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Title(s)
The red rover : a drama, in two acts, written expressly for, and adapted only to Skelt's characters & scenes in the same.
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Published/Created
London : Printed and published M. Skelt, [between 1835-1837]
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Physical Description
18 pages ; 17 cm., 16 sheets : lithographs ; 17 x 22 cm.
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Toy Theater Webb Skelt Red rover
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
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Copyright Status
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Full Alma Record
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Classification
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
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Notes
Juvenile drama emerged in England soon after 1800, forming itself from the adult drama of the time. The plays were adapted from their original stage version into a miniature toy version with actors, costumes and scenery intended for a juvenile audience. Characters and scenes were intended to be cut out and dramatized.
Edward Fitzball's The red rover was first performed at the Adelphi in 1829. See: Speaight.
The publisher M. Skelt was active from1835 to1837. See Speaight.
Speaight, G. History of the English toy theatre, pages 193-194, 211
BAC: British Art Center copy imperfect: lacks booklet. The sheets of characters and wings are uncut and uncolored. -
Subject Terms
Ballads, English -- Juvenile drama. | Children's plays, English.
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Form/Genre
Lithographs -- [between 1835-1837]. | Plays. | Toy theaters.
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