| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Lady of the Camellias', translated by Edith Reynolds and Nigel Playfair; with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast lists; typescript inside front cover gives cast list and dates; includes magazine extract photographs of cast members in scenes from the play; many cuttings mention the history of the play including past leading actresses, its operatic form as Verdi's 'La Traviata' etc
Performed at The Garrick Theatre, London, 5 Mar 1930, closing performance, 19 Apr 1930; presented by the Daniel Mayer Company; produced by Nigel Playfair; musical director Alfred Reynolds; scenery by George Sheringham
Originally at: The Garrick Theatre, London, 5 Jul 1926 (one performance); adapted by Michael Orme (i.e. Mrs J. T. Grein); presented by Stella Arbenina and J. T. Grein; produced by Sydney Bland
On tour: 1930: The Royal Theatre, Birmingham
Casts: D. A. Clarke Smith, Winifred Evans, Joan Matheson, Tallulah Bankhead, Violet Marguesita, Richard Goolden, Renee de Vaux, Harold Warrender, Glen Byam Shaw, Cecil Humphreys, Terence de Marney, C. V. France, Angus L. MacLeod, H. Scott Russell, Marcus Barron, Joan Sutherland, Ellen Pollock, Andree Tournier, Nathalie Denny, Pat O'Flynn, Jane Connard, Gabrielle Brune, Monica Morrice, Norman Ablett, Antony Eustrel, Anthony Hawtrey, Terence Ranson, Richard Turner, Gerard Kent, Clifford Cobb, Agnes Lauchlan, Gladys Erskine, Frances Dillon, Douglas Burbidge, Herbert Lugg, Stella Arbenina, Elsa Palmer, Mark Lester, May Agate, Anthony Ireland, John Gielgud, Charles Carson, Edward Dignon, Arthur Ewart, Marjorie Maitland, Iris Stamford, Wellington Briggs, Donald Wolfit |