Souvenir fan commemorating the 200th performance of Charley's Aunt at the Adolph Ernst Theatre Dresden, 1894
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1894
This object is a theatrical souvenir fan made in Germany in 1894. Created to mark the 200th performance of Brandon Thomas's farce Charley's Aunt at the Adolph Ernst Theatre in Dresden, it is constructed from printed silk bordered with decorative lace edging. The fan is displayed mounted in an arched frame on a wooden base.
The recto of the fan leaf is printed with portraits of the playwright Brandon Thomas and the theatre's director Dr. Adolph Ernst, alongside commemorative German text, decorative foliage, and theatrical details. According to the records, the verso of the fan is printed with images depicting members of the cast.
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Historical context
Brandon Thomas's farce Charley's Aunt premiered in London at the Royalty Theatre on 21 December 1892 before transferring to the Globe Theatre, where it ran for a record-breaking 1,466 performances. The play achieved worldwide success and was translated into German, opening at Dresden's Adolph Ernst Theatre on 7 April 1894. Dr. Adolph Ernst, an actor and director who had owned and run the theatre since 1888, produced this souvenir fan to commemorate the German production reaching its 200th performance.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Printed silk with lace edging
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Germany
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Souvenir fan commemorating the 200th performance of Charley's Aunt at the Adolph Ernst Theatre Dresden, 1894
- Museum object number
- S.1429-1986
Catalogue references
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