| Multimedia | 
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| Ref No | POS/BTN R/0593850 |
| Collection | Playbill Collection |
| Title | Wife, a Tale Of Mantua |
| Date | 1.8.1857-3.8.1857 |
| Extent | 1 playbill |
| Description | Playbill advertising the opening of the Theatre Royal, Brighton for the season, 1.8.1857, starting with THE WIFE: A TALE OF MANTUA and THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND |
| Notes | Torn, creased edge |
| Also advertising the forthcoming play THE LOVE CHASE, mentioning lead actors |
| With an opening address by H. Nye Chart and the national anthem before the play |
| The Prince of Happy Land is based on the Countess d'Aulnoy's story "La biche au bois." |
| Subject | Drama |
| PhysicalDescription | 742 x 230 mm |
| black ink |
| Related Person | Chart, Henry John Nye, 1821-1876, manager, actor |
| Knowles, James Sheridan, 1784-1862, author |
| Bowering, Adelaide, actor |
| Williams, Miss, actor |
| Steele, J. B., actor |
| Tindell, Roberts, actor |
| Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796-1880, author |
| d'Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine, 1650-1705, author |
| Herbert, Mr., actor |
| Stern, Leopold, musical arrangement |
| Wilson, J., scene painter |
| Allen, Mrs., costume designer |
| Virtue, W., machinery |
| Related Organisation | Theatre Royal |
| Phillips and Co., printer |
| Related Place | Brighton, Brighton and Hove |
| Mantua, Mantova, Lombardy |
| Category | Playbills |
| Level | Item |