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Second commemorative festival at Stratford-upon-Avon in honour of the natal day of Shakspeare, the king's adopted birth day, and the festival of St. George, on the 23rd of April, 1830, and following days, under the direction of the Royal Shakespearean Club established at the Falcon Inn in the Year 1824.

Accession number
PML 198969
Published
[Stratford-upon-Avon, England] : [Royal Shakespearean Club], [1830]
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 2022.
Notes
Caption title.
Printed on three sheets and glued together.
Description
1 sheet ([1] pages) : illustrations ; 147 x 26 cm
Summary
Illustrated poster advertising the 1830 Shakespeare Gala in Stratford-upon-Avon, with a list of patrons and remarks on the genesis of the Gala, followed by a lengthy description of the schedule of events, which included a pageant of Shakespearean characters, public breakfast, fireworks, and a masquerade.
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