The Adelphi Theatre Project: Graphics, Image for Adelphi Theatre Image, Published in 1840

Graphics, Image for Adelphi Theatre Image, Published in 1840
THE ADELPHI THEATRE CALENDAR
A Record of Dramatic Performances at a Leading Victorian Theatre
Formerly the Sans Pareil (1806-1819), later the Adelphi (1819-1900)

COMPOSERS,
MUSIC & SONG

MUSICIANS
& SINGERS

DANCE,
ENTERTAINMENT
& SPECTACLES

MANAGEMENT
& BACK STAGE

Title:	Adelphi Theatre Image, Published in 1840
Description:	Adelphi Theatre Image, published c1840. Samuel Beazley, architect/playwright, designed the elaborate wide elliptically arched entrance opening to a deep porch. Above was a three-story high window flanked by boldly projecting Corinthian pilasters, surmounted by a segmental balcony. On the third story, a single round-arched window was flanked by the seated figures of Momus (Criticism) and Erato (Love Poetry), sculpted by Edward Davis. On top was a crested pediment topped with a lyre. In the Survey of London, 36, p.246, it was summed up as "a kind of profane elaboration of the Exeter Hall façade nearby," and "an essay in narrow-shouldered assertiveness."
1st Performance:	Oct 5, 1840
Theatre:	Adelphi
Source:	Unknown, Jan 1, 1840
See Source:	Go to Source Image (1.0 MB)

COMPOSERS,
MUSIC & SONG

MUSICIANS
& SINGERS

DANCE,
ENTERTAINMENT
& SPECTACLES

MANAGEMENT
& BACK STAGE

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Originally published by Greenwood Press as The Sans Pareil Theatre 1806-1819, Adelphi Theatre 1819-1850: An Index to Authors, Titles, Performers, 1988, and The Adelphi Theatre 1850-1900: An Index to Authors, Titles, Performers and Management, 1992.

The Adelphi Theatre Calendar revised, reconstructed and amplified. Copyright © 2013 and 2016 by Alfred L. Nelson, Gilbert B. Cross, Joseph Donohue. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License, with the exception of graphics from The Clip Art Book, edited by Gerard Quinn and published by Crescent in 1990. These images are reproduced in accord with the publisher’s note, which states "The Clip Art Book is a new compilation of illustrations that are in the public domain. The individual illustrations are copyright free and may be reproduced without permission or payment. However, the selection of illustrations and their layout is the copyright of the publisher, so that one page or more may not be photocopied or reproduced without first contacting the publishers."