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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.013.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Sheet music, broadsides, and advertisements relating to Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| Title | Broadside advertising the play "Slave life! or, Uncle Tom's cabin" |
| Date | 1852 |
| Author | Theatre Royal, Adelphi (London, England) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Opening 16 December 1852, the production is not "a mere Stage Version of the Tale, but a Play, in which free use has been made of [Stowe's] personages and most striking incidents." The broadside gives scene titles for the three-act play. After 'Slave Life' has concluded, the show will continue with the farce, 'A Model of a Wife,' and the comic opera, 'Good Night! Signor Pantalon'. The broadside also advertises a production to open on Boxing Day called 'Neil Gwynne! or, Harlequin Merrie Monarch.' |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Abolition Uncle Tom Woman Author Women's History Art, Music, Theater, and Film Art, Music, Theater, and Film Marriage Holidays and Celebrations Humor and Satire |
| People | Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |