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Lyric Hammersmith poster

Poster
1946 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising Jan de Hartog's Death of a Rat at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, 1946.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLyric Hammersmith poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper mounted on cardboard
Brief description
Poster advertising Jan de Hartog's Death of a Rat at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, 1946
Physical description
Printed typographic poster in black and red ink on white paper advertising Jan de Hartog's Death of a Rat at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, 16th January 1946.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.1cm
  • Width: 31.5cm
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Reginald Cornish in November 1966.

As well as the name of the play and its author the poster features the names of the cast: Alastair Sim, Pamela Brown, Robert Harris and Terry Morgan. It was directed by Murray Macdonald with 'settings' by W. Stanley Moore. The theatre's lessee is noted as Associated Theatre Seasons Ltd., and the licensee J. Somerville Baxter
Summary
Poster advertising Jan de Hartog's Death of a Rat at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, 1946.
Associated object
THM/175/3 (Archive record)
Other number
1966/A/229 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Accession number
S.2338-2014

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Record createdDecember 3, 2014
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