Abstract
Tinselling and Grangerising were popular nineteenth-century hobbies. Both involved adding decoration to existing objects: tinsellers added coloured foils, fabrics and textured metal pieces to black and white or coloured prints, while grangerisers added illustrations and other information to printed books. The stage and popular theatrical personalities proved popular subjects for both. In this essay, I argue that understanding of the processes involved in tinselling and grangerising can aid a fuller understanding of the dynamics, practices and reception of the theatre of the time.
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