National Theatre Broadside
Date
Format
- Broadside 3
- Advertising 723
- Flyer/poster 78
Type of Work
- Finished work 5678
Printers
Media
- paper 2348
Techniques
- printing 1038
Dimensions
Locations Made
- Philippines 11
- United States 1081
- Massachusetts 63
- Davao
- Boston
Broadside promoting a performance of the play, Witchcraft! or the Martyrs of Salem, at the National Theatre in Boston in October 1847.
This broadside showcases a wide array of mid-19th century typography, from slab serifs and highly contrasting modern serifs of various widths and weights to a line set in sans serif, which would have been fairly novel at that time.
This piece of promotional ephemera is an intriguing artifact from the period. It advertises a play about the Salem witch trials at a theater that prohibits women from attending shows without male chaperonage. The broadside specifies: “No ladies admitted to any part of the Theatre, unless accompanied by a Gentleman.”
imprint: Hooton’s Press, Haskins’s Building, opposite the head of Hanover street
item held by:
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries
