| Ref No | POS/CTY ROY/0594889 |
| Collection | Playbill Collection |
| Title | Prisoner Of War |
| Date | 4.8.1879-8.8.1879 |
| Extent | 1 playbill |
| Description | Playbill advertising an evening of amateur theatricals by the Old Stagers, entitled "Old Stagers and old faces", in which they perform PRISONER OF WAR and MONSIEUR POIRIER, with WEDDING MARCH and A ROUGH DIAMOND, at the Theatre Royal, Canterbury, during Cricket Week, 4-8 August 1879. |
| Notes | "The numerous and talented Smith family, reckless of consequences, will appear in their Native Costumes each evening." |
| "Principle characters" are played by such unlikely actors as Sir Deadly Lively, Baron Munchausen, Oliver Twist, the O'Howl, the Baron von Blastelow, Colly Wobbles, Mein Herr von Dunk, and the Great Bald Eagle from the Rocky Mountains. The director of the |
| Subject | Drama |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 204 mm |
| black ink on paper |
| Related Person | Jerrold, Douglas William, 1802-1857, author |
| Addison, Carlotta, actor |
| Addison, Fanny, actor |
| Chippendale, Miss, actor |
| Smith, Miss, actor |
| Evans, E., actor |
| Evans, W., actor |
| Sawe, C. C., actor |
| Montague, A., actor |
| Bush, Charles, scene painter (as Michael Angelo Raphael Smith) |
| Smith, Dykwynkin, properties designer |
| Smith, Bradwell Sloman, machinery |
| Nathan, Mr., costume designer |
| Clarkson, William, 1865-1934, hair dresser |
| Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir, 1836-1911, author |
| Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879, author |
| Related Organisation | Theatre Royal |
| Old Stagers, theatre company |
| Related Place | Canterbury, Kent |
| Category | Playbills |
| Level | Item |