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1.
[A shadowbox framed depiction David Garrick on stage] [art original].

Published / Created:
[early 19th century]
Call Number:
LWL Object 2 Shelved in Object Room C:D
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
three-dimensional form
Abstract:
The profile of an actor in the role of a Spanish nobleman bears a strong resemblance to that of David Garrick, in costume on stage looking left, arm raised in a dramatic gesture. Garrick's rule over the English stage was absolute for over thirty years. He went to London with Dr. Johnson in 1737, and by 1741 had progressed to his famous portrayal of Richard III, which made his reputation. Garrick was accomplished in seventeen Shakespearian roles and was also a gifted playwright and producer
Alternative Title:
Shadow box framed depiction David Garrick on stage
Description:
One of a pair of shadowboxes. The other box was titled in the 2005 Christie's appraisal: A shadowbox framed depiction of two actors in performance. and Provenance from a label affixed to the top of one of a pair of boxes, in Mrs. Lewis hand.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
Subject (Topic):
Actors and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [A shadowbox framed depiction David Garrick on stage] [art original].

2.
[A shadowbox framed depiction of two actors in performance] [art original].

Published / Created:
[early 19th century]
Call Number:
LWL Object 1 Shelved in Object Room C:D
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
three-dimensional form
Abstract:
The dancer wearing a Roman toga is perhaps David Garrick, with Mrs. Siddons accompanying him on the lute. In his imaginary journey through time, Three tours through London in the years 1748, 1776, 1797 (New Haven, 1941), Wilmarth S. Lewis 'goes' to the London theatre of 1776 where "Garrick still requires that those playing a scene with him shall turn their backs to the audience when addresssing him so that there will be no question whatever of its attention being diverted from him. Failure to observe this rule ... caused young Mrs. Siddons to fall into disfavour and contributed to her dismissal from the company."
Alternative Title:
Shadow box framed depiction two actors in performance
Description:
One of a pair of shadowboxes. The other box is titled: A shadowbox framed depiction David Garrick on stage. and Provenance from a label affixed to the top of one of a pair of boxes, in Mrs. Lewis hand.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779. and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831.
Subject (Topic):
Actors and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [A shadowbox framed depiction of two actors in performance] [art original].

3.
The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated

Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Drawer 767 P69B C27 1841 02/17
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal Covent Garden under the management of Madame Vestris
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and Classed as a collection of playbills for productions of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto.
Publisher:
S.G. Fairbrother, "Garrick Press" 31, Bow Street, Cove
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., and Bradwell, W., active 1815-1825.
Subject (Topic):
Adaptations, parodies, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every evening. This evening, Wednesday, February 17th, 1841, (52nd time) Shakspere's Midsummer night's dream ... to conclude with (46th time) the grand, romantic, legendary, burlesque and comic Christmas pantomime, entitled The castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the giant helmet ... the pantomime invented and written by Mr. W. Bradwell ...

4.
The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated

Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Drawer 767 P69B C27 1841 02/15
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal Covent Garden under the management of Madame Vestris
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and Classed as a collection of playbills for productions of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto.
Publisher:
S.G. Fairbrother, "Garrick Press" 31, Bow Street, Cove
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., and Bradwell, W., active 1815-1825.
Subject (Topic):
Adaptations, parodies, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every evening. This evening, Monday, February 15th, 1841, (51st time) Shakspere's Midsummer night's dream ... to conclude with (44th time) the grand, romantic, legendary, burlesque and comic Christmas pantomime, entitled The castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the giant helmet ... the pantomime invented and written by Mr. W. Bradwell ...

5.
The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated

Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Drawer 767 P69B C27 1841 02/12
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal Covent Garden under the management of Madame Vestris
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and Classed as a collection of playbills for productions of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto.
Publisher:
S.G. Fairbrother, "Garrick Press" 31, Bow Street, Cove
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., and Bradwell, W., active 1815-1825.
Subject (Topic):
Adaptations, parodies, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every evening. This evening, Friday, February 12th, 1841, (50th time) Shakspere's Midsummer night's dream ... to conclude with (42nd time) the grand, romantic, legendary, burlesque and comic Christmas pantomime, entitled The castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the giant helmet ... the pantomime invented and written by Mr. W. Bradwell ...

6.
The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated

Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Drawer 767 P69B C27 1841 02/06
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal Covent Garden under the management of Madame Vestris
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and Classed as a collection of playbills for productions of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto.
Publisher:
S.G. Fairbrother, "Garrick Press" 31, Bow Street, Cove
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Adaptations, parodies, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every evening. This evening, Saturday, February 6th, 1841, (48th time) Shakspere's Midsummer night's dream ... to conclude with (37th time) the grand, romantic, legendary, burlesque and comic Christmas pantomime, entitled The castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the giant helmet ...

7.
The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated

Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Drawer 767 P69B C27 1841 01/28
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal Covent Garden under the management of Madame Vestris
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., Classed as a collection of playbills for productions of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto., and Sheet torn in half at the center fold.
Publisher:
S.G. Fairbrother, "Garrick Press" 31, Bow Street, Cove
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Adaptations, parodies, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every evening. This evening, Thursday, January 28th, 1841, (42nd time) Shakspere's Midsummer night's dream ... after which, (29th time) the grand, romantic, legendary, burlesque and comic Christmas pantomime, entitled The castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the giant helmet ...

8.
The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated

Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Drawer 767 P69B C27 1841 01/27
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal Covent Garden under the management of Madame Vestris
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., Classed as a collection of playbills for productions of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto., and Sheet torn in half at the center fold.
Publisher:
S.G. Fairbrother, "Garrick Press" 31, Bow Street, Cove
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Adaptations, parodies, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every evening. This evening, Wednesday, January 27th, 1841, (41st time) Shakspere's Midsummer night's dream ... after which, (28th time) the grand, romantic, legendary, burlesque and comic Christmas pantomime, entitled The castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the giant helmet ...

9.
The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every

Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Drawer 767 P69B C27 1841 01/25
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal Covent Garden under the management of Madame Vestris
Description:
Caption title. and Classed as a collection of playbills for productions of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto.
Publisher:
S.G. Fairbrother, "Garrick Press" 31, Bow Street, Cove
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., Bradwell, W., active 1815-1825., and Covent Garden Theatre.
Subject (Topic):
Adaptations, parodies, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every evening. This evening, Monday, January 25th, 1841, (40th time) Shakspere's Midsummer night's dream ... after which (26th time) the grand, romantic, legendary, burlesque and comic Christmas pantomime, entitled the Castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the giant helmet ... the pantomime invented and written by Mr. W. Bradwell ...

10.
The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated

Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Drawer 767 P69B C27 1841 01/23
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Theatre Royal Covent Garden under the management of Madame Vestris
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and Classed as a collection of playbills for productions of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto.
Publisher:
S.G. Fairbrother, "Garrick Press" 31, Bow Street, Cove
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., and Bradwell, W., active 1815-1825.
Subject (Topic):
Adaptations, parodies, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new pantomime, The castle of Otranto: or, Harlequin and the giant helmet, will be repeated every evening. This evening, Saturday, January 23rd, 1841, (39th time) Shakspere's Midsummer night's dream ... after which, (25th time) the grand, romantic, legendary, burlesque and comic Christmas pantomime, entitled The castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the giant helmet ... the pantomime invented and written by Mr. W. Bradwell ...