The forty thieves , [between 1876 and 1917]
- Title(s):
- The forty thieves : a drama : 12 plates of characters, 15 scenes, 6 plates of wings, total 33 : adapted only for Pollock's characters and scenes.
- Published/Created:
- [London] : Printed and published by B. Pollock, [between 1876 and 1917]
- Physical Description:
- 16 pages ; 17 cm and 17 sheets : lithographs ; 17 x 22 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsToy Theater Pollock Forty Copy 1Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. KrausView by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details.Rare Books and ManuscriptsToy Theater Pollock Forty Copy 2Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. KrausView by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12396888
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- Michael Kelly's The forty thieves was first performed at Surrey Theatre, in 1812. See: Speaight.
The present toy theater sheets were first published by John Kilby Green in 1836 and subsequently by John Redington. Pollock succeeded Redington and republished the same plays. See: Speaight.
Speaight, G. History of the English toy theatre, pages 191-192, 207
BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is complete. The sheets of characters are uncolored and uncut.
BAC: British Art Center copy 2 is complete. The sheets of characters are uncolored and uncut. - Subject Terms:
- Ballads, English -- Juvenile drama.Children's plays, English.
- Form/Genre:
- Plays.
Toy theaters.
Lithographs. - Export:
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