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THEATER HISTORY -
THEATER HISTORY -

THEATER HISTORY - "TOMMY ATKINS" ... DIE CUT

$ 10.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Modified Item: No
  • Date of Creation: circa 1898
  • Color: Multi-color
  • Brand: Theater
  • Type of Advertising: Trade Card
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Good. Please study the scans.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Item: Trade card, die cut
    Product: Theater
    Manufacturer:
    Size:
    6 3/8" x 4 1/4"
    Printer: Petty & Sons, Ltd., Reading
    Date: (c) 1898
    Imagery: Military
    Verso: Advertising text - "The most successful military drama ever produced in London
    "
    First produced in 1895 to very mild success; 1898 brought a production by Milton Bode's Company which proved to be much more successful; written by Ben Landeck and Arthur Shirley; The title character seems to have been inspired by a poem ("Tommy") written in 1890 by Rudyard Kipling, with the title character of 'Tommy Atkins.' It was written as an homage to the ordinary British soldier.
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