Title

Scene from the new comedy of "Old Heads and Young Hearts", at the Haymarket Theatre, 1844. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Scene from the new comedy of "Old Heads and Young Hearts", at the Haymarket Theatre, 1844. London stage production of a comedy of manners by Dion Boucicault. The complicated plot involves two interlocking love triangles, mistaken identities, disguises, and sudden reversals. 'Our illustration represents the fifth act scene, wherein the good Rural is overwhelmed with the reproaches of everybody, just as he imagines he has been serving them. Mr. Farren's transition from the natural to the hysterical laughter, and subsequent weeping, was a wonderful piece of acting, alone sufficient to stamp him a great artist'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM21A07_487

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Rights managed

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58,4Mb (2,8Mb) / 16,5in x 13,7in / 4960 x 4116 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people male man men play entertainment guy theatre British funny crying drama Victorian century Britain cry comedy newspapers press concept actors acting B&W actor 19th century Thespian black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Haymarket Theatre Illustrated London News melodrama William Farren ILN newspaper engraving Unknown William Dionysius Lardner Farren Dion Dionysius Dion Boucicault Boucicault Dionysius Lardner Boucicault Dionysius Boursiquot Boursiquot