The Chimes based on the story by Charles Dickens, the sketch To Persons about to Marry and the 'extravaganza' Valentine and Orson. The title The Chimes is illustrated with drawings of goblins holding a row of six bells, each bell bearing a letter of the word 'Chimes'.
Dimensions	Playbill size height: 51.3cm Playbill size width: 50cm Total including card backing height: 52.8cm Total including card backing width: 51.7cm
Marks and inscriptions	Transliteration
Credit line	Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Literary reference	The Chimes
Summary	Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Lyceum, 6-8 January 1845, under the management of Mrs. Keeley. Features The Chimes, a Goblin Story, based on a story by Charles Dickens, the sketch To Persons about to Marry and a 'Singularly Original and Touching Extravaganza' Valentine and Orson.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.38-2011

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Record created	March 9, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1193420/playbill-playbill-w-s-johnson/

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