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Shakespearean festival, Ben Greet Players of London, Studebaker Theater Sarah K. Smith.
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Shakespearean festival, Ben Greet Players of London, Studebaker Theater Sarah K. Smith.
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Description
Folger copy
ART
Box
S659
no.1
(size
XL)
Creator
Smith, Sarah K., artist.
Title
Shakespearean
festival
,
Ben
Greet
Players
of
London
,
Studebaker
Theater
Sarah
K
.
Smith
.
Date
[1905]
Physical description
1
drawing
:
pencil
,
ink
and
watercolor
;
image
277
x
305
mm.
, on
sheet
691
x
501
mm.;2
prints
:
relief
;
image
235
x
256
mm
.
Notes
Collection
of
one
original
drawing
(Folger
ART
Box
S659
no.1)
and
two
printed
posters
(Folger
ART
Box
S659
no.1a
and
1b)
made
from the
drawing
.
Printed
posters
were
done
by The
Herrick
Press
,
Fine
Arts
Bldg
.
Chicago
, and are
housed
separately
from
drawing
.
–
Poster
reads
at
top
:
Shakespearean
Festival
Ben
Greet
Players
of
London
and at
bottom
:
Studebaker
Theatre
,
Three
weeks
beginning
April
third
,
Repertoire
: As
You
Like
it
,
Twelfth
Night
,
Two
Gentlemen
of
Verona
,
Comedy
of
Errors
,
Merchant
of
Venice
,
Much
Ado
about
nothing
,
Hamlet
,
Two
parts
. The
center
section
of the
poster
portrays
a
scene
from As
you
like
it
with
Orlando
,
Rosalind
(as
Ganymede)
and
Celia
. The
design
is
not
dated
but
it
is
signed
.
21
1/2
x
12
1/2
in.
–
Provenance
: The
poster
design
was
purchased
by the
Folgers
from the
Herrick
Co
. of
Chicago
in
August
of
1905
.
One
of the
Folger
copies
of the
pinted
poster
was
presented
to the
Folgers
by
Ben
Greet
in
1905
.
Card
in
Mrs
.
Folger's
file
calls
the
item
a '
Prize
Poster
for the
Ben
Greet
Co...
'
(according
to
Mrs
.
Folger's
file
, the
Folgers
received
2
copies
of the
printed
poster.)
.
–
Subject
:
According
to the
Folger's
acquisitions
records
the
performance
for
which
this
poster
advertises
was
given
at
Chicago
in
1905
. The
company
,
formed
by
actor-manager
Ben
Greet
,
toured
both
the
U.K
. and the
U.S
.
Greet
is
associated
with the
American
stage
from
1901-1914
. He
aided
in the
founding
of the
Old
Vic
in
1915-1918
. His
company
was
known
as a
training
ground
for
promising
young
actors
.
Subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. As you like it, depicted.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 – Characters – Orlando, depicted.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 – Characters – Rosalind, depicted.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 – Characters – Celia, depicted.
Orlando (Fictitious character : Shakespeare), depicted.
Rosalind (Fictitious character : Shakespeare), depicted.
Celia (Fictitious character : Shakespeare), depicted.
Genre - Form
Posters – 20th century.
Drawings – 20th century.
Prints – 20th century.
Associated name
Greet, Ben, Sir, 1857-1936, associated name.
Herrick Press (Chicago, Il.), publisher.
OCLC number
659524573
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