Toy theatre
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
484 mm (width); 515 mm (height); 392 mm (depth)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666900
Summary
A colour printed cardboard toy theatre. The different sections of the theatre slot together and it is possible to fold the whole flat for storage. Some of the cardboard sections are strengthened with wooden ice lolly sticks. Beneath the yellow striped stage is the conductor and orchestra dressed in blue. Four green columns with yellow capitals rise from the stage. In between each pair of columns are two boxes with figures sitting in them. The red curtain is raised, its yellow tassels hang down. Above the curtain is a bust of William Shakespeare flanked by peacocks pulling chariots. Above them are horses and figures, and above these are a lion and a unicorn on either side of a royal crest. There are characters on either side of both the lion and the unicorn. At the back of the stage is a colour printed back drop with the words 'New Drop Scene' printed at the top. It depicts a view from a terrace to the distant hills.