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Advertising Poster A Gaiety Girl Dudley Hardy Theatre - Original antique advertising poster for the musical comedy A Gaiety Girl featuring a cheerful Art Nouveau image by Dudley Hardy (1866-1922) depicting a smiling lady in a long white dress set against a vibrant red background. A Gaiety Girl term refers to the chorus girls of the Gaiety Theatre who became symbols of Edwardian womanhood, fashion, and glamour. The musical comedy premiered in 1893 at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd. Fair condition, folds, creasing, staining, restored tears, restored paper losses, backed on old linen, linen trimmed to edges. Country of issue: UK, designer: Dudley Hardy, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1890s.