Untitled
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a work by City Steam Printing Works, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a black-and-white poster with bold, uneven letters. The text shouts about a play called *The Death of Mary Stuart*. It lists big names like "Beatrice!" and "Paris" in giant type. Smaller print lists actors, times, and places like "Fotheringay Castle." The poster looks old and worn, with some blue ink fading. It’s packed with details about the play’s scenes—rooms, parks, even an execution. The type sizes jump around, making some words stand out more than others. Want to see more posters like this? Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The typographic poster was produced for performances of three plays: the drama *Death of Mary Stuart* (translated by Fanny Kemble), the comedy *A Cup of Tea* by F.C. Burnand, and the burlesque *Paris, or, Vive Lempriere!* It lists the cast, including Mademoiselle Beatrice, Mr. Wynne, Charles Cooke, and others, and was associated with a touring production staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre in Glasgow on September 23. The poster also references a 1890 advertisement in *The Era* announcing Mademoiselle Beatrice’s Comedy-Drama Company’s 21st year of touring.
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City Steam Printing Works made bold, flat-color posters in the late 1800s. Their Untitled poster uses thick black outlines and bright yellows to shout slogans in a single glance—no shading, no fuss. These everyday…
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