Maria B. Hawes’s concert poster
Photograph of an original concert poster, supplied by Antony Greenfield on 8 November 2026. He reports that this is the only image his family has left of the original poster. The present location or survival of the physical poster is not established.
Legible wording
The prominent name reads “MARIA B. HAWES”, with the extreme left edge partly clipped, followed by “CONCERT”. “HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ADELAIDE” is visible among the royal names above. The concert notice appears to include “EVENING NEXT, MAY 28”, but the weekday and day-of-month reading need checking before any year is inferred.
Provisional readings
Among the performer lines, “Madame DORUS GRAS”, “Miss BIRCH” and “Miss CLARA NOVELLO” appear discernible. These are tentative visual readings, not a complete verified cast list. The smaller top text, other performers, venue, ticket details and year are not reliably transcribed from this image.
The patronage wording and performer names may help identify the event in contemporary advertisements. No specific year or venue is assigned on the basis of this blurred photograph alone.
The photograph is the surviving evidence supplied by the family. Any future enhanced or reconstructed poster must remain a separate, clearly labelled interpretation; this source image is preserved without alteration.