Sepia watercolour illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Press. It shows Act V Scene II and Act II, Scene I from a production of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) at the Shoreditch Theatre in 1903. The actor Mr Gerald Lawrence (1873-1957) and actress Miss Haidee Green are shown in the roles of Romeo and Juliet.
The sketch has been signed and dated by the artist F.V.Poole in the bottom right hand corner.
This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
