Playbill
1865 (printed)
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Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Town Hall, Oxford, 17 August 1865, advertising the 'Immense Attraction for Race Nights', the 'popular Comedietta' of Perfection, or, the Lady of Munster, with Henry Irving as Charles Paragon, followed by a Grand Pas de Deux by Misses F. and C. Taylor, followed by the 'new and original comedy- farce Woodcock's Little Game, with Henry Irving as Mr. Woodcock, followed by Mr G.K. Maskell singing the popular song Jolly Dogs; a 'Jockey Hornpipe' by Misses C.& F. Taylor, concluding with the 'laughable farce' Sarah's Young Man.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Letterpress playbill for The Theatre Royal, Town Hall, Oxford, 17 August 1865, advertising Perfection, with Henry Irving as Charles Paragon, followed by Woodcock's Little Game, and Sarah's Young Man. |
| Physical description | Letterpress broadsheet playbill, printed in black 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, 17 August 1865, advertising the 'Immense Attraction for Race Nights', the 'popular Comedietta' of Perfection, or, the Lady of Munster, with Henry Irving as Charles Paragon, followed by a Grand Pas de Deux by Misses F. and C. Taylor, followed by the 'new and original comedy- farce Woodcock's Little Game, with Henry Irving as Mr. Woodcock, followed by Mr G.K. Maskell singing the popular song Jolly Dogs; a 'Jockey Hornpipe' by Misses C.& F. Taylor, concluding with the 'laughable farce' Sarah's Young Man. |
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| Accession number | S.323-2001 |
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| Record created | April 23, 2001 |
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