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What The Butler Saw by E F Parry and Frederick Mouillot

Reverse of a novelty promotional postcard for What The Butler Saw by E. F. Parry and Frederick Mouillot. First produced at Wyndham's 2nd August 1905. For Lionel Rignold and Ada Blanche's Comapny's touring to Kennington Theatre, 3rd June 1907. This is shown when the door is opened. Below the hand is: "Fix Both Eyes On The Hand, Then Lower The Head Down Until The Tip Of The Nose Rests On The Edge Of The Door. In A Few Seconds The Hand Will Be Seen To Travel Towards The Parrot". The reverse has the ad for the play on the left, so leaving room only for the recipient's name and address

Picture No
11794416
Media ID
46885768
Size
4724px x 3122px (1.1MB)
Credit
© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
promotional postcard
Date
1907

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