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OBJECT TYPE: Theatre Admission
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0499.001

MANUFACTURER: London Coliseum
MODEL: Something for the Boys
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 6.2 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: London Coliseum
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); ticket is dated April 21, 1944/The London production of Something for the Boys opened on March 30, 1944 at the Coliseum, and closed on May 20, 1944.
Canada: many Canadians served in the RAF or in RCAF units attached to RAF commands
Function: ticket stub possibly retained as souvenir of attending "Something for the Boys", as Broadway musical comedy starring Ethel Merman & featruing songs by Cole Porter; the London production starred Evelyn Dall
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on front reads: "112/LONDON COLISEUM/EVENING/21/4/44/STALL 15/-/including Tax/B 20/TO BE RETAINED"; lettering hand written in pen on back reads: "Something/For THe(sic.) Boys"
Missing: none
Finish: front: black printed text on orange background/ back: black hand written lettering on orange background
Decoration: none

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London Coliseum, Ticket, 1944, Artifact no. 1990.0499, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0499.001/

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