Romeo and Juliet
Print
November 1884 (performed), 1884 (Printed)
November 1884 (performed), 1884 (Printed)
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| 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
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| Object type | |
| Title | Romeo 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!". |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Romeo 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 created | January 6, 2017 |
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