Printed Ephemera — 1836-1838
Mr R Honner as King of the Burning Mountain
Handcoloured theatrical souvenir plate engraved with a portrait of the actor Mr R Honner in the role of King of the Burning Mountain from the play The Cedar Chest. Published by A.Park and sold by Martin Skelt such plates would have been sold as theatrical souvenirs.
The Cedar Chest was performed at Sadler's Wells theatre from 1834. The theatre was in decline after Grimaldi's retirement and its lessee, George Almar, promoted melodramatic spectaculars to rebuild audiences. The Cedar Chest's final scene was set in an underwater cavern and included real fireworks and fountains.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- A8334
- Object name:
- Mr R Honner as King of the Burning Mountain
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Park, Archibald Alexander, Skelt, Martin
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- Related places:
City of London, Southwark, 47 Leonard Street, London EC2 [City of London]; 11 Swan Street Minories, London [Southwark]
- Production date:
- 1836-1838
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 240 mm, W 193 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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