Belphegor
Playbill
1856 (designed)
1856 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
The New Theatre Royal Portsmouth re-opened on 29th September 1856 under manager Henry Rutley with a performance of A New Way to Pay Old Debts. It had previously been part of Landport Hall, a racquets court next to the Swan Theatre.
In the first half of the 19th century playbills were predominantly printed with a letterpress. This process involved covering wood or metal letters (cut out in reverse) with ink and then clamping them into a frame holding a paper sheet. The size of the typography determined the most important information for readers: the name of the theatre, its productions and its stars.
In the first half of the 19th century playbills were predominantly printed with a letterpress. This process involved covering wood or metal letters (cut out in reverse) with ink and then clamping them into a frame holding a paper sheet. The size of the typography determined the most important information for readers: the name of the theatre, its productions and its stars.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Belphegor (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Letterpress printing |
| Brief description | Playbill for Belphegor, New Theatre Royal Portsmouth, 1856 |
| Physical description | Letterpress printed playbill with black typography produced for the performance of Belphegor or, the Mountebank and his Wife at the New Theatre Royal Portsmouth on 8th November 1856. It was followed by the farce Diamond Cut Diamond. The following day the theatre staged Richard the Third. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Pearce |
| Summary | The New Theatre Royal Portsmouth re-opened on 29th September 1856 under manager Henry Rutley with a performance of A New Way to Pay Old Debts. It had previously been part of Landport Hall, a racquets court next to the Swan Theatre. In the first half of the 19th century playbills were predominantly printed with a letterpress. This process involved covering wood or metal letters (cut out in reverse) with ink and then clamping them into a frame holding a paper sheet. The size of the typography determined the most important information for readers: the name of the theatre, its productions and its stars. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.647-2016 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2016 |
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