Playbill
1865 (printed)
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Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, Tuesday 26 December 1865, advertising the Grand Christmas Pantomime Sinbad the Sailor, or, the Red Dwarfs, the Terrible Ogre and the Old Man of the Sea!, with Mr G.H. French as Harlequin; W.H. Harvey; George Lupino and Kellino as Clowns, Mademoiselle Lupino as Harlequin and Master Lupino as the Spirit of the Wind. The evening's enterianment began with the comedy Delicate Ground, by Charles Dance.
The playbilll notes that the theatre was under the management of Mr. M. H. Simpson, Jnr., and that the scenery was by Mr. James Roberts.
The playbilll notes that the theatre was under the management of Mr. M. H. Simpson, Jnr., and that the scenery was by Mr. James Roberts.
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Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
Brief description | Letterpress playbill the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 26 December 1865, advertising the Grand Christmas Pantomime Sinbad the Sailor, or, the Red Dwarfs, the Terrible Ogre and the Old Man of the Sea!, with Mr G.H. French as Harlequin. |
Physical description | Letterpress broadsheet playbill, printed in red and black ink on 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. |
Summary | Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, Tuesday 26 December 1865, advertising the Grand Christmas Pantomime Sinbad the Sailor, or, the Red Dwarfs, the Terrible Ogre and the Old Man of the Sea!, with Mr G.H. French as Harlequin; W.H. Harvey; George Lupino and Kellino as Clowns, Mademoiselle Lupino as Harlequin and Master Lupino as the Spirit of the Wind. The evening's enterianment began with the comedy Delicate Ground, by Charles Dance. The playbilll notes that the theatre was under the management of Mr. M. H. Simpson, Jnr., and that the scenery was by Mr. James Roberts. |
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Accession number | S.337-2001 |
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Record created | June 15, 2001 |
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