Argo Theatre. Bombastes Furioso; The Argo Medley Polka!; Miscellaneous Concert; Artful Dodge; Musical Melange; Rivals; Temple of Apollo; Ingoldsby Legends; Bombastes Furioso, 1854 Digital

File — map-case: MSPC 42

Identifier(s): MS8827/11/528; MS8827/11/529; MS8827/11/530; MS8827/11/531; MS8827/11/532; MS8827/11/533

Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria
Coppin collection
Series 11: Playbills and programmes
11.1: Playbills
Playbills relating to productions by the Coppin family and company, 1811-1927
English playbills, 1811-1871
Playbills for performances, 1850s
Argo Theatre. Bombastes Furioso; The Argo Medley Polka!; Miscellaneous Concert; Artful Dodge; Musical Melange; Rivals; Temple of Apollo; Ingoldsby Legends; Bombastes Furioso, 1854

Argo Theatre. Bombastes Furioso; The Argo Medley Polka!; Miscellaneous Concert; Artful Dodge; Musical Melange; Rivals; Temple of Apollo; Ingoldsby Legends; Bombastes Furioso

Scope and contents

Four playbills, untrimmed, for performances on Monday 6 November, Monday 20 November, Wednesday 29 November, and Saturday 2 December 1854 on board the Steamship "Argo" en route to Australia from England. These playbills were set up and printed by Coppin on the new steam press he had bought in England. Several items on the programmes had been written by Sir William a'Beckett (Chief Justice of Victoria) who was a fellow-passenger on the trip.

Dates

1854

Creator

G.C. Argo Steam Press (Printer, Organization)

Extent

6 playbills : letterpress on paper ; 50.5 x 75.7 cm.

Additional description

Physical description

Four playbills (untrimmed) on one sheet. There are six copies of this work: two copies printed on buff paper, two on pink paper, and two on blue paper.