Princess's Theatre, London
Creator
Boeve, Ervina
Subject
Theater--History--19th century
Theaters--England
Description
1850--English--Hamlet at Princess's Theatre, London--in the 1840's, it presented Edwin Forrest, Charlotte Cushman, and other American names to the English public. Kean, the manager, promoted "gentlemanly" melodrama and was a stickler for detail and authenticity. He also helped make the director the primary artist.
Original Date
1850
Digitized Date
Mon, 07/02/2001
Original Media
Image
Original Format
image/slide
Digital Format
image/tif
Local Identifier
theaterhistory656
Coverage
Theaters
Theater Architecture
English
1800-1899
London
Hamlet
Charles Kean