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Dick Whittington

Poster
ca.1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
David Allen & Sons (printers (people))
Place of origin
London (made)

Poster advertising a production of the pantomime Dick Whittington, Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London, ca.1925.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Pantomime
Object type
Poster
TitleDick Whittington (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper.
Paper
Printing Ink
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising a production of the pantomime Dick Whittington, Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London, ca.1925
Physical description
Photographic, pictorial and typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 51cm
  • Poster width: 38.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Object history
Associated Production: Dick Whittington. Playwright: Leedham Bantock. Composer: Charles J. Moore. Choreographer: Euphan MacLaren. Director: Walter and Frederick Melville. Set designer: H.K. Browne, U. Leonard. Costumier: Willie Clarkson. Designer: Lyceum Studio. Actors: Helen Gilliland, George Jackley, Ena Dale, Dick Henderson, Frank Attree, Jack Hurst. Euphan MacLaren's Operatic Dancers, Lottie Stone's Troupe of Acrobatic Dancers, Hengler Brothers. Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London. 26.12.1925. Performance category: pantomime. The Lyceum was under the management of Walter and Frederick Melville.
Subjects depicted
Gilliland, Helen
Jackley, George
Dale, Ena
Henderson, Dick
Summary
Poster advertising a production of the pantomime Dick Whittington, Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London, ca.1925.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.411-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1165514/dick-whittington-poster-david-allen/
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