Peril at End House
Poster
1952
1952
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Poster advertising The Oxford Playhouse production of Peril At End House by Agatha Christie in 1952. White background with black and red text. Features photographic images of Ronald Barker as 'Hercule Poirot' and Donald Hewlett as 'Captain Hastings'. Printed by printers Hall The Printer Ltd in Oxford.
Part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407).
Part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407).
Object details
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| Title | Peril at End House (assigned by artist) |
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| Brief description | Poster advertising The Oxford Playhouse production of Peril at End House by Agatha Christie, with Ronald Barker as 'Hercule Poirot' |
| Physical description | Poster advertising The Oxford Playhouse production of Peril At End House. White background, black and red text. With black and white photographic images of Donald Hewlett as 'Captain Hastings' and Ronald Barker as 'Hercule Poirot'. Printed in 1952. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'PLAYHOUSE / BEAUMONT STREET Business Manager: MALCOLM McINTYRE Tel. OXFORD 47133 / Buses No. 3 and 93 pass the Door / Monday , 15th September-for Two Weeks / RONALD BARKER AS Hercule Poirot / PERIL AT END HOUSE / BY / AGATHA CHRISTIE / DONALD HEWLETT AS Captain Hastings / MON., TUES., FRI. at 7 WED. at 8 SAT at 5 & 8 / 5/- 4/-, 3/- (Reserved) 1/6 (Unreserved) / Next production : MONDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER fro Two Weeks / CHRISTIME POLLON in THE SEVENTH VEIL by MURIEL and SYDNEY BOX / HALL THE PRINTER, LTD, 6 BREWER STREET, OXFORD.' |
| Credit line | Given by Charlotte Barker, daughter of the late Ronald Barker OBE. |
| Object history | This poster was designed for The Oxford Playhouse and printed by Hall The Printer in Oxford. It advertises the production of The Peril At End House which ran for two weeks from the 15th September 1952. The poster was published in 1952. It came to the V&A as part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407). |
| Summary | Poster advertising The Oxford Playhouse production of Peril At End House by Agatha Christie in 1952. White background with black and red text. Features photographic images of Ronald Barker as 'Hercule Poirot' and Donald Hewlett as 'Captain Hastings'. Printed by printers Hall The Printer Ltd in Oxford. Part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407). |
| Bibliographic reference | Christie, Agatha. 'Peril At End House' 1932 |
| Other number | THM/407/12 |
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| Accession number | S.278-2012 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2012 |
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