Puritan's Daughter - Playbill, 1866
Title
Puritan's Daughter - Playbill, 1866
Date
4 May 1866
Description
Early Theatre Royal playbill for English Civil War musical drama Puritan's Daughter by Michael Balfe, from the Pyne and Harrison Opera Company.
What's the story?
This playbill describes this production as being for the Benefit of Miss Louisa Pyne, a well-known soprano and opera company manager.
In 1857, along with tenor, William Harrison she formed the Pyne and Harrison English Opera Company and achieved much success.
From this and other theatre archives, one can see Victorian theatre heavily populated by male actor/managers. Louisa Pyne is therefore significant for achieving such success as both a performer and female theatre producer at this time.
This Theatre Royal playbill was donated to the Theatre Royal archive by The Nottingham Mechanics on North Sherwood Street in Nottingham. They had been kept in storage in their building for many years and it was only with the launch of the Theatre Royal digital archive in October 2018, that they finally came to light. The Theatre Royal is sincerely grateful to the Nottingham Mechanics for enabling us to bring these playbills to the wider public.
Since 1837 The Nottingham Mechanics Institute has been serving the city of Nottingham as a centre of cultural, educational and social activity.
In its present home on North Sherwood Street groups such as Nottingham Poetry Society, The Dickens Fellowship, Nottingham Shakespeare Society, The Embroiderers’ Club and others meet regularly to enjoy the building’s facilities www.nottinghammechanics.com
In 1857, along with tenor, William Harrison she formed the Pyne and Harrison English Opera Company and achieved much success.
From this and other theatre archives, one can see Victorian theatre heavily populated by male actor/managers. Louisa Pyne is therefore significant for achieving such success as both a performer and female theatre producer at this time.
This Theatre Royal playbill was donated to the Theatre Royal archive by The Nottingham Mechanics on North Sherwood Street in Nottingham. They had been kept in storage in their building for many years and it was only with the launch of the Theatre Royal digital archive in October 2018, that they finally came to light. The Theatre Royal is sincerely grateful to the Nottingham Mechanics for enabling us to bring these playbills to the wider public.
Since 1837 The Nottingham Mechanics Institute has been serving the city of Nottingham as a centre of cultural, educational and social activity.
In its present home on North Sherwood Street groups such as Nottingham Poetry Society, The Dickens Fellowship, Nottingham Shakespeare Society, The Embroiderers’ Club and others meet regularly to enjoy the building’s facilities www.nottinghammechanics.com
Type
Playbill
Location of item
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Rights
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Contributor
Researcher: David Longford
Photographer: Ian Webster
Photographer: Ian Webster
