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| Ref No | POS/MEL/BTN R/0593855 |
| Collection | Melville Collection |
| Title | Prince Of Happy Land |
| Date | 7.8.1857-8.8.1857 |
| Extent | 1 playbill |
| Description | Playbill advertising THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND and GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD and KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, on the last night of Race Week, 7.8.1857 |
| Notes | Edges slightly torn |
| Also advertising the forthcoming plays THE LADY OF LYONS, A LIFE'S TRIAL and DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE |
| "Under the immediate patronage of the Marquis of Anglesey, and Admiral Hon. H.J. Rous, Stewards of the Races." |
| The Prince of Happy Land is based on the Countess d'Aulnoy's story "La biche au bois." |
| Katherine and Petruchio from Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew |
| Subject | Drama |
| Comedy |
| PhysicalDescription | 745 x 250 mm |
| black ink |
| Related Person | Rous, H. J., Admiral, patron |
| Chart, Henry John Nye, 1821-1876, manager, actor |
| Marquis of Anglesey, patron |
| Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796-1880, author |
| d'Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine, 1650-1705, author |
| Nott, Cicely, actor |
| Herbert, Mr., actor |
| Baynham, Walter, actor |
| Stern, Leopold, musical arrangement |
| Wilson, J., scene painter |
| Allen, Mrs., costume designer |
| Virtue, W., machinery |
| Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870, author |
| Poynter, R. C., actor |
| Cooper, William, actor |
| Tindell, Roberts, actor |
| Woollidge, Mrs., actor |
| Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author |
| Melville, George, 1824-1898, (born George Robbins), actor |
| Bowering, Adelaide, actor |
| Williams, Mr., actor |
| Related Organisation | Theatre Royal |
| Phillips and Co., printer |
| Related Place | Brighton, Brighton and Hove |
| Category | Playbills |
| Level | Item |