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1891, Aberdeen

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
31.399999618530273 cm (height)
38.29999923706055 cm (height)
23.899999618530273 cm (width)
28.100000381469727 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