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Poster for a performance of the opera 'The Castle of Andalusia' and the comedy 'Charles the Second' on 27 May 1829 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
| Collection: |
Poster Collection |
| Object number: |
ROH/MAR/POS/2258 |
| Date: |
27 May 1829 |
| Date notes: |
Date of the performance, rather than of the poster's creation. |
| Description: |
Poster with black and red text, listing the cast as below. The poster states that this performance is a 'Benefit in Aid of the Funds of the Printers' Pension Society, for the Relief of Aged & Distressed Printers and their Widows' and that 'in the course of the Evening, an Address will be Spoken by Mr Keely in the Character of a Printer's Devil'. Between the opera and play is a 'musical melange' of songs and a piano concerto. The poster also announces the forthcoming performances of the comedy 'The Suspicious Husband' and masque 'Comus' on 28 May; the operas 'The Marriage of Figaro' ('Le nozze di Figaro'), 'Clari' and 'Giovanni in London' (Act I) on 29 May; the comedy 'The Beaux Strategem', divertissement 'Auld Robin Gray' and play 'The Invincibles' on 30 May; the play 'Romeo and Juliet' on 1 June; the opera 'Der Freischütz' on 2 June performed by Mr Schütz's German Company; and the opera 'The Maid of Judah' on 5 and 20 June. |
| Printer: |
W Reynolds |
| Performer: |
Forde |
| Singer: |
Blanchard |
| Singer: |
Wood |
| Singer: |
Evans |
| Singer: |
Keeley |
| Singer: |
J Reeve |
| Singer: |
O Smith |
| Singer: |
H Cawse |
| Singer: |
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris |
| Singer: |
Byfield |
| Singer: |
Weston |
| Performer: |
Goward |
| Singer: |
Celini |
| Singer: |
Gear |
| Pianist: |
Forbes |
| Actor: |
Charles Kemble |
| Actor: |
Wrench |
| Actor: |
Fawcett |
| Actor: |
Duruset |
| Actor: |
J Hughes |
| Actor: |
Smithson |
| Singer: |
Mary Ann Paton |
| Singer: |
Nina Sontag |
| Singer: |
Henriette Sontag |
| Actor: |
Davenport |
| Actor: |
Jarman |
| Actor: |
Chatterley |
| Actor: |
Bartley |
| Actor: |
Meadows |
| Actor: |
J Scott |
| Actor: |
Power |
| Language: |
English |
| Dimensions: |
height 76 cm; width 51 cm |
| Condition: |
Good. |
| Related work: |
Le nozze di Figaro
The Beaux Stratagem
Der Freischütz
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