Digital Transgender Archive
Scrub
"Mrs. Abington stands facing three quarters to the right dressed as Scrub in Farquhar's 'Beaux' Stratagem', with her hair in tightly curled ringlets (resembling the wig worn by Weston in the part). Her hand is in the pocket of a long, old-fashioned coat worn over an apron. On the wall behind her head is a bust of Farquhar, scowling down at her, disgusted to see a woman play the part. On each side is a picture: on the left the head and shoulders of a man calling "Murder Murder", the frame is inscribed, "Mr Weston in ye part of Scrub". On the right a woman emerges from the funnel of a bottle, as the Bottle Imp. She is of meretricious appearance, holds up a purse in her right hand, a mask in the left; the frame is inscribed, 'For the Benefit of Thalia For this Night only The Pit laid into the Boxes."--British Museum online catalogue.
Item Actions
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- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/digcoll/550389
- Citation
- Cite
- Identifier
- br86b380s
- Collection
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Art Works
- Institution
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Yale University Libraries
- Creator(s)
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Sayers, James
- Publisher
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Thos. Cornell
- Date Issued
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Feb. 15, 1786
- Dates Covered
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1785 to 1786
- Genre
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Art
- Subject(s)
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George Farquhar
Mrs. Abington
The Beaux' Stratagem
- Places
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England
>
Greater London
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London
- Topic(s)
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Actors
Crossdressing
Etching
Male impersonators
Theatre
- Resource Type
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Still Image
- Analog Format
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1 print : etching & engraving with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 274 x 195 mm, on sheet 286 x 195 mm
- Language
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English
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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