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POS - Playbill Collection
MEL - Playbills from the Melville Collection
BTN R
Multimedia
Ref No
POS/MEL/BTN R/0593972
Collection
Melville Collection
Title
Jack The Giant Killer
Date
1.2.1839-4.2.1839
Extent
1 playbill
Description
Playbill advertising the last two Juvenile Nights of the "popular comic pantomime" JACK THE GIANT KILLER, followed by THE REAL JIM CROW and TIMOUR THE TARTAR and THE WARLOCK OF THE GLEN at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, 1-2 February [1839]
Notes
Right edge slightly damaged
Also advertising the forthcoming play GRACE DARLING, for the benefit of Mrs. Charles Hill
It has been assumed that the "Mr. Melville" mentione don the bill is George Melville, 1824-1898, actor, theatre proprietor, real name George Robbins
Subject
Drama
Pantomime
PhysicalDescription
505 x 253 mm
black ink
Related Person
Vining, Frederick, manager
Marshall, C. F., actor
Melville, George, 1824-1898, (born George Robbins), actor
Bradford, Mr., actor
Hill, Charles, Mrs., actor
Hill, Charles, actor
Connor, Miss, actor
Lacy, Mr., actor
Hill, Rosalie, actor
Clifton, Mr., actor
Barnett, Mrs., actor
Related Organisation
Theatre Royal
Phillips and Co., printer
Related Place
Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Category
Playbills
Level
Item
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