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Island of jewels: quadrilles by J.H. Tully

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Title
Island of jewels: quadrilles by J.H. Tully
Names
Gear, J. W. (John William), 1806-1866 (Lithographer)
Byrne, Oscar, 1795-1867 (Choreographer)
Tully, J. H. (Composer)
Stannard & Dixon (Printer)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1849 (Questionable)
Place: London
Publisher: H. Tolkien
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFA-19 Gea J Isl 1
Topics
Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796-1880. Island of jewels
Genres
Prints
Sheet music covers
Notes
Statement of responsibility: J.W. Gear lith.
Statement of responsibility: [Printed by] Stannard & Dixon, Lith.
Biographical/historical: The island of jewels was staged in December 1849 at the Lyceum Theatre, London, under the management of Charles Mathews and Madame Vestris. Described as "an original grand comic fairy extravaganza," it combined a fairy-tale plot with music, dance (created by Oscar Byrne), and stage spectacle. According to William W. Appleton's Madame Vestris and the London stage (1974), much of the spectacle was the work of the Lyceum's scene painter William Beverly, who designed a finale in which an enormous gilded palm tree opened its branches to reveal a group of fairies supporting a coronet.
Funding: Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Physical Description
Chromolithographs
Lithographs
Extent: 34 x 24 cm.
With hand-coloring.
Library's copy has been trimmed.
Description
Music cover probably depicting the finale of J.R. Planché's Christmas extravaganza The island of jewels.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19375531
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 45147850-882a-0130-5b5c-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1806: Creator Born
  • 1849: Issued
  • 1866: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Island of jewels" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1849. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/61c3e810-bf41-0130-a0da-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Island of jewels" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/61c3e810-bf41-0130-a0da-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1849). Island of jewels Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/61c3e810-bf41-0130-a0da-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Island of jewels