Not on display

Silk Programme

1889 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Satin programme on cream silk in black typography with cream silk fringe applied all round. Produced for A Man's Shadow by Robert Buchanan with Herbert Beerbohm Tree and printed with a crown logo above the name of the theatre, the name of the lessee Mr. H. Beerhohm Tree, the name of the play and its author, and the cast comprosing Mr. Tree, Mr. Fernandez, Mr. Collette, Mr. E.M. Robson, Mr. Hargreaves, Mr. Tappinmg, Mr. Gurney, Mr. Robb Harwood, Mr. Leith, Mr. Montagu, Mrs Tree, Miss Minnie Terry, Miss Norreys and Miss Julia Neilson. The playbill lists the five acts and their locations, and details of the programme of music under the direction of Mr. Carl Armbruster.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed silk
Brief description
Satin programme for A Man's Shadow, Theatre Royal Haymarket, probably produced for the opening night 12 September 1889. Printed by W.S. Johnson, Nassau Steam Press, London.
Physical description
Satin programme on cream silk in black typography with cream silk fringe applied all round. Produced for A Man's Shadow by Robert Buchanan with Herbert Beerbohm Tree and printed with a crown logo above the name of the theatre, the name of the lessee Mr. H. Beerhohm Tree, the name of the play and its author, and the cast comprosing Mr. Tree, Mr. Fernandez, Mr. Collette, Mr. E.M. Robson, Mr. Hargreaves, Mr. Tappinmg, Mr. Gurney, Mr. Robb Harwood, Mr. Leith, Mr. Montagu, Mrs Tree, Miss Minnie Terry, Miss Norreys and Miss Julia Neilson. The playbill lists the five acts and their locations, and details of the programme of music under the direction of Mr. Carl Armbruster.
Dimensions
  • Including fringe height: 42.5cm
  • Including fringe width: 36.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Production
This isundated, but was probably printed for the opening night.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.144-1993

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Record createdMarch 5, 2009
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