Playbill for Astley's Royal Amphitheatre. July 13, 1840
Printer
J. W. Peel
(British, active 1820-1840)
Date1840
MediumPrinted, ink on paper
DimensionsFRAMED: 31 × 11 in. (78.7 × 27.9 cm)
MATTED: 26 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (67.3 × 17.1 cm)
SHEET: 23 × 4 in. (58.4 × 10.2 cm)
MATTED: 26 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (67.3 × 17.1 cm)
SHEET: 23 × 4 in. (58.4 × 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineTibbals Circus Collection
Object numberht4002301
This playbill advertises a balloon ascent at Astley's Circus made by 'Carter the Lion King' and a 'living leopard'. Even within circuses and theaters, balloon flights were popular attractions throughout the 19th century. Theatrical ascents, though limited in range, stimulated the public's curiosity about spectacular balloons.
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