Silk Playbill
1826 (printed)
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Silk playbill with fringed edge advertising a Benefit performance for Miss Smithson at the Theatre Royal, Cheltenham, on Saturday, 9 Sept 1826.
The performance featured a production of The Stranger, a comic song entitled 'I Never Says Nothing to Nobody' performed by Mr. Atkins, a Pas Seul performed by Miss R. Cooke, and a production of the farce The Citizen. The rest of the company included Miss Smithson, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Melville, Mr. Walton, Mr. Fisher, Master Cooke, Miss Cooke, Miss Thompson, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Barry, Mr. Blacker, Mr. Granby, Mrs. Warren.
Tickets could be bought from Mr. Adamson at the theatre box office, or as was usual for Benefits, from the beneficiary, Miss Smithson, at 3, Sherborne Terrace, Cheltenham. Printed by T. Shenton of the Rose and Crown Passage, Cheltenham.
The performance featured a production of The Stranger, a comic song entitled 'I Never Says Nothing to Nobody' performed by Mr. Atkins, a Pas Seul performed by Miss R. Cooke, and a production of the farce The Citizen. The rest of the company included Miss Smithson, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Melville, Mr. Walton, Mr. Fisher, Master Cooke, Miss Cooke, Miss Thompson, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Barry, Mr. Blacker, Mr. Granby, Mrs. Warren.
Tickets could be bought from Mr. Adamson at the theatre box office, or as was usual for Benefits, from the beneficiary, Miss Smithson, at 3, Sherborne Terrace, Cheltenham. Printed by T. Shenton of the Rose and Crown Passage, Cheltenham.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed silk |
| Brief description | Silk playbill with fringed edge advertising a Benefit performance for Miss Smithson at the Theatre Royal, Cheltenham on Saturday, 9 Sept 1826, framed. Gift of Rae Hammond. |
| Physical description | Silk playbill with fringed edge. Name of the theatre at the top, under which is a list of the plays and entertainments performed that night. Printer's details at the bottom of the playbill. |
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| Credit line | Given by Rae Hammond |
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| Summary | Silk playbill with fringed edge advertising a Benefit performance for Miss Smithson at the Theatre Royal, Cheltenham, on Saturday, 9 Sept 1826. The performance featured a production of The Stranger, a comic song entitled 'I Never Says Nothing to Nobody' performed by Mr. Atkins, a Pas Seul performed by Miss R. Cooke, and a production of the farce The Citizen. The rest of the company included Miss Smithson, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Melville, Mr. Walton, Mr. Fisher, Master Cooke, Miss Cooke, Miss Thompson, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Barry, Mr. Blacker, Mr. Granby, Mrs. Warren. Tickets could be bought from Mr. Adamson at the theatre box office, or as was usual for Benefits, from the beneficiary, Miss Smithson, at 3, Sherborne Terrace, Cheltenham. Printed by T. Shenton of the Rose and Crown Passage, Cheltenham. |
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| Accession number | S.1148-2011 |
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| Record created | November 15, 2011 |
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