Richmond Theatre poster

Printed in a bold, eye‑catching palette, the poster combines illustrative imagery with prominent headline text. The composition balances detailed figurative elements—musicians, uniforms, and landscape—with typographic information, a common approach in early‑20th‑century theatrical advertising.

Created for the June 1901 run at Richmond Theatre, the poster reflects the period’s practice of using large‑format printed ephemera to promote theatrical events. It was produced by the commercial printer Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd., a firm active in London’s poster market at the turn of the century.

*A Royal Divorce* dramatized historical events surrounding the Napoleonic era, and the inclusion of Waterloo imagery linked the play to contemporary public interest in military history. The poster’s visual focus on a marching band and flags aligns with popular patriotic motifs in Edwardian theatre promotion.