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Theatre Collection Illustrations / chiefly collected by Miss Angel Symon MSS 792 T37428

Series 11 A-F

Yellow Cells = Oversize, stored separately. Grey Cells = Missing

11A. Theatres – Australian No. Details Notes 1 Queens Theatre, an early Adelaide playhouse 1 sketch. Letter on back written by unknown author. (1842) 2 Sydney Opera House, Sydney Postcard of a photograph. Addressed to Miss Symon, author unknown. 3 Theatre Royal, Hobart Note on back from L.K.S. (Lesley Kilmeny Symon) 4 Victorian Arts Centre 2 coloured postcards 1-2 5 Sydney Opera House Black and white sketch 6 Past Melbourne theatres (Queens, Opera Original wash drawing by Charles S. Bennett FRAMED Comique, Hay Market, old Princess, Olympic (Iron PRINT Pot))

11B. Theatres – USA (Note: American spelling used in names) No. Details Notes 1 Filene Center, Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Postcard of a photograph. Addressed to Mary Clarke Performing Arts Vienna, Virginia from unknown author 2 Ford Theatre Washington Postcard of a drawing. 3a John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Postcard of a photographs. Sent to Mary from The Opera House Washington unknown 3b John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Postcard of a photographs. Sent to Mary from Bronze relief - Entrance Plaza Washington unknown 3c John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Postcard of a photographs. Sent to Mary from Curtain - Opera House Washington unknown 3d John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Postcard of a photographs. Sent to Mary from View across the Potomac River Washington unknown 3e John F. Kennedy. Center for the Performing Arts. Postcard of a photograph. Sent to Marie-Louise Building. Thiersch from Judy Popkin 4a Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center - The Postcard of a photograph. Sent to Mary from Popkin? Grand Staircase New York City 4b Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center - the Postcards of photographs. 1 Send to Mary from 1-2 Auditorium New York City unknown 5 World Famous Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd Postcard of a photograph sent to Mary from Hollywood, California unknown. 6 Eugene O’Neill Memorial Theater Foundation. Postcards of photographs 1-7 American Theater Center, Waterford, Conn 6a Eugene O’Neill Memorial Theater Center, Coloured print. IN MAP CABINET. Waterford, Conn. 7 The American Shakespeare Festival Theatre Coloured postcard 8 The Octogan Theatre, Bolton Coloured postcard 9a Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Avery Coloured postcard Fischer Hall 9b Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Vivian Coloured postcard Beaumont Theater 10 Goodspeed Opera House East Haddam, Conn. 2Black and white photographs 1-2 1876.

11C. Theatres - Others No. Details Notes 1 Palace of Fine Arts Mexico Photograph 2 Place des Arts Montreal, Quebec Photograph

11D. Theatres - British No. Details Notes 1 Coloured Print 2 Alexandra Theatre, Hull Photograph 3 Astley’s Amphitheatre Print. Reproduced from The Masque 4 Ballet Theatre in Vauxhall Gardens, Drawing on a Christmas card 5 Barbican. The Plymouth, Devon Postcard of a photograph. Addressed to Mary from unknown. 6a Theatre (1808) - interior Print. Note on back addressed to Angel [Symon] 6b Covent Garden Theatre Coloured print 7a Theatre – Wrestling scene in ‘As You Like It’ Coloured print 7b Drury Lane Theatre Coloured print 8 Empire Theatre, Hull Photograph 9 English Opera House in The Strand, (Late Lyceum) the Proscenium, (as Coloured print. IN MAP CABINET it appeared on the evening of the 21 March 1817) and the front boxes and gallery 10 Gibbon’s Tennis Court. Remains of – as it appeared after the fire of 17 Coloured print. IN MAP CABINET September 1809 11 Globe Theatre in the days of Shakespeare. The Bankside. Postcard of a print 12a Glyndebourne Postcard of a photograph 12b Glyndebourne Festival Opera House Postcard of a photograph 12c Glyndebourne from the Downs Postcard of a photograph 12d Glyndebourne from the gardens Postcard of a photograph 12e Glyndebourne from the meadow Postcard of a photograph 12f Glyndebourne Opera House Postcard of a photograph 12g Glyndebourne Opera House from the lake Postcard of a photograph 12h Glyndebourne Opera House from the stage Postcard of a photograph 12i Glyndebourne. Springtime at Postcard of a photograph 12j Glyndebourne, The lake at Postcard of a photograph 13 Grand Theatre Hull 2 Photographs. 1 on a postcard 1-2 14 Haymarket Theatre Coloured print 15 Hippodrome, Hull Photograph 16 Little Theatre, John St., Adelphy Strand Postcard of a drawing 17 Little Theatre, Haymarket. Interior and the front Coloured print. IN MAP CABINET 18 Lyceum Theatre Coloured print 19a Postcard of a photograph 19b Mermaid Theatre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London. Viewed from Black and white postcard . 1959-1969 19c Mermaid Theatre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London. Front Entrance. Black and white postcard [1959] 19d Mermaid Theatre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London. Coloured postcard Stage/Auditorium. 20 New Theatre Royal, Haymarket Coloured print 21 Olympic Theatre near Drury Lane. Interior and Exterior. Coloured Print. IN MAP CABINET 22 Olympic Theatre, Wych St. Print 23 Palace Theatre, Hull Photograph 24 Princess’ Theatre Coloured Print 25 Redington New and Improved Model Theatre Sketch 26a , London. Interior Postcard of a photograph 26b Royal Festival Hall, London. The main foyer Postcard of a photograph 26c Royal Festival Hall at , London. Postcard of a water-colour drawing by Maurice Wilson 26d Royal Festival Hall, London Postcard of a photograph 26e Royal Festival Hall, London Postcard of a water-colour drawing by S.R. Badmin 26f Royal Festival Hall, London 2 postcards of oil paintings by 1-2 Stephen Bone 26g Royal Festival Hall, London. A concert in progress Postcard of a photograph 26h Royal Festival Hall, London. A concert in progress Postcard of a water-colour drawing by Bryan de Grineau 26i Royal Festival Hall, London. View from London Postcard of a water-colour drawing by S.R. Badmin 26j Royal Festival Hall, London. and the Palace of Coloured postcard 1 Westminster from 26j Royal Festival Hall and Shell Centre, London Coloured postcards 2-3 26k Royal Festival Hall and Shell Centre, London, Lambeth. South Bank at Postcard of a photograph Night 26l Royal Festival Hall and Shell Centre, London, Lambeth. Aerial view of Postcard of a photograph the Thames and South Bank site. 26m Royal Festival Hall, London. Auditorium from the Grand Tier Coloured postcard 26n Royal Festival Hall, London. Exterior at night from the river. Coloured postcard 27a . Convent Garden, London. Photograph on a Christmas card 27b Royal Opera House. Covent Garden, London Postcard of a photograph 27c Royal Opera House. Covent Garden, London. 2 sketches on Christmas cards 1-2 27d Royal Opera House. Covent Garden, London. 1974 Coloured postcard 28a Sadler’s Wells. A view of Sadler’s Wells at Islington and the New River Postcard of a print (from the Water House. Harry Beard Collection) 28b Sadler’s Wells Theatre. Total Abstainer’s Meeting. Drawing on a Christmas card 28c Sadler’s Wells Theatre. Coloured print 28d Sadler’s Wells Theatre. Interior (1809) Print on a Christmas card 28e Sadler’s Wells. South west view and a view of the theatre in its former Print. IN MAP CABINET state 29 Sand Pareil Theatre. Interior and the entrance in The Strand. Coloured print. IN MAP CABINET 30a Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon 4 postcards of photographs. 30b Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. Circle Foyer Postcards of a photograph. 30c Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. Entrance and Postcards of a photograph. Foyer 30d Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. Façade Postcards of a photograph. 30e Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. Fountain and Postcards of a photograph. Circle staircase 30f Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. From the stage Postcards of a photograph. 30g Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. Gardens Postcards of a photograph. 30h Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. Promenade Postcards of a photograph. 30i Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. Stalls foyer Postcards of a photograph. 30j Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. The Proscenium Postcards of a photograph. 30k Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. New Postcards of a photograph. 30l Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. New, with old Postcards of a photograph. building 31 Surry Theatre, Blackfriars Road 2 coloured prints 1-2 32 Theatre in Tankard Street, Ipswich. Where David Garrick make his first Hand-coloured engraving. IN public appearance, 21 July 1741 MAP CABINET 33a Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Interior Print 33b Theatre Royal, Haymarket. 1 Print 1-2 1 Coloured postcard, 1974 34 Theatre Royal and King Street, Bristol (18th century) Drawing on Christmas card 35 Theatre Royal, Bristol Print 35a Theatre Royal, Bristol. 2 black and white postcards 1-7 5 coloured postcards 36 Theatre Royal, Paragon St., Hull 2 photographs 1-2 37a Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Plan and coloured print. IN MAP CABINET 37b Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Internal view as it appeared in 1792 and Coloured print. IN MAP CABINET North West view from Great Russell Street 37c Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Interior completely reconstructed, 1922 Coloured postcard (2 copies) 1-2 38 Theatre Royal. Covent Garden, London. ‘Total destruction of the Print on a Christmas card to Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, by fire at a Bal Masque on Angel from Mary Wednesday, 5th March, 1856’ 39 Vauxhall. A group of people Engraving 40 Vauxhall on a Gala Night Coloured print 41 Royal Cobourg Theatre, Surry. 2 black and white prints. IN MAP 1-2 CABINET 42 North East view of the Surry Theatre, formerly the Royal Circus near Black and white engraving. IN the Obelisk, Great Surrey Street. 1814 MAP CABINET 43 South view of the Theatre Royal in Portugal Street, Lincoln’s Inn Hand-coloured print. IN MAP Fields. 1811 CABINET

44 Arena of the Royal Theatre, Well Street, Wellclose Square. Hand-coloured print. IN MAP Proscenium. CABINET 45.1 Theatre Royal, Convent Garden. As altered prior to opening, 1794 Hand-coloured engraving. IN MAP CABINET 45.2 E.N.E. View of Covent Garden Theatre from Bow Street. 1813 Hand-coloured engraving. IN MAP CABINET 45.3 Rich’s Glory, or, his triumphant entre in Convent Garden. 1811 Hand-coloured engraving. IN MAP CABINET 46 Interior of the Pantheon Theatre. 1815 Hand-coloured engraving. IN MAP CABINET 47 Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark. 1812 Hand-coloured engraving. IN MAP CABINET 48 Fortune Playhouse, Golden Lane. 1811 Hand-coloured engraving. IN MAP CABINET 49 Tivoli. An Artist’s impression. Coloured photograph 50 Redgrave Theatre, Farnham, Surrey. Coloured postcard 51 Old Vic Theatre, London 2 coloured postcards 1-2 52 Oxford. View from the Sheldonian Theatre. 5 postcards total 1-3 • 1 postcard of a print • 4 postcards of photographs (1 with 2 copies) 53.1 . Shakespeare’s Monument erected in Poet’s Coloured postcard Corner. 1740 53.2 Poet’s Corner Coloured postcard 54 Dublin . 18th Century Assembly Rooms and Concert Hall. Black and white postcard 55 The Chichester Festival Theatre. 1974 Coloured postcard 56 Haymarket Theatre, Leicester. 1974 Coloured postcard 57 Georgian Theare, Richmond Yorkshire. Built 1788, restored 1962 3 coloured postcards 1-3 58 Festival Theatre, Pitlochry. Coloured postcard 59 There is no 59 60.1 The Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Auditorium and stage Coloured postcard 60.2 The Royal Shakespeare Theatre Coloured postcard 61 The Liverpool , Auditorium and stage Coloured postcard 62 The Mercury Theatre, Colchester. 1874 Coloured postcard 63 National Theatre on London’s South Bank. 1975 Coloured postcard 64.1 The Nottingham Playhouse. 2 coloured postcards 1-2 64.2 The Nottingham Playhouse. Wellington Circus. 2 coloured postcards 1-2 65 Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Planned Design. 1975 Black and white postcard

11E. Theatres - European No. Details Notes 1a Deutsche Theater-Ausstellung, Ehrenhofmit Vorfuhrungsbuhne Postcard of a photograph Magdeburg, 1927 1b Deutsche Theater-Ausstellung, Eingang reum Vergnugungspark Postcard of a photograph Magdeburg, 1927 2 Epidaurus (Ancient Greek Theatre - 4th century B.C.) and 2 photographs Olympia. - Ruins in the ‘Altis’, the Sacred Grove; late afternoon Greece 3a Festspielhaus Salzburg Postcard of a photograph 3b Festspielhaus, Buhne des Festspielhaus Salzburg Postcard of a photograph 3c Festspielhaus, Portal des Festspielhaus Salzburg Postcard of a photograph 3d Festspielhaus Salzburg Postcard of a photograph 4 Grand Opera de Paris 2 booklets of photographs 1-2 5 Hamburger Stadt Theatre nach dem Umbau Postcard of a photograph 6 Kongens Nytorv Kobenhavn Postcard of a photograph 7 Kungl. Teatern, Stockhold Postcard of a photograph 8 Malmo Stadsteater. Interior av foajen Malmo Postcard of a photograph. Addressed to Angel from Henry 9 Minack Theatre Porthcurno Postcard of a photograph. Note on back. Best Birthday wishes from Kilmeny. 10 Monument du Prince Michel et le Theatre Beograd Postcard of a photograph 11 Nasjonalteatret Oslo Postcard of a photograph. Letter on back to Angel from Henry 12 Nationaltheater Muchen Postcard of a photograph 13 Naturtheater, Hellbrunn, Salzburg Postcard of a photograph 14 Neues Theater, erbaut von Oberbaurat Langhans 1864-1867 Postcard of a photograph Leipzig 15 Odeion of Herode Atticus, Athens Postcard of a photograph 16 Opernhaus u. Konig-Johann-Denkmal Dresden Postcard of a photograph 17a Passionstheater mit Pendling Vorderthiersee bei Kufstein I. Tirol 2 postcards of photographs 1-2 17b Passionstheater mit Pendling, interior Vorderthiersee bei 2 photographs 1-2 Kufstein I Tirol 18 Prinzregententheater Munchen Photograph 19 Schauspielhaus Dresden Photograph 20 Stadttheater Salzburg 5 Postcards of photographs 1-[5] 21 Teatr Krakow 3 Postcards of photographs and 1 1-4 drawing. Postcard 1 addressed to Marie-Louise Thiesch from Bob. 22 Teatr Wielki Warszawa Postcard of a photograph 22a Teatr Wielki Warszawa Postcard of a photograph. Addressed to Angel from Henry 22b Teatr Wielki, Plac Teatralny Warszawa Postcard of a photograph 23 Teatro Comunale di Firenze 5 postcards of photograph 1-[5] 24 Teatro di S. Carlo - Fondato nel 1738. Ricostruito nel 1816 Napoli Postcard of a photograph. Addressed to E.M.S (Mary?) from Henry 25 Teatro Greco (Arch. Democopo Myrilla) Siracusa. Postcard of a photograph 1-2 26 Teatro Romano Verona Postcards of photographs 1-[4] 27 Teatro Romano, Fiesole - Avanzi del Postcards of photographs 1-[3] 28 Teatro Tragico Pompei Postcard of a photograph 29 Theater of Chatelet and Place Paris Postcard of a photograph 30 Theater, Herrenhausen Postcards of photographs. 1 is 1-[7] addressed to Angel. 31 Theatre ‘La Fenice’. Interior Venezia Postcard of a photograph 32a Theatre de Bacchus, Balustrade Athenes Postcard of a photograph 32b Theatre of Bacchus, 50 chairs Athens Postcard of a photograph 32c Theatre of Bacchus, Chair of priest of Bacchus Postcard of a photograph 33 Theatre of Dionysos Athens Postcard of a photograph 34 Wien I. Staatsoper, Zuschauerraum Postcard of a photograph 35 Teatro S. Carlo Napoli Postcard of a photograph. Addressed to Mary from Henry 36 Festspielstadt Salzburg. Postcard of a photograph 37 Salzburg 2 coloured postcards 1-2 38 Mechanische Theater (Salzburg) Coloured postcard 39.1 Vienna. Opera House. Coloured postcard 39.2 Vienna. Interior View of the Opera House with iron curtain. Coloured postcard 39.3 Vienna. Opera House Black and white postcard 39.4 Vienna. Opera House. Tapestry Hall Postcard? 40 Theatre Museum. Amsterdam 3 black and white postcards 1-4 1 coloured postcard 41 Stuttgart / Staatstheater-Kleines Haus und Neues Schlob. Coloured postcard 42 Vienna. The Burgtheater (Old Imperial Theatre) 4 coloured postcards 1-4 43 Berlin. German State Opera. L’Opera National Allemand 44 Berlin. Blick auf die Kongre ? 1-2 45 Berlin. Kongresshalle ? 1-3 46 Rocklinghausen ? 1-2 47 Eramus Grasser (1450-1518) : Moriskentanzer Munchner Stadtmuseum 48 Apeldorn, Schouwburg Orpheur, Churchillplen 49 Munchen Cuvilles-Theatre ? 1-6

11F. Theatres – Plans (ALL IN MAP CABINET) No. Details Notes 1a Theatre Royal seating plans. Dress Circle Black and white print 1b Theatre Royal. Plan of upper circle. Black and white print 2a Theatre Royal Hobart. Upper Circle Black and white print 2b Theatre Royal Hobart. Dress Circle. Black and white print 2c Theatre Royal Hobart. Stalls. Black and white print 3 Proposed theatre for Adelaide commissioned by 5 black and white plans and drawing by Mr 1-6 Angel Symon (1927) Hargroves, architect