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Collection Name Programmes, visiting artists and companies Ephemera PR8492/1870-1899 To view items in the Ephemera collection, contact the State Library of Western Australia Date Venue Title Author Director Producer Agent Principals D 1910 1910 Unknown Amy Castles J & N Tait Amy Castles 1 (Singer) Peter Dawson Anderson Nicol ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 8 Unknown Programme of Music ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sept 26 His Majesty's Maud Allan W.Angus Howard Edie Maud Allan 0 Theatre & Coy MacLeod Leo, Jan & Mischel Dancers Cherniavsky ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Oct 23/24 Theatre Royal Calve's J & N Tait J & N Tait Madame Calve 1 Australian Tour Galileo Gasparri M.Jacques Pintel (Out of Sequence) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ? Olympia The Frolics Edward F.P.Bevan Rosina Carandini 0 Branscombe Oliver Peacock Dorothy Gardner ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PR8492/1910-1909 Page 1 of 17 Copyright SLWA ©2011 Programmes, visiting artists and companies Ephemera PR8492/1870-1899 To view items in the Ephemera collection, contact the State Library of Western Australia Date Venue Title Author Director Producer Agent Principals D 1912 1912 His Majesty's "Hamlet" S.Arden Godfrey John Farrell J.C.Williamson H.B.Irving 0 Theatre William Ltd Dorothea Baird Shakespeare Frank Tyars Arthur Whitby ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 25 His Majesty's "The Quaker Girl" Charles Wenman George Tallis J.C.Williamson Leslie Holland 0 Theatre James Tanner Ltd Claude Bantock Dick Shortland ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 27 His Majesty’s The Quaker Girl Wybert Stamford Leslie Holland ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 13 His Majesty's "Everywoman" Lionel Walsh Charles Berkeley J.C.Williamson William Desmond 0 Theatre Walter Browne Ltd Hilda Spong Elsie Clarens ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 20 His Majesty's "Alias Jimmy William Desmond Charles Berkeley J.C.Williamson William Desmond 0 Theatre Valentine" Ltd Emma Temple (Unknown) Hilda Spong ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PR8492/1910-1909 Page 2 of 17 Copyright SLWA ©2011 Programmes, visiting artists and companies Ephemera PR8492/1870-1899 To view items in the Ephemera collection, contact the State Library of Western Australia Date Venue Title Author Director Producer Agent Principals D July 28 His Majesty's "Passers By" William Desmond Charles Berkeley J.C.Williamson Hilda Spong 0 Theatre Haddon Chambers Ltd William Desmond ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Oct 23,24 His Majesty's Kirkby Lunn J & N Tait J & N Tait Madame Kirkby Lunn 3 26,Nov 11 Theatre Concerts Andrew Shanks ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 7 St. George's Hall Margaret Cooper J & N Tait Margaret Cooper Pianist ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 14 St. George's Hall Margaret Cooper J & N Tait Margaret Cooper Pianist ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PR8492/1910-1909 Page 3 of 17 Copyright SLWA ©2011 Programmes, visiting artists and companies Ephemera PR8492/1870-1899 To view items in the Ephemera collection, contact the State Library of Western Australia Date Venue Title Author Director Producer Agent Principals D 1913 June 14 His Majesty's "Milestones" T.Foster Julius Knight J.C.Williamson Julius Knight 1 Theatre Arnold Bennett Ltd Grace Noble Edward Knoblauch Arthur Greenaway Dorothy Cumming ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 21 His Majesty's "Faust" J.W.Hazlitt Gilbert Parker J.C.Williamson Jerrold Robertshaw 0 Theatre Goethe Ltd Eardley Turner Harry Sweeney G. Chalmers ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 28 His Majesty's "Ben Hur" A.L.Pearce William Young J.C.Williamson Eric Maxon 0 Theatre Lew Wallace Ltd Leonard Willey Winter Hall Frank Morris ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 6 His Majesty's "Bella Donna" James Fagan J.C.Williamson Julius Knight 1 Theatre Robert Hichens Ltd Irene Browne ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sept 8 His Majesty's Clara Butt J & N Tait J & N Tait Madame Clara Butt 3 Theatre (Singer) Kennerley Rumford PR8492/1910-1909 Page 4 of 17 Copyright SLWA ©2011 Programmes, visiting artists and companies Ephemera PR8492/1870-1899 To view items in the Ephemera collection, contact the State Library of Western Australia Date Venue Title Author Director Producer Agent Principals D ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 27 His Majesty's "Get Rich Quick George Tallis Hugh Ward J.C.Williamson Fred Niblo 0 Theatre Wallingford" Ltd Josephine Cohan George Chester Ronald Bryam ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PR8492/1910-1909 Page 5 of 17 Copyright SLWA ©2011 Programmes, visiting artists and companies Ephemera PR8492/1870-1899 To view items in the Ephemera collection, contact the State Library of Western Australia Date Venue Title Author Director Producer Agent Principals D 1914 April 7 His Majesty's "The Merchant Rupert Clarke Oscar Asche London Coy Oscar Asche 0 Theatre of Venice" Lily Brayton William Shakespeare J.Fritz Russell C.L.Adams ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 12 His Majesty's "Othello" Clyde Meynell J.Fritz Russell London Coy Oscar Asche 0 Theatre William Shakespeare Lily Brayton Caleb Porter Ewan Brooke ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 7 His Majesty's "Within the Law" A.L.Pearce E.W.Morrison J.C.Williamson Muriel Starr 0 Theatre Ltd Harold Richards Winter Hall Boyd Irwin ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 14 His Majesty's "Autumn Dick Wybert Stamford J.C.Williamson Frank Greene 0 Theatre Manoeuvres" Shortland Ltd Robert Whyte Emerich Kalman Edward Wynne ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 20 His Majesty's "Fanny's First Reynolds Arthur Cornell The Little Violet Paget 0 PR8492/1910-1909 Page 6 of 17 Copyright SLWA ©2011 Programmes, visiting artists and companies Ephemera PR8492/1870-1899 To view items in the Ephemera collection, contact the State Library of Western Australia Date Venue Title Author Director Producer Agent Principals D Theatre Play" Denniston Theatres Hugh Buckler Kingston Hewitt ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 6 His Majesty's "A Royal Divorce" T Foster Julius Knight J.C.Williamson Julius Knight 0 Theatre Ltd Irene Browne Leonard Willey ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 15 His Majesty's "Diplomacy" T.Foster Julius Knight J.C.Williamson Julius Knight 0 Theatre Victorien Ltd Irene Browne Sardou Martin Lewis Emma Temple ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 18 His Majesty's "The Scarlet T.Foster Julius Knight J.C.Williamson Julius Knight 1 Theatre Pimpernel" Ltd Herbert Bentley Orczy Barstow Irene Browne Emma Temple ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 23 His Majesty's "Monsieur T.Foster Julius Knight J.C.Williamson Julius Knight 0 Theatre Beaucaire" Ltd Irene Browne Hilliard Vox ` Lizzette Parkes PR8492/1910-1909 Page 7 of 17 Copyright SLWA ©2011 Programmes, visiting artists and companies Ephemera PR8492/1870-1899 To view items in the Ephemera collection, contact the State Library of Western Australia Date Venue Title Author Director Producer Agent Principals D ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 28 His Majesty's Concert Julius Knight J.C.Williamson Julius Knight 0 Theatre (In aid of Ltd Irene Browne Foundling Home) Ruby Reynolds ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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