A Gaiety Girl
Poster
ca.1893-1899 (printed)
ca.1893-1899 (printed)
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"A Gaiety Girl". Colour lithograph poster advertising a production of the musical comedy by "Owen Hall” (pseudonym of Jimmy Davis). The design shows a very slim-waisted woman in a long white dress with an oversized collar, trimmed with black lines round the collar and hem and with a black bow tied at her waist. She is wearing a black hat at an angle and holding a cane in her right hand. All set against a red-orange ground, with 'a gaiety girl' lettered in white and 'Prince of Wales Theatre' in black. Signed 'Dudley Hardy'.
Object details
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| Title | A Gaiety Girl |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | "A Gaiety Girl". Colour lithograph poster advertising a production of the musical comedy. The design features a woman in a white dress, set against a red ground. Design by Dudley Hardy. London, England. ca.1893-1899. |
| Physical description | "A Gaiety Girl". Colour lithograph poster advertising a production of the musical comedy by "Owen Hall” (pseudonym of Jimmy Davis). The design shows a very slim-waisted woman in a long white dress with an oversized collar, trimmed with black lines round the collar and hem and with a black bow tied at her waist. She is wearing a black hat at an angle and holding a cane in her right hand. All set against a red-orange ground, with 'a gaiety girl' lettered in white and 'Prince of Wales Theatre' in black. Signed 'Dudley Hardy'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Dudley Hardy' (Signed.) |
| Object history | Another impression of the poster is in the Department of Prints and Drawings, E.387-1921. |
| Historical context | The musical comedy A Gaiety Girl by ‘Owen Hall’ (pseudonym of Jimmy Davis), was first produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, 14 October 1893, and subsequently at Daly’s Theatre, Leicester Square, 5 June 1899. |
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| Other number | C.11904 - Previous number |
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| Accession number | E.728-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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