Playbill
1865 (printed)
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Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Town Hall, Oxford, Friday 1 September 1865, advertising a new domestic drama, Sunshine through the Clouds, with Henry Irving as Lieutenant Frank Cleveland, followed by the farce Sarah's Young Man, concluding with the comic operatic extravaganza Kenilworth, or, ye Queene, ye Earle, and ye Maydenne. Also advertising the programme for Saturday 2 September 1865, commencing with Macbeth, with music by Locke, with Henry Irving as Macduff, followed by a Rifle Dance by Misses C. and F. Taylor, concluding with the comic farce Mr & Mrs White!
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Letterpress playbill for the Theatre Royal, Town Hall, Oxford, 1 September 1865, advertising Sunshine Through the Clouds, with Henry Irving as Lieutenant Frank Cleveland, followed by the farce Sarah's Young Man, concluding with the comic operatic extravaganza Kenilworth. Also advertising the programme for 2 September 1865. |
| 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, Friday 1 September 1865, advertising a new domestic drama, Sunshine through the Clouds, with Henry Irving as Lieutenant Frank Cleveland, followed by the farce Sarah's Young Man, concluding with the comic operatic extravaganza Kenilworth, or, ye Queene, ye Earle, and ye Maydenne. Also advertising the programme for Saturday 2 September 1865, commencing with Macbeth, with music by Locke, with Henry Irving as Macduff, followed by a Rifle Dance by Misses C. and F. Taylor, concluding with the comic farce Mr & Mrs White! |
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| Accession number | S.329-2001 |
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| Record created | June 14, 2001 |
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