1798, Windsor

1798, Windsor

Identifier
S.123-1988
Acquisition
Given by W. Machin Esq.
Carried out by
Knight, C (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
Collection
Material
Depiction
Dimension
35.5 cm (height)
22.5 cm (width)
Production time
Production place

Description

Silk playbill for a command performance of A Deaf Lover; a one-act piece from The Devil Upon Two Sticks, a song by Mr.Owen, and the farce The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal Windsor, 14 August 1798. Silk programme on cream silk in black typography, with the royal emblem of the lion and unicorm at the top, with the initials G R, for George Rex. Produced for a command performance at the Theatre Royal Windsor, 14th August 1798, of the two-act play 'The Deaf Lover'; an act from 'The Devil Upon Two Sticks' called 'Dr Last's Examination Before the College of Physicians', a song by Mr. Owen, and the farce 'The Irishman in London'.