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Romeo and Juliet

Print
November 1884 (performed), 1884 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Caricature print Ellen Terry and Henry Irving, printed in The Entr'acte, November 9th 1884. The print is entitled 'Reading Cablegrams Concerning the New Lyceum Juliet', and shows Irving and Terry reacting to the performance of Romeo and Juliet, at the Lyceum Theatre, November 1884. The print is intended to portray Terry as upset at Mary Andersons success as Juliet.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRomeo and Juliet (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Print on paper
Brief description
Caricature print Ellen Terry and Henry Irving, printed in The Entr'acte, November 9th 1884
Physical description
Caricature print Ellen Terry and Henry Irving, printed in The Entr'acte, November 9th 1884. The print is entitled 'Reading Cablegrams Concerning the New Lyceum Juliet', and shows Irving and Terry reacting to the performance of Romeo and Juliet, at the Lyceum Theatre, November 1884. It shows Irving wearing glasses, sitting in a chari reading the newspaper, with Terry standing in a black dress crying, saying "I hope they won't forget about their own little Juliet now!".
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.3cm
  • Width: 17.7cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceRomeo and Juliet
Summary
Caricature print Ellen Terry and Henry Irving, printed in The Entr'acte, November 9th 1884. The print is entitled 'Reading Cablegrams Concerning the New Lyceum Juliet', and shows Irving and Terry reacting to the performance of Romeo and Juliet, at the Lyceum Theatre, November 1884. The print is intended to portray Terry as upset at Mary Andersons success as Juliet.
Collection
Accession number
S.50-2017

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Record createdJanuary 6, 2017
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