Level | File |
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure) | MS108/1 |
Title | Theatrical programmes, 1870-1888 |
Extent | 1 volume containing 177 items |
Date | 1870-1944 |
Description | Album containing programmes for productions of dramatic and musical entertainments which were performed principally at London theatres, 1870-1888. A small number of programmes relate to productions at theatres outside London, including the New Theatre, Oxford and in Edinburgh. Productions include pantomimes, Gilbert and Sullivan operas and Shakespeare plays. The majority of the programmes include cast lists and some include colour illustrations. In addition to the programmes, the album includes other associated printed materials. It also contains a few newspaper obituaries of actors and actresses from the 1930s and 1940s.
Many of the programmes have been annotated by Sir Thomas Colyer-Fergusson to include the date of his attendance and a small number also include the initials of others accompanying him |
Arrangement | Arranged in chronological order |
Access Status | Open |