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English: Engraving of W. S. Gilbert's Tom Cobb, showing the original production (with a few probable liberties, such as the balcony looking out upon the St. James Theatre advertising Tom Cobb). The scene is the opening of Act III: The much-praised Effingham family dominate the scene, with Tom Cobb himself smoking on the balcony.
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Source Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
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David Henry Friston  (1820–1906)  wikidata:Q5234916
 
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David Henry Friston, D. H. Friston. British illustrator and figure painter.
Description British painter and illustrator
Date of birth/death 1820 Edit this at Wikidata 1906 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period fl. 1853 – 1889
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London (1854: Regent's Park; 1863: Kensington)
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17:23, 23 November 2007Thumbnail for version as of 17:23, 23 November 20072,892 × 4,356 (5.33 MB)Adam Cuerden{{Information |Description=Engraving of W. S. Gilbert's Tom Cobb |Source=Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News |Date=May 15, 1875 |Author=D. H. Friston |Permission={{PD-Old}} |other_versions= }} Category:W. S. Gilbert[[Category:Illustrated Sporting a

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