Research Catalog

Title

Scene from the new burlesque of "The enchanted isle," at the Adelphi Theatre.

Publication

London : printed and published at the office, 198, Strand in the parish of St. Clement Danes . . ., [1848]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Brough, Robert B. (Robert Barnabas), 1828-1860.
• Brough, William, 1826-1870.

Description

1 print : engraving, hand col.; 15 x 18 cm.

Genre/Form

Prints – 19th century.

Note

• Print depicts three actors in a scene from The enchanted isle: a young gentleman, a young lady, and an older professor. The play is set on what appears to be a tropical island with palms, rocky outcroppings, and the sea in the background.
• From dealer's tag: Hand coloured, 1848

Source (note)

• Agnes De Mille.

Biography (note)

• Possibly a rendering of a scene from the play: The enchanted isle, or, "Raising the wind" . . . in which will be found much that is unaccountably coincident with Shakespere's "Tempest," by the brothers Brough, which was first performed Nov. 20th, 1848.

Call Number

*MGZFA-19 Enc 1

OCLC

174051989

Title

Scene from the new burlesque of "The enchanted isle," at the Adelphi Theatre.

Imprint

London : printed and published at the office, 198, Strand in the parish of St. Clement Danes . . ., [1848]

Biography

Possibly a rendering of a scene from the play: The enchanted isle, or, "Raising the wind" . . . in which will be found much that is unaccountably coincident with Shakespere's "Tempest," by the brothers Brough, which was first performed Nov. 20th, 1848.

Source

Gift; Agnes De Mille.

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Added Author

Brough, Robert B. (Robert Barnabas), 1828-1860. Author

Brough, William, 1826-1870. Author

De Mille, Agnes, donor.

Research Call Number

*MGZFA-19 Enc 1