Silk Programme
mid 19th century
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Silk programme commemorating the performance by 'The Strollers' at the Theatre Royal (no town given) for one evening only, 13th May (no date but probably mid 19th century). The evening was in the presence of His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and Her Grace The Duchess of Abercorn and featured the comedy The Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret! by Susanna Centilevre, concluding with the new 'musical vaudeville' Bulliondust's Bargain. Incidental music at the end of the programme was by Zollen, Adams, Mendelssohn, Verdi and Brahms. The theatre's manager is noted as Mr. M.R. Gunn and the Acting Manager as Mr. Stanley Dust. The programme was printed by E. Congdon & Co., of South King Street, and the performance may possibly have taken place in Manchester, which had both a Theatre Royal and a South King Street in the 19th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed silk |
| Brief description | Cream silk theatre programme with dark burgundy knotted silk fringe printed to commemorate the performance by The Strollers, of The Wonder, a Woman Keeps a Secret! followed by Bulliondust's Bargain, at the Theatre Royal, (no town noted), 13th May (no date given), in the presence of His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and Her Grace The Duchess of Abercorn. Probably mid 19th-century. |
| Physical description | Cream silk programme with dark burgundy knotted fringe attached to the top and bottom edges only, the cream silk printed in blue ink, featuring a Royal Crest of a lion and unicorn heading the text, and a design of an intertwined laurel wreath and musical instrument at the end. The text is printed recto, as if on two pages of a paper programme, left and right of the centre fold, laid out in lansdscape format, with the text within a blue-bordered box on each 'page', each box featuring decorative corners. |
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| Credit line | Given by M. L. Broadley |
| Summary | Silk programme commemorating the performance by 'The Strollers' at the Theatre Royal (no town given) for one evening only, 13th May (no date but probably mid 19th century). The evening was in the presence of His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and Her Grace The Duchess of Abercorn and featured the comedy The Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret! by Susanna Centilevre, concluding with the new 'musical vaudeville' Bulliondust's Bargain. Incidental music at the end of the programme was by Zollen, Adams, Mendelssohn, Verdi and Brahms. The theatre's manager is noted as Mr. M.R. Gunn and the Acting Manager as Mr. Stanley Dust. The programme was printed by E. Congdon & Co., of South King Street, and the performance may possibly have taken place in Manchester, which had both a Theatre Royal and a South King Street in the 19th century. |
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| Accession number | S.900-1997 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2002 |
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