| Title |
[Mixed playbill for The blind child of Africa, or, The lost prince of Abyssinia, & the heart of a true British seaman ; The village lawyer ; Tom's log book ; Black Adder! : Theatre Collections production file / Pavilion Theatre] |
| Corporate Author |
Pavilion Theatre (Whitechapel Road, London, England)
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| Publication Details |
1851.
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| Notes |
- Sole lessee: Mr. Richard Thorne.
- Stage manager: Mr. E.G. Burton.
- At head of playbill: "The continued attraction of the above named drama [Blind child of Africa], renders it imperative ... to forgo other novelties ... but in order to keep the pledge ... and maintain the great character this Theatre has obtained among the Sons of the Ocean!!! such dramas will be performed as cannot fail to give satisfaction to those Jolly Tars who, whether from home or foreign parts, visit the World's Exhibition ...".
- Playbill contains four illustrations relating to the drama, The blind child of Africa.
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| Performers |
- Cast includes: Miss Sarah Thorne, Mr. Elphinstone, Miss Marian Lacey, Mr. H. Rignold, Mr. John Dale, Mr. E.G. Burton.
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| Performance Date |
- Performance date: Week beginning, Monday, 12 May 1851, and during the week.
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| Summary |
- Playbill for the Pavilion Theatre's productions of: The blind child of Africa, or, The lost prince of Abyssinia, & the heart of a true British seaman, by E.G. Burton; and, the farce, The village lawyer. To conclude, Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday: the nautical drama, Tom's log book. To conclude, Wednesday and Thursday: the nautical drama, Black Adder! [by G. Dibdin Pitt].
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| Names |
- Pitt, George Dibdin, 1799-1855. Black Adder, the devil of the Dardanelles, or, The horrors of the lash.
- Burton, E. G.
- Burton, E. G. Characters Blacks.
- Burton, E. G. Blind child of Africa, or, The lost prince of Abyssinia, and the heart of a true British seaman.
- Rignold, Henry, 1813?-1873.
- Elphinstone, James W.
- Dale, John, 1803-1872.
- Thorne, Sarah, 1836-1899.
- Lacey, Marian, d. 1915.
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| Subjects |
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| Places |
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| Added Authors |
Thorne, Richard.
Burton, E. G.
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| Form |
Wood-engravings -- England -- 1851.
Playbills -- England -- 1851.
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| Material |
Playbill
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| Record Origin |
Catalogued as part of the JISC East London Theatre Archive project. |
| Local Notes |
Theatre Collections' copy of playbill mutilated with the loss of some text.
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| Local ID |
38041008506677
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