The Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, Illustrated from "Sphere Pictures".
Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd
Category
Books
Date
circa 1920
Materials
Souvenir programme
Measurements
325 x 250 x 4 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Coleton Fishacre, Devon
NT 1502459.1
Summary
The cover sheet of a 43 page souvenir booklet with black and white photographs of the actors / costumes of various Gilbert and Sullivan Operas. The cover shows a photograph of a jester and a gipsy in front of a painted curtain. Under the image, within a chequered border, reads "Ring up the Curtain." On the back page, which is off-white, is printed "An Epilogue, the Chronic Complaint."
Makers and roles
Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd, printer and publisher