[Toy theater for the Union Jack], [1848]
- Title(s):
- [Toy theater for the Union Jack].
- Published/Created:
- [London] : [Printed and published by W. Webb], [1848]
- Physical Description:
- 14 sheets : lithographs ; 17 x 22 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsToy Theater Webb Union JackYale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/14583943
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- Juvenile drama emerged in England soon after 1800, forming itself from the adult drama of the time. The plays were adapted from their original stage version into a miniature toy version with actors, costumes and scenery intended for a juvenile audience. Characters and scenes were intended to be cut out and dramatized.
Union Jack was first performed at Surrey in 1842. See: Speaight.
Date of publication from Speaight.
Speaight, G. History of the English toy theatre, pages 195-196, 213
BAC: British Art Center copy is incomplete: lacks booklet. All pieces are uncolored. The characters have been cut out from the original sheets. - Subject Terms:
- Ballads, English -- Juvenile drama.Children's plays, English.
- Form/Genre:
- Plays.
Toy theaters.
Lithographs. - Export:
- XML