Handbill
early 19th century (printed)
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Handbill advertising performances by the Bedouin Arabs, to be seen at the Colosseum, Regent's Park, London, dated in pencil, 14 May 18 [...].
The Arabs performed acrobatic feats and dances in the Grand Saloon, in front of a 'New Scene painted for the occasion by Messrs. Andrews & Nicholl, representing the GREAT DESERT OF SHAARA!' Their feats included leaping with sabres, poignards and yatagans, or Turkish scimitars, a slack rope act and culminated in making a human pyramid to represent Cairo's Mosque of Mahomet.
The Arabs performed acrobatic feats and dances in the Grand Saloon, in front of a 'New Scene painted for the occasion by Messrs. Andrews & Nicholl, representing the GREAT DESERT OF SHAARA!' Their feats included leaping with sabres, poignards and yatagans, or Turkish scimitars, a slack rope act and culminated in making a human pyramid to represent Cairo's Mosque of Mahomet.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Letterpress with pencil annotation |
| Brief description | Handbill advertising performances by the Bedouin Arabs, to be seen at the Colosseum, Regent's Park, London, dated in pencil, 14 May 18 [...]. |
| Physical description | Printed advertisement for performances by the Bedouin Arabs at the Colosseum, Regent's Park, London, dated in pencil, 14 May 18 [...]. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '14 May 18[...]' (Annotation in pencil, upper right hand corner. The final digit may be '6'.) |
| Summary | Handbill advertising performances by the Bedouin Arabs, to be seen at the Colosseum, Regent's Park, London, dated in pencil, 14 May 18 [...]. The Arabs performed acrobatic feats and dances in the Grand Saloon, in front of a 'New Scene painted for the occasion by Messrs. Andrews & Nicholl, representing the GREAT DESERT OF SHAARA!' Their feats included leaping with sabres, poignards and yatagans, or Turkish scimitars, a slack rope act and culminated in making a human pyramid to represent Cairo's Mosque of Mahomet. |
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| Accession number | S.1288-1982 |
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| Record created | June 27, 2012 |
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