The Flying Dutchman!; or, the Phantom Ship!!, Returned "Killed", and The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights
Playbill
1827 (printed)
1827 (printed)
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Letterpress playbill advertising a benefit performance for Mr Smith, featuring the nautical drama The Flying Dutchman!; or, the Phantom Ship!!, the farce Returned "Killed", and the comic piece The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights, Yarmouth, 24 August 1827.
The playbill gives the background to the story of The Flying Dutchman and its cursed captain, Vanderdecken, and lists the scenes and the scenery. They include the 'Rising of the Sea Mist - The Scene enveloped in Darkness' and 'The Phantom Ship in Full Sail on the open Sea.'
Benefit performances were a feature of the theatre in the 18th and 19th centuries. Actors would receive the takings from the evening's performance as a supplement to their salaries.
The playbill gives the background to the story of The Flying Dutchman and its cursed captain, Vanderdecken, and lists the scenes and the scenery. They include the 'Rising of the Sea Mist - The Scene enveloped in Darkness' and 'The Phantom Ship in Full Sail on the open Sea.'
Benefit performances were a feature of the theatre in the 18th and 19th centuries. Actors would receive the takings from the evening's performance as a supplement to their salaries.
Object details
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| Title | The Flying Dutchman!; or, the Phantom Ship!!, Returned "Killed", and The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Playbill advertising a benefit performance for Mr Smith, featuring the nautical drama The Flying Dutchman!; or, the Phantom Ship!!, the farce Returned "Killed", and the comic piece The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights, Yarmouth, 24 August 1827 |
| Physical description | Letterpress playbill advertising a benefit performance for Mr Smith, featuring the nautical drama The Flying Dutchman!; or, the Phantom Ship!!, the farce Returned "Killed", and the comic piece The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights, Yarmouth, 24 August 1827. The playbill gives the background to the story of The Flying Dutchman and a list of the scenes and scenery, and the casts of all three plays. The name of the theatre is not given. |
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| Summary | Letterpress playbill advertising a benefit performance for Mr Smith, featuring the nautical drama The Flying Dutchman!; or, the Phantom Ship!!, the farce Returned "Killed", and the comic piece The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights, Yarmouth, 24 August 1827. The playbill gives the background to the story of The Flying Dutchman and its cursed captain, Vanderdecken, and lists the scenes and the scenery. They include the 'Rising of the Sea Mist - The Scene enveloped in Darkness' and 'The Phantom Ship in Full Sail on the open Sea.' Benefit performances were a feature of the theatre in the 18th and 19th centuries. Actors would receive the takings from the evening's performance as a supplement to their salaries. |
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| Accession number | S.6-1989 |
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