The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes

Royal Lyceum Bank, a Canadian advertising note in the style of a Bank of England £10, Thursday April 9th, year unknown, serial number 1910, promising to ‘perform to the public visiting this bank to the best of my ability every evening or forfeit ten pounds or as many rounds of applause, signature of Rigdum Funnibus, with an additional note in red indicating a performance at the Academy of Music by Mr. E.H.Sothern in ‘The Maister of Woodbarrow’, some edge damage, otherwise very fine, rare
Outing 4066 £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes.

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This performance was at the Grand Theatre, Toronto. It had previously been on Broadway in 1890 at the Lyceum Theatre where Sothern was the leading man. Edward Hugh Sothern was a successful American career actor who specialised in dashing and romantic leading roles. He played many roles over an almost 50 year period, from 1879 to 1928.