Roberts' moving diorama of the Polar Expedition
Subtitle: being a series of views representing the progress of His Majesty's ships the Hecla and Fury in their endeavours to discover a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean ...
Contributors: Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855; Roberts, David, 1796-1864; Royal Opera House (London, England)
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1829
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Notes: Playbill announcing a "panorama" based on Parry's voyages as well as "the new pantomime of Harlequin and Cock Robin" and "on Monday, Shakspeare's [sic] tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" with C. Kemble as Mercutio, Miss Lacy as Lady Capulet, & Fanny Kemble as Juliet (her "31st appearance in that character"); also "on Wednesday, Otway's tragedy of Venice preserved" with Fanny Kemble in her 8th appearance as Belvidera. According to the DNB (Cf. Suppl., v. 22, p. 929) Fanny Kemble made her stage debut in the role of Juliet on Oct. 5, 1829, at Covent Garden Theatre (the Royal Opera House) with her father, C. Kemble, as Mercutio, and first appeared in the role of Belvidera on Dec. 9, 1829.

Panorama with scenes painted by David Roberts, held at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, 26 Dec. 1829 until 2 February 1830.