Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Happy Land - Illustrated London News, March 22, 1873

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Scene from "The Happy Land" at the Court Theatre[edit]

The Happy Land created a scandal with its satirical portrayal of William Gladstone, Robert Lowe, and Acton Smee Ayrton - in violation of the rules against impersonation of public officials then governing theatres. Illustration by D. H. Friston in The Illustrated London News of March 22, 1873.
Reason
A very graphic portrayal of one of the more interesting little scandals in the Victorian theatre. Plus, seeing a fairy Gladstone makes me smile.
Articles this image appears in
Censorship, William Gladstone, The Realm of Joy, W. S. Gilbert, The Happy Land, Censorship in the UK
Creator
D. H. Friston
  • Support as nominator — Adam Cuerden talk 22:23, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment what's up with the dots at 100%? I don't believe there were any printing methods back in 1873 that created dots like that. Maybe there was a weird texture on the paper? Or maybe the scanner was set for the wrong setting (like maybe it was set to scan halftone)?-Andrew c 04:18, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Drat, you're right. I think something happened in the photocopying process (can't take archives out of a library) that messed it up. I'll withdraw the nomination, and get a clean, fresh copy. or, at least, confirm that the original looks like that. Adam Cuerden talk 04:50, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn by nominator pending better version/confirmation of appearance of original Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 03:36, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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