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Theater Souvenir Programs Guide [1881-1979]

RBC PN2037 .T54 1881

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BOX 1

1: An Illustrated Record by "The Sphere" of the Gilbert & Sullivan Operas 1939 (1939). Note: Operas: ; The Goldoliers; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; H.M.S. Pinafore; ; Utopia, Limited; .

2: Glyndebourne Festival Opera (1960). Note: 26th Anniversary of the Glyndebourne Festival, operas: I Puritani; Falstaff; Der Rosenkavalier; Don Giovanni; La Cenerentola; Die Zauberflöte.

3: Parts I Have Played: Mr. Martin (1881-1909). Note: 30 Photographs and A Biographical Sketch.

4: Souvenir of The Christian King (Or Alfred of "Engle-Land"), by . Note: Photographs by W. & D. Downey.

5: : Adelphi Theatre Souvenir of the 200th Performance of "Tina" (1916).

6: Comedy Theatre : Souvenir of "Sunday" (1904), by Thomas Raceward.

7: Daly's Theatre : The Lady of the Rose: Souvenir of Anniversary Perforamnce Feb. 21, 1923 (1923), by Frederick Lonsdale. Note: Musical theater.

8: Drury Lane Theatre : The Pageant of Drury Lane Theatre (1918), by Louis N. Parker. Note: In celebration of the 21 years of management by Arthur Collins.

9: Duke of York's Theatre : Souvenir of the 200th Performance of "The Admirable Crichton" (1902), by J.M. Barrie. Note: Oil paintings by Chas. A. Buchel, produced under the management of .

10: Gaiety Theatre : The Orchid (1904), by James T. Tanner. Note: Managing Director, Mr. , musical comedy.

11: Globe Theatre : Globe Theatre Souvenir of "Charley's Aunt": Calendar (1895). Note: Calendar autographed by cast of "Charley's Aunt". 12: Her Majesty's Theatre : A Midsummer Night's Dream (1900), by . Note: Manager, Mr. .

13: Her Majesty's Theatre : Souvenir (1899), by William Shakespeare. Note: Proprietor & Manager, Mr. Herbert Beerbohm Tree.

14: Her Majesty's Theatre : Souvenir of "Herod" (1900), by Stephen Phillip. Note: Presented by Henry Beerbohm Tree.

15: Her Majesty's Theatre : The Masque of War and Peace: Souvenir Copy (1900), by Louis N. Parker. Note: Directed by Herbert Beerbohm Tree, "for the benefit of the widows and orphans of Her Majesty's Household Troops".

16: Her Majesty's Theatre : The Musketeers (1899), by . Note: Produced by Herbert Beerbohm Tree; based on ' novel, "The Three Musketeers".

17: Her Majesty's Theatre : Souvenir (in two booklets) (1901), by William Shakespeare. Note: Presented by Herbert Beerbohm Tree, paintings by Chas. A. Buchel.

18: Imperial Theatre : Imperial Theatre: A Portrait. Note: With Mr. 's Compliments, a portrait of Lewis Waller as "Harry the King".

19: Lyceum Theatre : Souvenir of Messrs. Smith and Carpenter's Production of "Pete" (1908), by and Louis N. Parker. Note: Dramatised from Hall Caine's novel "The Manxman".

20: Lyceum Theatre : The Only Way: A Tale of Two Cities (1899), by Adapted by Freeman Wills. Note: Based on the novel by , produced by Martin Harvey.

BOX 2

1: Lyric Theater : An Artist's Model (1895), by . Note: Musical comedy, produced by Mr. George Edwardes, illustrations by Howard Davie.

2: Prince of Wales' Theatre : : Souvenir (1894). Players: Mr. George Edwardes' Company. Note: Illustrations by Dudley Hardy.

3: Queen's Theatre : Souvenir of the 1250th Performance of "The Dairymaids", by A.M. Thompson and . Note: Musical theater.

4: : Souvenir: "Trelawny of the 'Wells'". Note: Photographs by Alfred Ellis. 5: Royal Shakespeare Theatre : Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-on-Avon and 1962 (1962). Players: .

6: : (1911), by Mark Ambient and A.M. Thompson. Note: Musical comedy, produced by Robert Courtneidge.

7: Shaftesbury Theatre : The Lyons Mail (1909), by Charles Reade.

8: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre : A Season of Shakespearean Comedy Stratford 1960 (1960). Players: Peter O'Toole. Note: First season of as director.

9: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre : Stratford-Upon-Avon 1959, 100th Season (1959).

10: St. James's Theatre : Souvenir of Mr. E.S. Willard's Production of "The Cardinal" (1903), by Louis N. Parker.

11: Strand Theater : A Chinese Honeymoon: Souvenir (1903). Note: Musical comedy.

12: Theater Royal : Queen Alexandra Sanatorium Davos: A Great Matinee (1909). Note: Fundraiser for the Queen Alexandra Sanatorium Davos, an affordable sanatorium for consumptive patients in the Swiss Alps.

13: Wyndham's Theatre : Captain Drew On Leave (1906), by Hubert Henry Davies.

BOX 3

1: British Empire Exhibition: The Pageant of Empire (1924). Note: An Historical Epic: Programme, Second Part.

2: Souvenir Booklet: The Pirates of Penzance (1979), by Gilbert & Sullivan. Note: Souvenir for the Centenary compiled and written by John Richardson for the Society.

3: Souvenir of "Charley's Aunt" (1953), by .

4: Souvenir of "Charley's Aunt" and Character Sketches of W.S. Penley.

5: Theatre : Theatre World Souvenir: "Watch on the Rhine", by Lillian Hellman. Players: Diana Wynyard and Anton Walbrook. Note: Other plays by author include "The Little Foxes" and "The Children's Hour".

6: Comedy Theatre : One Summer's Day (1897), by H.V. Esmond. Note: Manager, Mr. Charles Hawtrey. 7: Comedy Theatre : The New Woman (1894), by Sydney Grundy. Players: Mr. , Miss . Note: Manager, Mr. J. Comyns Carr.

8: : Souvenir of "David Garrick" (1887). Players: & Company. Note: Sole Lessee & Manager, Mr. Charles Wyndham.

9: Daly's Theatre : Souvenir: The Merry Widow (1907), by Victor Leon & Leo Stein. Note: Musical theater.

10: Duke of York's Theatre : The Yellow Jacket, by George C. Hazelton & Benrimo. Note: Musical theater.

11: Gaiety Theatre : Gaiety Theatre Annual: The New "M.A.".

12: : Illustrated Xmas Souvenir: "The Rat" (1924), by David L'estrange. Note: Includes programme of "Six-Cylinder Love" by W. Antony McGuire.

13: Globe Theatre : Theatre World Souvenir: "The Petrified Forest", by Robert E. Sherwood. Players: Owen Nares, Constance Cummings.

14: Her Majesty's Theatre : Ulysses. Players: Mr. Tree. Note: Illustrated by Charles A. Buchel, produced by H.B.T..

15: His Majesty's Theatre : King Richard II, by William Shakespeare. Players: Mr. Tree. Note: Illustrated by Chas. A. Buchel, produced by H. Bernard Tree.

16: His Majesty's Theatre : (1906), by . Players: Mr. Tree. Note: Manager, Mr. Tree, includes handwritten dedication and pasted insert.

17: His Majesty's Theatre : Nero (1906), by Stephen Phillips. Note: Special Programme for the Matinee of "Nero" Given to the Members of the Dramatic Profession, produced by H. Bernard Tree.

18: His Majesty's Theatre : The Darling of the Gods (1903), by David Belasco and John Luther Long. Players: Mr. Tree.

19: His Majesty's Theatre : : Souvenir (1904), by William Shakespeare. Note: Arranged for the stage by Herbert Beerbohm Tree, illustrations by Charles A. Buchel.

20: : The Night and the Music. Note: Presented by Emile Littler.

21: Lyceum Theatre : (1939), by William Shakespeare. Players: Fay Compton, . Note: Farewell to the Lyceum Theatre, produced by John Gielgud. 22: Lyceum Theatre : King Henry the Fifth (1900), by William Shakespeare. Players: Lewis Waller. Note: Directed by Messers. Lewis Waller and William Mollison.

23: Lyceum Theatre : (1895), by William Shakespeare. Note: Illustrations by , includes handwritten dedication signed in 1913.

24: Lyric Theatre : Little Miss Nobody (1898). Note: Directed by Mr. Tom B. Davis, portraits signed by the actors.

25: Lyric Theatre : Souvenir of "The Sign of the Cross" (1896), by Mr. Wilson Barrett.

26: Lyric Theatre : Souvenir: "The Way of the World" (1953). Players: John Gielgud. Note: Produced by John Gielgud.

27: Prince's Theatre : (1902), by William Shakespeare. Note: Directed by Robert Courtneidge.

28: Royal Opera, : Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette": Opera en Cinq Actes (1893), by J. Barbier et M. Carré. Note: By command of Her Most Gracious Majesty, the Queen, in honour of the marriage of their Royal Highnesses, the Duke of York and Princess May of Teck.

29: Royalty Theatre : The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1901), by A.W. Pinero.

30: St. James's Theatre : Paolo and Francesca, by Stephen Phillips. Note: Presented by Mr. .

31: St. James's Theatre : Paolo and Francesca (1902), by Stephen Phillips. Note: Presented by Mr. George Alexander, handwritten note to H.R.H. the Princess Louise(?) Duchess of Argyll(?).

32: St. James's Theatre : Souvenir of "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1896), by Adapted by Edward Rose. Note: Presented by Mr. George Alexander.

33: The Playhouse : A Souvenir on the occasion of the opening of "The Playhouse" (1907). Players: Cyril Maude, Winifred Emery. Note: Manager, Mr. Cyril Maude.

34: The Prince's Theatre : The Prince's Theatre: Description of Construction and Arrangement (1884). Note: C.J. Phipps. F.S.A., Architect; Mr. Edgar Bruce, proprietor and manager.

35: Theatre Royal, Haymarket : Dolly Reforming Herself (1908), by . Players: Miss Ethel Irving.

BOX 4

1: Souvenir: A White Man, by Edwin Milton Ruyle. Players: Lewis Waller.

2: Gaiety Theatre : : Souvenir (1896).

3: Kingsway Theatre : Diana of Dobson's.

4: Kingsway Theatre : Irene Wycherley (1908), by Anthony P. Wharton. Players: Miss Lena Ashwell. Note: Includes photographs, programme, and handwritten letter by Lena Ashwell dedicating the souvenir to friends.

5: Lyceum Theatre : Henry V (1901), by William Shakespeare. Note: Produced by Lewis Waller.

6: Lyceum Theatre, London : Romeo and Juliet (1908), by William Shakespeare. Note: Managing Directors, Henry R. Smith and Ernest Carpenter.

7: Lyric Theatre : Souvenir of "Romance" (1916), by Edward Sheldon. Players: Doris Keane.

8: Lyric Theatre : Souvenir of "The Daughters of Babylon", by Wilson Barrett. Note: Photographs by W. & D. Downey.

9: Lyric Theatre : Souvenir of "The Sign of the Cross" (1896), by Wilson Barret. Note: Photographs by W. & D. Downey.

10: Lyric Theatre : Souvenir of the Anniversary of "The Chocolate Soldier" (1911).

11: New Theatre : Souvenir of "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1905), by Orczy-Barstow.

12: Queen's Theatre : Potash and Perlmutter (1915), by Montague Glass and Charles Klein.

13: Royal Court Theatre : Souvenir 300th Performance: The Farmer's Wife (1924), by Eden Phillpotts. Players: Repertory Theatre Company. Note: Directed by, Barry V. Jackson.

14: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane : Shakespeare Tercentenary Commemoration Performance (1916), by William Shakespeare. Note: Actors' Committee for the Performance, President: Sir Herbert Tree.

15: Theatre Royal, Haymarket : The Little Minister (1898), by J.M. Barrie.

BOX 5

1: Compagnie, Madeleine Renaud, Jean-Louis Barrault (1951). Note: 1951 Season includes: Amphitryon, Les Fourberies de Scapin, Les Nuits de la Colère, Oedipe, Partage de Midi, Les Fausses Confidences, Baptiste.

2: Official Programme of "The Miracle", by Dr. Karl Vollmoeller. Note: Musical.

3: Souvenir Album: Ben Hur (1900), by Gen. Lew Wallace.

4: Souvenir of "Mr. Preedy & The Countess", by R.C. Carton.

5: Souvenir of "The Blue Bird" (1911?), by Herbert Trench.

6: "The Blue Bird" Souvenir, by Herbert Trench. Note: Same copy as Souvenir: "The Blue Bird" but does not include the advertisements.

7: Water! Water! (1962), by Harry Partch. Note: Presented by Illini Union Student Activities.

8: When Knights Were Bold: Souvenir (1908), by Charles Marlowe. Players: James Welch & His Company.

9: Adelphi Theatre : : Portfolio of Players, with Otho Stuart's Compliments, by William Shakespeare.

10: : A Comic Souvenir of "The Gay Gordons", by Betty Hicks. Note: Illustrations by W. Barton Wilkinson.

11: Aldwych Theatre : Aldwych Theatre: World Theatre Season 1965 (1965). Players: Royal Shakespeare Company.

12: : Keep Your Hair On! (1958), by John Cranko. Note: Musical comedy.

13: Chichester Festival Theatre : Chichester '73 (1973). Players: John Clements. Note: Summer Line-up: The Director of the Opera, The Seagull, R Loves J, .

14: Chichester Festival Theatre : Chichester '74 (1974). Note: Summer line-up: Tonight We Improvise, The Confederacy, Oedipus Tyrannus, A Month in the Country.

15: Covent Garden : Royal Opera Covent Garden: Jubilee Souvenir (1908), by Harry Trevor.

16: Drury Lane Theatre : Shakespeare Tercentenary Commemoration Performance (1916). 17: Drury Lane Theatre : Souvenir of "Dante" (1903), by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau. Note: Produced by .

18: Gaiety Theatre : Ruy Blas: A Souvenir of the Gaiety Theatre Christmas 1889 (1889). Note: Manager, George Edwardes.

19: Garrick Theatre : Souvenir of Idols (1908), by Roy Horniman. Note: Presented by Miss , adapted from the novel of that name by W.J. Locke.

20: Garrick Theatre : : Souvenir (1905), by William Shakespeare. Note: Managed by .

21: Globe Theatre : H.M.S. Irresponsible (1901), by J.F. Cornish and George W. Byng.. Players: Mr. Arthur Roberts. Note: Musical theater.

22: Grand Theatre : "Candida" and "Cupid & Commonsense" (1910), by Bernard Shaw; Arnold Bennett. Players: Miss Horniman's Company. Note: From the Gaiety Theatre, the first Repertory Theatre in Great Britain.

23: Her Majesty's Theatre : A Midsummer Night's Dream (1900), by William Shakespeare. Note: Presented by Henry Beerbohm Tree.

BOX 6

1: Her Majesty's Theatre : A Souvenir of "" (1895), by Paul M. Potter. Note: Based on 's novel, produced by Henry Beerbohm Tree, cover says Theatre Royal, Haymarket.

2: Her Majesty's Theatre : Herod, by Stephen Phillips. Note: Produced by Herbert Beerbohm Tree.

3: Her Majesty's Theatre : Souvenir of Herod (1900), by Stephen Phillips. Note: Managed by Henry Beerbohm Tree.

4: Her Majesty's Theatre : , by William Shakespeare. Note: Produced by Henry Beerbohm Tree (?).

5: Her Majesty's Theatre : Julius Caesar: Souvenir (1898), by William Shakespeare. Note: Souvenir designed for, edited, and published for Mr. Tree.

6: Her Majesty's Theatre : The Merry Wives of Windsor (1902), by William Shakespeare. Note: Manager, Henry Beerbohm Tree. 7: Her Majesty's Theatre : Ulysses: Souvenir (1902). Note: Oil paintings by Chas. A. Buchel, presented by Henry Beerbohm Tree.

8: His Majesty's Theatre : False Gods: Souvenir, by J.B. Fagan. Note: Proprietor and Manager, Herbert Beerbohm Tree.

9: His Majesty's Theatre : Souvenir of "Nero" (1906). Note: Illustrated by Chas. A. Buchel, presented by Henry Beerbohm Tree.

10: Imperial Theatre : The Harlequin King: Album, by Rudolph Lothar. Players: Lewis Waller and Evelyn Millard.

11: Imperial Theatre : "The Perfect Lover" Album, by Alfred Sutro. Players: Lewis Waller.

12: London Coliseum : A Souvenir of Emile Littler's "Annie Get Your Gun", by Herbert and Fields. Players: Dolores Gray. Note: Originally produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

13: : The Night of the Hundred Stars (1958). Players: , , etc.. Note: Production for The Actor's Orphanage, president Sir Laurence Olivier.

14: Lyceum Theater : Souvenir of "Ravenswood" (1890), by Herman Merivale. Note: Presented by Henry Irving.

15: Lyceum Theatre : Souvenir of "" (1893), by Lord Alfred Tennyson. Note: Presented by Henry Irving.

16: Lyceum Theatre : Souvenir of "The Dead Heart" (1889), by . Note: Presented by Henry Irving.

17: Lyceum Theatre : Souvenir of Shakespeare's "King Henry the Eighth" (1892), by William Shakespeare. Note: Presented by Henry Irving.

18: Lyceum Theatre : Souvenir: "A Royal Divorce" (1911), by W.G. Wills.

19: Lyceum Theatre : The Proud Prince: Souvenir (1909), by Justin Huntly McCarthy. Note: Managed by Henry Smith and Ernest Carpenter.

20: Lyceum Theatre : The Sins of London: Souvenir (1910), by Walter Melville.

21: Lyceum Theatre, written in : A Souvenir of "The Prisoner of the Bastille" (1909?), by Norman Forbes. Note: Managing Directors, Henry R. Smith and Ernest Carpenter, includes pamphlet of Broadway Theatre. 22: Malvern Theatre : Malvern Festival 1930 (1930), by 1930. Note: 's "The Apple Cart".

23: Malvern Theatre : Malvern Festival 1931 (1931).

24: New Theatre : Pictures from "Beauty and the Barge" and "That Brute Simmons" (1904). Note: Produced by Frederick Harrison and Cyril Maude.

25: New Theatre : Souvenir of "Napoleon: The Hundred Days" (1932), by Benito Mussolini & Giovacchino Forzano. Note: Adapted for the English stage by John Drinkwater.

26: Phoenix Theatre : Theatre World Souvenir "Arc de Triomphe". Players: Mary Ellis.

27: Prince of Wales' Theatre : "La Poupée" Souvenir (1897).

28: Prince of Wales' Theatre : The Hutchison Souvenir: "A Country Mouse" (1902), by Arthur Law. Note: Toured in the principal cities of Great Britain.

29: Princes Theatre : Theatre World Souvenir: "The Frog" (1936), by Ian Hay. Players: Gordon Harker.

30: Queen's Theatre : "The Man in Dress Clothes" & "Broadway Jones". Players: , .

31: Queen's Theatre, Manchester : Mr. R. Flanagan's Tenth Shakespearian Revival: "Romeo and Juliet" (1905), by William Shakespeare.

BOX 7

1: : Souvenir: "Hiawatha" (1929), by H.W. Longfellow. Note: Performed by the Royal Choral Society and the New Symphony Orchestra.

2: Royal Court Theatre : Souvenir of J.H. Leigh's 50th Representation of "The Tempest" (1903), by William Shakespeare.

3: Royal Court Theatre : Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1919), by William Shakespeare. Note: Produced by James Bernard Fagan.

4: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre : Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1948 (1948), by William Shakespeare. Players: Anthony Quayle. Note: Includes programme for "The Winter's Tale"; Plays: King John, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter's Tale, Troilus and Cressida, . 5: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre : Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1951 (1951), by William Shakespeare. Players: Anthony Quayle, , Hugh Griffith, Richard Burton. Note: Cycle of historical plays: Richard II, Henry IV (Part 1), Henry IV (Part 2), Henry V, The Tempest.

6: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre : Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1952 (1952), by William Shakespeare. Players: Anthony Quayle, John Gielgud. Note: Plays: , The Tempest, As You Like It, , Volpone.

7: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre : Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1953 (1953), by William Shakespeare . Players: Peggy Ashcroft, Anthony Quayle, Michael Redgrave. Note: Plays: The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Antony and Cleopatra, The Taming of the Shrew, .

8: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre : The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1955 (1955). Players: Peggy Ashcroft, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier. Note: Season: , King Lear, Twelfth Night, All's Well that End's Well, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Titus Andronicus.

9: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre : Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1957 (1957), by William Shakespeare. Players: Peggy Ashcroft, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh. Note: Plays: As You Like It, King John, Julius Caesar, , The Tempest.

10: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre : Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1958 (1958), by William Shakespeare. Players: Peggy Ashcroft. Note: The Plays: Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Pericles, Much Ado About Nothing.

11: St. James's Theatre : The Passing of the Third Floor Back, by Jerome K. Jerome. Players: Mr. Forbes-Robertson.

12: Strand Theatre, London : The Merry Peasant: Souvenir of the 50th Performance, by Victor Leon. Note: Musical.

13: The Sphere : The Gilbert & Sullivan Operas Illustrated: A Pictorial Record of the 1932-1933 Season (1932-1933), by Gilbert & Sullivan. Players: Sir Henry Lytton.

14: Theatre Royal, Brighton : Farewell Visit of Sir John Martin-Harvey. Players: Sir John Martin- Harvey, Miss N. de Silva. Note: List of Sir John's productions as an actor, painting by Charles Buchel.

15: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane : Anniversary Celebration of the successful Sporting Drama: "The Whip" (1910), by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. Note: Managing Director, Arthur Collins.

16: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane : : Souvenir Book (1958), by Adapted from Bernard Shaw's "". Players: , Julie Andrews. Note: Includes prgramme of first run. 17: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane : Portfolio of Portraits of Players in "" (1911), by Lord Lytton. Note: Directed by Mr. Arthur Collins.

18: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane : Programme Final Performance: Forbes-Robertson's Farewell Season in London (1913). Players: J. Forbes-Robertson. Note: Managing Director, Arthur Collins.

19: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane : Shakespeare Matinee (1935). Note: In aid of the National Theatre Appeal, in the presence of T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of York.

20: Theatre Royal, Haymarket : (1893), by G. Stuart Ogilvie. Note: Presented by Henry Beerbohm Tree.

21: Theatre Royal, Haymarket : Shakespeare's Birthday Celebration: Two All-Star Matinées of "Hamlet" (1930), by William Shakespeare. Note: Under the patronage of the Majesties the King and Queen.

22: Theatre Royal, Haymarket : The Little Minister (1897), by J.M. Barrie. Note: Drawings by Phil May.

23: Theatre Royal, Haymarket : The Second in Command (1900), by Robert Marshall. Note: Managers, Frederick Harrison and Cyril Maude, Drawings by R. Caton Woodville.

24: : The New Boy's Birthday (1895), by Arthur Law. Note: Manager, A.F. Henderson.