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[004695] [Playbill]; Royal Coburg Theatre. Spirit of the Waters! Or, Undine and the Goblin Page WITH Revolt of Surinam, or, The Quadroon Slave! London: Romney [Printer], 1829. First Edition. Folio. Unbound. Broadside. Good. Printed broadside, approximately 250mm x 380mm in size

Lightly browned, minor chipping, paper flaw to top left hand corner with small amount of loss, otherwise clean

Theatre playbill for the first night of Spirit of the Waters! Or, Undine and the Goblin Page, starting on the 9th March 1829, with “entirely new music, scenery, dresses, decorations, most extensive and entirely nouvelle machinery and unique effects”, a “fountain of real water”, and “combined splendour of fire and water, united in unequalled brilliancy!”

The actors included Mr. Leach, “the extraordinary dwarf, who has been engaged expressly to aid this piece, and who will introduce a variety of astonishing feats peculiar to himself, and excelling every display of extraordinary agility hitherto witnessed!”

The Royal Coburg was established in 1818, and is now known as the Old Vic

The printer was [Elizabeth] Romney fl. 1828-1832, see Todd, page 165