Poster for "The Shaughraun" | Poster | Wisconsin Historical Society

Poster

Poster for "The Shaughraun"

Poster for "The Shaughraun" | Poster | Wisconsin Historical Society
Color lithograph on paper. Title across top in caps. Below it a scene in a pub featuring three men, with the central figure propping a foot on a wooden bucket. At bottom, dialogue from the play: "Murther alive!!!" "Aye that's what it is. Murther-Alive, that'll see you pair hanged for it."

Boucicault's popular "gaelic melodrama" was a huge success when it premiered at the Wallack Theatre in 1874. The fact that it appeared so soon after in London (probably at the Drury Lane Theatre, although it also played the Adelphi) is testament to the great popularity of the play. Boucicault often played the title character, and it is almost certainly his visage on the poster.

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DESCRIPTION
Color lithograph on paper. Title across top in caps. Below it a scene in a pub featuring three men, with the central figure propping a foot on a wooden bucket. At bottom, dialogue from the play: "Murther alive!!!" "Aye that's what it is. Murther-Alive, that'll see you pair hanged for it." Boucicault's popular "gaelic melodrama" was a huge success when it premiered at the Wallack Theatre in 1874. The fact that it appeared so soon after in London (probably at the Drury Lane Theatre, although it also played the Adelphi) is testament to the great popularity of the play. Boucicault often played the title character, and it is almost certainly his visage on the poster.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:89173
Creation Date:circa 1875
Creator Name:S.C. Allen and Company
City:
County:
State:
Collection Name:WCFTR Posters
Genre:Poster
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:3.x.0006
Original Dimensions:75 cm by 50 cm
SUBJECTS
Actors
Theaters
Clothing and dress
Coats
Costume
Hats
Fireplaces
Furniture
Barrels
Irish
Men
Taverns (Inns)
RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS
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Reference Details
Location:Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin

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