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The nine individual scenes are arranged in a grid and each one is numbered. Handwritten annotation in ink at the base of the sketch indicates the events taking place in each image.  \n\nThe illustration is not signed or dated, so the artist remains anonymous, but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn in 1890.  \n\nThe burlesque <i>Carmen up to Data, </i>opened at The Gaiety Theatre in 1890. It starred Florence St John (1855-1912) in the title role and Letty Lind (1861-1923) as Mercedes.\n\nThis item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914. \r\n\n\r\n\n","physicalDescription":"Pen and ink illustration with highlights in watercolour, created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably <i>The Illustrated London News.</i>It shows a series of scenes from a production of 'The New Lyric Burlesque', <i>Carmen up to Data</i>at The Gaiety Theatre in 1890. The nine individual scenes are arranged in a grid and each one is numbered. Handwritten annotation in ink at the base of the sketch indicates the events taking place in each image.  \nThe illustration is not signed or dated, so the artist remains anonymous, but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn in 1890. 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José (Mr. S. Lounces[?]) mounts guards over Carmen (Miss FLorence St John), 2. Carmen's /Costume int he 3rd Act, 3. Capt. Zuniga (Mr Arthur Williams) &amp; José, 4. José in the 3rd Act, 5. Carmen's pas/de fascination before Carmen, 6. Mr Lennox singing \"Hush, the Bogie Man\", 7. Mr Arthur Williams to the Rescue/8. Miss Letty Lind's dance, 9. Carmen consults the cards.'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Handwritten annotation in ink at the base of the sketch"},{"content":"'The New Lyric Burlesque of \"Carmen up to Data\" at the Gaiety Theatre'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Handwritten annotation in ink at the base of the sketch "},{"content":"'Anon./I.L.N./Vol.XCVII.p.504, 1890'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Handwritten annotation in pencil on the rear of the illustration"},{"content":"","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":" ","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"Sir William Ingram (27 October 1847 – 18 December 1924) was a Liberal politician who was elected to, and sat, in the House of Commons on three occassions between 1878 and 1895. He was also the Managing Director of The Illustrated London News from the late 1870s until 1900 and became the proprietor of a number of additional publications including The Sketch and The English Illustrated Magazine. \r\n\r\nThe Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper. Founded by Sir William Ingram’s father, Herbert Ingram, in 1842 the first edition was sold on 14th May 1842 at a cost of sixpence per copy. Building from an original circulation of 26,000 to in excess of 300,000 at its peak, The Illustrated London News remained in print until 2003 and commissioned illustrations from many of the leading artists of the late nineteenth century. Photographs were used alongside illustrations from the late 19th century onwards but illustrations were a major feature of paper until after the end of the First World War.\n\n","historicalContext":"This sketch was one of a group of prints and pencil and pen and ink sketches donated to the museum in 1914 by Sir William Ingram (1847–1924). Part of this collection was originally donated to the Prints and Drawings Department with the majority later passing to the Theatre and Performance Department. The full collection includes work by a variety of artists amongst whom are: A. J Finberg; Ralph Cleaver; F.V.Poole and Rossi Ashton. Though not all the publications for which they were created are identified the majority of the sketches were commissioned for, and appeared in, <i>The Illustrated London News</i>, <i>The English Illustrated Magazine</i> or <i>The Sketch</i>. \r\n\r\nSir William Ingram became the proprietor of <i>The Illustrated London News</i> in the mid to late 1870s and remained in post until circa 1900 when he was succeeded by his he was succeeded by his son, Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877–1963). He also became the proprietor of <i>The Sketch</i> amongst other papers in which capacity he gave commissions to many leading artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.","briefDescription":"Pen and ink illustration with highlights in watercolour, created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably <i>The Illustrated London News.</i>It shows a series of scenes from a production of <i>Carmen up to Data</i>at The Gaiety Theatre in 1890. 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