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1884 antique GLOBE THEATRE boston ma HENRY IRVING ELLEN TERRY PROGRAMME SHAKESPEARE
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Original Globe Theatre Programme issued for the Boston Globe Theatre during the engagement of Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, and the Lyceum Company. The program is dated Wednesday through Friday, October 29–31, 1884, with Monday, November 3, 1884, announcing the third and final week of the engagement. Featured is Shakespeare\'s Much Ado About Nothing, with repertory notices for Louis XI, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, and The Lyons Mail. Henry Irving and Ellen Terry were among the most celebrated Shakespearean performers of the Victorian era, and their American tours drew enormous audiences.
This complete folding theatre program is especially desirable for its extensive advertising throughout. Nearly every panel contains illustrated Victorian advertisements for Boston merchants and national firms, including Ivers & Pond Pianos, Steinway & Haines Pianos, New England Organ Company, Williams & Nudd Hall\'s Safes, Springer Brothers, Williamantic Thread, Richmond Straight Cut Cigarettes, Mellin\'s Food, Ray\'s Drawer Locks, John C. Page Insurance Agency, Hotel and Restaurant advertisements, clothiers, florists, photographers, restaurants, corsets, tobacco, and many other businesses, providing an outstanding snapshot of Boston commercial life in 1884.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
CONDITION: Fragile with significant edge and fold wear/tear etc. See listing description and photos.
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