The New Standard Theatre 1845
The New Standard Theatre in Shoreditch, London, showing an equestrian spectacle taking place on stage, the year that the theatre first opened. The scene depicted here shows "The Conquest of Tartary, or the Eagle Rider of the Circassia, and her Monarch Steed of the Desert", in which a Mrs. R. B Taylor's performance was very striking
Picture No
10724167
Media ID
46153532
Size
4909px x 4591px
(7.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Illustrated London News, 17 May 1845, page 320
Date
1845
