| Ref No | POS/BRM G/0600157 |
| AltRefNo | 0600157 |
| Collection | Fawkes Boucicault Collection |
| Title | The Streets of London |
| Date | 19th century |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Description | Photocopy of a playbill advertising "Dion Boucicault's great drama, in five acts, "The streets of London" at the Grand Theatre, Birmingham, 3 December. The dates, 1883 and 1885 have been added in an unidentified hand. |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/POS/BRM G : 0600157 |
| Contains a handwritten note afixed to the playbill, "Grand Theatre, Birmingham. Andrew Melville's Annual Benefit, Saturday 5th December 1885. Special engagement of Mr. J.W. Turner as Tom Tugs and Maud Branscombe as Gertrude in 'The waterman'. A full house |
| F. Solomon selected and arranged music of Burlesque |
| "In the last scene, Mr. Emm's Burlesque American 'Backward Shooting' Act - Shooting the Magpie (mechanical) - Taking Sight in a Six-inch Mirror" |
| "A localised version of this Drama has been played in this town as, 'The Poor of Birmingham' |
| Subject | Burlesque |
| Drama |
| PhysicalDescription | 18 x 26 cm |
| photocopy |
| Related Person | Boucicault, Dion, (Dionysius Lardner), 1820-1890, author |
| Melville, Andrew, Mr. , actor |
| Solomon, F , performer |
| Related Place | Grand Theatre, Corporation Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire |
| Category | Playbills |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
| Level | Item |