An original nineteenth-century printed theatrical broadside for the Theatre, Doncaster, dated Wednesday, October 5, 1831. The playbill advertises a varied evening of entertainment for the benefit of the Brothers Ridgway, noted pantomimists of the period. The programme commences with the melo-drama Serjeant’s Wife, featuring a cast including Mr Strickland, Mr Jerrold, and Miss Penley. This is followed by Grecian Statues, or, Living Model of Antiquity, performed by Mr J. Ridgway, who portrays eleven classical attitudes including Hercules struggling with the Nemean Lion, Achilles throwing the Discus, and Ajax defying the Lightning. Further performances include the comic ballet Old Commodore; or, Tricks Upon Travellers, a grand pas de deux, the interlude French Washerwomen, and the concluding pantomime Pellardoc, or Harlequin and the Magic Bottle. The pantomime features the Brothers Ridgway and the song Tippyyitwichet, originally made famous by Joseph Grimaldi. The footer contains the printer’s imprint for Brooke & Co., High-Street, Doncaster. Advertisements for upcoming performances on the 6th and 7th of October are visible at the bottom, including The Dumb Girl of Portici. The document is presented behind glass in a thin black frame.
13 inches by 8 inches.
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