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ANDERSON, John Henry (1814 – 74). Immense Success of Professor Anderson as Rob Roy. [London]: R.S. Francis, 1856. Letterpress double-bill advertising Anderson at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, not as a magician, but as the lead in a play he presented over the course of his career with mixed results. Woodcut depicts English royalty in an advertisement for a pantomime sharing the program with the Scottish magician. 19 ¾ x 19 ¾”. Soiling and browning, with a few spots; still very good. Old linen backing.
It was during the run of this play and Anderson’s magic show that the Covent Garden theatre was consumed by flames. Anderson rebuilt his production and carried on as a conjuror and actor.