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POS - Playbill Collection
MEL - Playbills from the Melville Collection
BRS ROY
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Ref No
POS/MEL/BRS ROY/0600164
Collection
Melville Collection
Title
Woman And Her Master
Date
1854
Extent
1 playbill
Description
Photocopy of a playbill advertising WOMAN & HER MASTER, BATTLE OF AGINCOURT on Thursday December 14 and, on Friday December 15 for the benefit of Mr. G. Melville, THE COURIER OF LYONS
Notes
Contains a handwritten Providing a date of production, "1854". Handwriting is unidentified. Playbill advertises "Last week of performing before Christmas. Last night of the BATTLE OF AGINCOURT. Last night of WOMAN AND HER MASTER"
"An original prologue and an epilogue (written by G.F. Powell) will be spoken before and after the Drama, by Mr. C.R. Warde, in the character of 'Time, the only true historian'"
This ballet concludes the programme for Thursday, Dec 14
"For benefit of Mr. G. Melville and last night of his present engagement"
The Honeymoon concludes the programme on "Friday evening, Dec. 15"
Subject
Drama
Dance
Comedy
PhysicalDescription
240 x 360 mm
photocopy on two pages
Related Person
Chute, James Henry, manager
Silver, Mr., actor
Duff, Mr., actor
Bennett, Fanny, actor
Fife, C, dancer
Woodyer, Miss, dancer
Melville, George, 1824-1898, (born George Robbins), actor, beneficiary
Warde, Mr., actor
Glover, Edmund, Jnr., actor
Young, Fanny, actor
Rouse, J., singer
Chute, John, actor
Reeve, W., actor
Adams, B., dancer
Tobin, John, 1770-1804, author
Related Organisation
Theatre Royal
Related Place
Bristol
Category
Playbills
Level
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