Bosco, Bartolomeo | A royal audience for the great magician

Bosco, Bartolomeo

Signor Bosco’s Programme of Magic & Ventriloquism. Aberdeen: Keith & Guild, 1855

Broadside (418 x 245 mm). Coated paper pictorially printed in blue depicting Balmoral Castle and magical accoutrements; old folds, a few tiny holes costing three or so letters, some discoloration along edges and folds. Mounted, framed, and glazed; not examined out of frame.  

"This playbill was issued to commemorate the performance … for Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle. … We can tell from the bill…that Bosco presented a mixed program showcasing his manipulative skills." The royal reaction was apparently favorable, as the next day Bosco's manager, W.J.L Millar, "received a letter pronouncing Her Royal Highness' satisfaction and an unexpected payment, the hefty sum of fifty pounds" (EE).  

REFERENCE:

EE 132-3