| Ref No | POS/LDN AST/0599554 |
| Collection | Playbill Collection |
| Title | Mazeppa |
| Date | 1863-1866 |
| Extent | 1 playbill |
| Description | Playbill informing the public that "this Elegant Theatre is open for the Season with the favourite drama, MAZEPPA! with splendid new scenery and stage effects [...] Every evening til further notice the performances will commence with THE DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOM." |
| Notes | Two column bill; mounted on white paper in a pine frame |
| "On this occasion Mazeppa will be represented by a Lady, Miss Adah Isaacs Menken, who has earned well-deserved laurels in California, the Colonies, and the United States." |
| Also includes some "very appropriate lines, which pourtray her character, and which appeared in the Papers." |
| With a black and white illustration from "Mazeppa." |
| Unable to digitise due to condition - item is sealed in secol |
| Subject | Drama |
| Horses |
| History |
| PhysicalDescription | 375 x 500 mm |
| black ink on paper |
| Related Person | Smith, E. T. (Edward Tyrell), 1804-1877, manager |
| Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, author |
| Menken, Adah Isaacs, actor |
| Emery, Sam, actor |
| Rushton, Lucy, actor |
| Frazer, Henry, actor |
| Clifford, Minnie, actor |
| Chaddock, J., actor |
| Milano, Monsieur, dancer |
| Brew, Charles, scene painter |
| Brew, William, scene painter |
| Gallon, Mr., scene painting assistant |
| Spurrell, Mr., properties designer |
| May, Mr., costume designer |
| Yates, Miss, costume designer |
| Nash, Mr., scene constructor |
| Pepper, Mr., gas effects |
| Kerr, Mr., lime light |
| Tully, J. H., orchestra leader |
| Smith, Edward Tyrrell, director |
| Friend, Mr., actor |
| Morton, John Maddison, 1811-1891, author |
| Gresham, Mr., actor |
| Edgar, Mrs., (wife of E. F. Edgar), actor |
| Related Organisation | Astley's Royal Amphitheatre |
| Related Place | Lambeth, London |
| 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). |
| Level | Item |