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$900.00
$900.00
Year: ca. 1920
Size: 20 x 30 inches
Condition: A
The Forty Thieves first premiered on stage at Drury Lane in London in 1806; by 1860, it had spawned a wide variety of burlesque adaptations starring women in all of the male roles. An 1886 rendition of the silent play was highly praised: "The most greatly admired aspect of The Forty Thieves was the splendour, beauty, and variety of costumes... Almost all critics agreed that nothing so splendid had ever been seen on the stage; the Echo thought that every scene 'is a beautiful work of pictorial art'" (Victorian Spectacular Theatre 1850-1910, p. vii). Though undated, we believe this pantomime promotion is from ca. 1920.