On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

The Philosopher's Stone

Poster
ca. 1903 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd. (printers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

Full colour lithographic poster advertising Nevil Maskelyne's Sensational Magical Romance The Philosopher's Stone, Egyptian Hall, ca.1903.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Magic
Theatre
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Philosopher's Stone (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Lithography
Brief description
Full colour lithographic poster advertising Nevil Maskelyne's Sensational Magical Romance The Philosopher's Stone, Egyptian Hall, 1904. Printed by the Dangerfield Printing Company Ltd.
Physical description
Full colour lithographic poster advertising Nevil Maskelyne's Sensational Magical Romance The Philosopher's Stone, depicting an explosive scene from the drama in the centre, with three smaller illustrations below.

Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 30cm
Gallery label
(2020)
Gallery rotation, 2020

POSTER FOR THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE
1904

From 1874 until 1905 magicians John Nevil Maskelyne and George Cooke presented magic shows at their theatre on the first floor of London’s Egyptian Hall, earning the Piccadilly establishment the name ‘England’s Home of Mystery’. The Philosopher’s Stone, a popular 40-minute play by Maskelyne’s eldest son Nevil, featured explosive special effects, levitations and dozens of illusions, some sensationally depicted in this poster.

Printing ink on paper
Museum no. S.1219-2011
Summary
Full colour lithographic poster advertising Nevil Maskelyne's Sensational Magical Romance The Philosopher's Stone, Egyptian Hall, ca.1903.

Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1219-2011

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Record createdDecember 28, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1242303/the-philosophers-stone-poster-dangerfield-printing-co/
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