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POS - Playbill Collection
CHT TR - Playbills for plays performed at the Theatre Royal, Chatham, Kent
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Ref No
POS/CHT TR/0599313
Collection
Playbill Collection
Title
Black Bishop
Date
1900-1920
Extent
1 playbill
Description
Pictorial poster advertising Mr. Robert A. Cuthbert's company in THE BLACK BISHOP at the Theatre Royal, Chatham, for six nights, from Monday, 5 August, [19-?]
Notes
The name of the theatre and dates of performance are printed on a label, which is pasted on to the top left hand corner of the poster. This label was printed by Wilkinson, Sunderland. No year is mentioned, but this play was written in 1898.
Illustrated with a scene from the play, in shades of red, black and white. A swordfight is in progress between a man and a woman in a large room with an elaborate fireplace. The man has wounded the woman in the shoulder.
Subject
Drama
PhysicalDescription
765 x 507 mm
colour lithography on paper
Related Person
Williams, Barry, author
Cuthbert, Robert A., producer
Related Organisation
Theatre Royal
Robert A. Cuthbert's Company
David Allen and Sons Ltd, printer
Related Place
Chatham, Kent
Category
Playbills
Level
Item
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