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Description: | The building plans, photographs, description, etc. from 1891 onwards and much information re. W.P. Dando and his stage machinary. Royal English Opera (D'Oyly Carte, 1891-2): programmes, copies of press cuttings, etc. Ivanhoe, The Basoche and Bernhardt season. Palace Theatre of Varieties (1892-1914) (approx. 1200 weeks of variety): 40 original programmes and copies of 700 collated from other collections. Information re. Pavlova and Nijinsky seasons. Copies of some 400 press cuttings. Also postcards, photographs and music fronts. Palace Theatre 1914-97: comprehensive (though not complete) collection of programmes, souvenirs, etc. and some posters, including charity matinees and other one-offs. Palace Theatre (1921) Ltd. (C.B. Cochran), prospectus, registers of shareholders, cancelled share certificates, etc. Box office weekly summary books 1928-83. Some correspondence from Emile Littler management. Production files and personal files covering all periods. Theatre manager's desk diaries 1948-57. Original costume designs for Monsieur Beaucaire (1919), Chu Chin Chow (1940) and Gay Rosalinda (1945). Information and programmes for film at the Palace (in variety and later cinema use). Reference book collection includes standard reference works on theatre and music hall, biographies of artistes and others connected with the Palace, including some unpublished items. The Palace Theatre Archive also holds collections of material relating to other theatres owned or controlled by The Really Useful Group: the New London Theatre, including the Middlesex Music Hall (1851-1909), much information collated from various sources, and the Winter Garden Theatre and the Adelphi Theatre, approximately fifty 19th century playbills together with copies of others and much other information.; Manuscript catalogue, programmes, etc. Card index of 2500 known variety artistes and acts (1892-1914).
Palace Theatre Archive, Palace Theatre Archive, | Format: | Correspondence Documents (production) Photographs (miscellaneous) Press cuttings Personal items Diaries Postcards CDs Programmes Playbills Periodicals Posters Books Architectural drawings Photographs (venue) | Subjects: | Ivanhoe; The Basoche; Monsieur Beaucaire; Chu Chin Chow; Gay Rosalinda Theatre; Theatrical Companies; Music-halls; Actors and actresses; Entertainers; Opera; Ballet; Theatre Biography; Pantomime; Children's plays; Puppet theatre; Motion pictures; Music; Festivals | Source: | Backstage | Address: | Shaftesbury Avenue,,
W1V 8AY | Identifier: | www.backstage.ac.uk/records/collection/c | Language: | en | Format: | Correspondence Documents (production) Photographs (miscellaneous) Press cuttings Personal items Diaries Postcards CDs Programmes Playbills Periodicals Posters Books Architectural drawings Photographs (venue) |
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