Playbill
1865 (printed)
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Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Town Hall, Oxford, advertising the 'Immense attraction for the Oxford Royal Regatta' - 31 July 1865, the 'elegant comedy' London Assurance!, by Dion Boucicault, with Henry Irving as Dazzle, followed by God Save The Queen, sung by the Company, followed by a Grand Pas de Deux by the Misses C. and F. Taylor, and concluding with the farce The Widow's Victim, by Charles Selby.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Letterpress playbill for The Theatre Royal, Town Hall, Oxford, 31 July 1865, advertising London Assurance! with Henry Irving as Dazzle, followed by The Widow's Victim! |
| Physical description | Letterpress broadsheet playbill, printed in blue ink on very flimsy white paper. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Part of the Henry Irving Archive, given to the British Theatre Museum Association in January 1959. |
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| Summary | Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Town Hall, Oxford, advertising the 'Immense attraction for the Oxford Royal Regatta' - 31 July 1865, the 'elegant comedy' London Assurance!, by Dion Boucicault, with Henry Irving as Dazzle, followed by God Save The Queen, sung by the Company, followed by a Grand Pas de Deux by the Misses C. and F. Taylor, and concluding with the farce The Widow's Victim, by Charles Selby. |
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| Accession number | S.317-2001 |
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| Record created | April 23, 2001 |
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