1891, Aberdeen
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1891, Aberdeen
- Identifier
- S.580-2016
- Acquisition
- Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
- Carried out by
- Taylor & Henderson (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
- Collection
- Material
- Depiction
- Dimension
- 31.4 cm (height)38.3 cm (height)23.9 cm (width)28.1 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
Description
The Royal Command staging of The Mikado was the first theatrical performance at Balmoral Castle. Although the D'Oyly Carte Company (in the midst of a tour of Scotland) was currently rehearsing The Gondoliers, Queen Victoria had already seen the opera at Windsor Castle a few months earlier.
The company faced several logistical difficulties in performing at Balmoral, travelling from Aberdeen to Ballater and rehearsing on the small ballroom stage before the performance at 9:30pm. After a midnight supper, the company travelled back to Aberdeen at 3:00am for two performances of The Gondoliers the following day.
Cream silk fringed programme, with metal thread braiding and two pom-poms. The programme is mounted on cream cardboard.
Silk programme for The Mikado, Balmoral Castle, 1891
