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Description: | Significant items in the collection include: Quarter Sessions Order Books containing
some references to drama at Romsey, Ryde and Gosport 1813-30. 10 reports of legal
proceedings indexed. Account books of the receipts and payments of the Portsmouth Theatre, for
the summer seasons 1771-74. Pamphlet collection includes texts of a number of 18th century
plays. Also playbills and programmes relating to theatres in the county and other venues.
Collection also includes accounts of King's Theatre, Haymarket 1716-17 (15M50/127). Lease of
the Theatre, Windsor 1830 (36M68). Scrapbook containing programmes of performances and
concerts by the Queenswood College Mutual Improvement Society, 1852-92
(99M86/1,3,10-11). Papers of Blanche Wills Chandler including texts of plays, programmes and
playbills for theatrical and musical productions in Hampshire and London, 1867-1908
(84M94/1-9, 72-73). Papers of Barbara Drummond, writer, producer and actress, 1903-52
(220M85W). Records of the Winchester Amateur Operatic Society, 1912-90s, including
minutes, accounts, correspondence, programmes, prompt books and photographs (111M95).
Souvenir programmes for performances at various theatres in Hampshire and elsewhere,
c.1913-36 (147M84W/1-124). Brochures for the Graeae Theatre Company, Aldershot, 1982,
Scat Theatre Company, Fareham, 1987, Bench Theatre Group, Havant, and Winchester Hat
Fair, 1988-89 (94M96/25, 28-29, 37). The Malmesbury Collection (9M73) includes much family
correspondence referring to theatrical performances in London and Salisbury (including amateur
productions) 1760-80. Summary of a play concerning vices and virtues, written in a manor court
book of 1506-1601 (44M69/A9/2/1). Letter about proposed playhouse for Sturbridge Fair,
Cambridge, 1737 (44M69/F6/11/26). Portsmouth Theatre account book, 1771-4
(15M84/7/2/11). Manuscript plays and associated letters of the Howard family of Greystoke
Castle, Cumberland, and Aldingbourne House, Sussex, 1820s (75M91/E). Bundle of handwritten
plays, believed to belong to the Herbert family, Earls of Carnarvon, 19th century
(15M84/5/8/5/5). Files concerning use of the Corn Exchange, Winchester, as a theatre, 1915-35
(W/C1/5/443, 450). Cathedral Players, Winchester: scripts, programmes, photographs, costume
designs and related papers, 1966-1998 (1M99). Andover Ballet Club: administrative records,
1950-89 (100A00). Winchester Literary Society: minutes mentioning play readings, 1943-94
(4M95W). Barton Peveril College, Eastleigh, formerly Eastleigh County High School:
newscuttings, photographs, programmes and papers relating to theatrical, musical and operatic
productions, concerts and recitals, 1952-92 (106M96). King Alfred's College, Winchester,
formerly Winchester Diocesan Training School: drama and concert programmes and files,
1932-80s (47M91W). Hampshire Rural Music School reports, programmes, and newscuttings,
1934-75 (50M75). Winchester City Festival Choir: programmes, newscuttings and administrative
records, 1923-93 (67M94W). Whitchurch Choral Society: minutes, reports and correspondence,
1935-80 (41A00). Basingstoke Concert Club minutes, correspondence, newsletters and
programmes, 1975-99 (2A00). Various architectural drawings of theatres and related buildings in
the building control records deposited by some district councils, and many incidental visits to
theatres in family correspondence.; Subject, personal name and place indexes (card) to typescript catalogues. Automated catalogue with online index for post 1996 accessions.
Hampshire Record Office, Hampshire County Council, | Format: | Correspondence Photographs (miscellaneous) Press cuttings Documents (business) Programmes Documents
(production) Playtexts Documents (personal) Playtexts
(manuscripts) Playbills Administrative records Books Costume designs Brochures Architectural drawings Photographs (production) Scrapbooks Pamphlets Minutes Account
books | Subjects: | Theatre; Theatre companies; Amateur theatre; Choirs (music);
Music; Ballet; Opera; Theatre management | Source: | Backstage | Address: | Sussex Street, Winchester,,
SO23 8TH | Creator: | Hampshire County Council | Identifier: | www.backstage.ac.uk/records/collection/c | Language: | en | Format: | Correspondence Photographs (miscellaneous) Press cuttings Documents (business) Programmes Documents
(production) Playtexts Documents (personal) Playtexts
(manuscripts) Playbills Administrative records Books Costume designs Brochures Architectural drawings Photographs (production) Scrapbooks Pamphlets Minutes Account
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