Illustrated poster advertising the programme at the Royal Bower for the week of the 28th June 1870
Playbill
1858 (printed)
1858 (printed)
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The Bower Theatre in London's Stangate Street, Lambeth, formerly known as the Bower Saloon, was originally attached to the Duke's Tavern and operated as a place of entertainment from 1837 until 1878. During the 1850s when owned by Victor Hazelton it made its name for the production of melodramas starring dogs. This poster features woodcut images which were particularly good for attracting the attention of passers-by, especially those who couldn't read, when they saw them on the streets. The clientele of the Bower Theatre, which advertised itself in the 1860s as 'the only theatre for the working classes', would have included many of those, attracted by low ticket prices, action-packed productions including melodrama, farce and nautical drama, and the availability of alcohol, the sale of which was a popular feature of 19th century theatres like the Bower that styled themselves as saloons.
Victor Hazelton(whose name is spelt Hazleton on this poster) owned and managed the theatre from 1855 until 1876.
Victor Hazelton(whose name is spelt Hazleton on this poster) owned and managed the theatre from 1855 until 1876.
Object details
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| Title | Illustrated poster advertising the programme at the Royal Bower for the week of the 28th June 1870 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing ink on paper; letterpress and woodcut |
| Brief description | Illustrated poster advertising the programme at the Royal Bower for the week of the 28 June 1870. Woodcut and letterpress printed by E.J. Bath |
| Physical description | Poster advertising productions at the Bower Theatre for the week of the 28th June 1858 under the ownership of Victor Hazelton. The heading notes the 'attraction extraordinary' of the engagement of the Britannia Theatre Company for a limited number of nights: 'in consequence of the Britannia Theatre being rebuilt.' The cast members from the Britannia are listed as Mr. C.J. Bird, Mr. F. Marchant, Mr. Cecil Pitt, Mr. W.H. Newham, Mr. W. Rogers, Mr. H. Wilson, Mr. J. Pickard, Mrs. R. Atkinson, Mrs. W.H. Newham, Miss E. Rogers and Miss Newham. Printed in blue ink on white paper, illustrated with three woodcut images, two from Ankle Jack or the Highwayman of Lambeth! and one from The Eagle and Child, or, a Mother's Devotion. Also advertising The Devil to Pay, or, the Humours of Jobson and Nell, and The Return From the Wars with Mr. F. Marchant, Mr. W.H. Newham and Mrs W.H. Newham. Other cast members in Ankle Jack were Mr. R. Davison, Mr Manning, Miss E. Ashton, Mr. Manning, Miss Brock and Miss Melrose. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Summary | The Bower Theatre in London's Stangate Street, Lambeth, formerly known as the Bower Saloon, was originally attached to the Duke's Tavern and operated as a place of entertainment from 1837 until 1878. During the 1850s when owned by Victor Hazelton it made its name for the production of melodramas starring dogs. This poster features woodcut images which were particularly good for attracting the attention of passers-by, especially those who couldn't read, when they saw them on the streets. The clientele of the Bower Theatre, which advertised itself in the 1860s as 'the only theatre for the working classes', would have included many of those, attracted by low ticket prices, action-packed productions including melodrama, farce and nautical drama, and the availability of alcohol, the sale of which was a popular feature of 19th century theatres like the Bower that styled themselves as saloons. Victor Hazelton(whose name is spelt Hazleton on this poster) owned and managed the theatre from 1855 until 1876. |
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| Accession number | S.320-2016 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2016 |
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