Theatre miscellany collection, 1802-1938
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8zz17
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Theatre miscellany collection, 1802-1938 |
|---|---|
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 245 |
| Extent: | .5 linear feet (1 box), 1 oversized papers box (OP), and 12 oversized bound volumes (OBV) |
| Abstract: | The Theatre miscellany collection is an artificially created collection consisting of material pertaining to the theatre, including programs, advertisements, broadsides, scrapbooks, and other material relating to specific actors. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Purchase, 1984 with subsequent additions.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Theatre miscellany, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Processed by Laura L. Carroll, June 9, 2008.
Collection Description
Scope and Content Note
The Theatre miscellany collection is an artificially created collection consisting of material pertaining to the theatre from 1802-1938, including programs, advertisements, broadsides, scrapbooks, and other material relating to specific actors. The majority of material is from theatres and companies based in London, but the collection also includes material American theatres in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of particular note are early programs from the Theatre Royal, dating from 1802-1836. The collection also contains a play script by an unknown author, and two albums that contain actors' autographs.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type.
Selected Search Terms
Topical Terms
- Theater--United States.
- Theater--England--History--19th century.
- Theater--England--History--20th century.
- Theaters--England.
- Theaters--Massachusetts.
- Theaters--New York (State)
- Theaters--Pennsylvania.
Form/Genre Terms
Container List
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Draped, or, Theatrical Fracas," play script, author and date unknown, Bound MS and TS |
| Albums | ||
| 1 | 2 | Samuel B. Harrison, autograph album, circa 1880-1884 |
| 1 | 3 | Philo Allcott, autograph album, circa 1903-1904 |
| Programs | ||
| 1 | 4 | Ben Greet Players, Auditorium Theatre, program, December 4, ? |
| 1 | 5 | Boston Theatre, The Walls of Jerico, program, 1908-1909 |
| 1 | 6 | Castle-Square Theatre (Boston), program magazine, Vol. 1, No. 13, March 27, 1911 |
| 1 | 7 | Chestnut Square Opera House (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), programs, 1883-1901, no date (many incomplete) |
| 1 | 8 | Colonial Theatre (Boston), The Round Up, program, January 13, 1908 |
| 1 | 9 | Eden Theatre (NewYork), Royal Blue Hungarian Orchestra, program, January 1, ? |
| 1 | 10 | Garden Theatre (New York), Mary Jane's Pa, program (incomplete), December 28, 1908 |
| 1 | 11 | The Golden Green Hippodrome (London), Lady, Be Good, 1926 |
| 1 | 12 | Hollis Street Theatre (Boston), programs (3), 1907, 1908 |
| 1 | 13 | Lyceum Theatre (London), Queen of Hearts, program and book of words, December 26, 1938 |
| 1 | 14 | Majestic Theatre (Boston), program (3), 1907, 1908, no date |
| 1 | 15 | New York Hippodrome, programs (2), 1908-1909 |
| 1 | 16 | Olympia Theatre (London), The Miracle, no date |
| 1 | 17 | Palace Theatre (London), A Matinee in Aid of the Ellen Terry Memorial Fund, April 23, 1929 |
| 1 | 18 | Park Theatre (Boston), programs (4), 1909-1911 |
| 1 | 19 | Theatre Guild, Arms and the Man, 1925 |
| 1 | 19 | Theatre Guild, The Second Man, April 11, 1927 |
| 1 | 19 | Theatre Guild, Volpone, April 9, 1928 |
| 1 | 19 | Theatre Guild, Caprice, February 5, 1929 |
| 1 | 19 | Theatre Guild, Elizabeth the Queen, February 14, 1931 |
| 1 | 19 | Theatre Guild, Too Good to be True, May 9, 1932 |
| 1 | 19 | Theatre Guild, Reunion in Vienna, May 30, 1932 |
| 1 | 19 | Theatre Guild, Biography, December 26, 1932 |
| 1 | 19 | Theatre Guild, Storm Over Patsy, March 29, 1932 |
| 1 | 19 | Theatre Guild, American Dream, February 30, 1933 |
| OP1 | 2 | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Ellen Tracy, Jubilee Commemoration, 1856-1906 |
| 1 | 20 | Theatre Royal (London), programs (2), 1898, no date |
| 1 | 21 | Tremont Theatre (Boston), programs (2), 1908, no date |
| 1 | 22 | Vaudeville Theatre (London), Sleeping Beauty or What a Witch!, Andre Charlot, no date |
| 1 | 23 | Winter Garden Theatre (London), Funny Face, 1929 |
| Actors | ||
| 1 | 26 | Irving, Henry, correspondence, 1881-1902 |
| 1 | 24 | Irving, Henry, programs, 1883-1906 |
| OP1 | 3 | Irving, Henry and Ellen Terry, programs, 1883-1884 |
| 1 | 25 | Russel, Lillian, Lade Teazle, advertisement, no date |
| 1 | 27 | Terry, Ellen, correspondence, 1901, 1911 |
| Broadsides | ||
| OP1 | 1 | Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York. Richelieu with Edwin Forrest, September 26, 1870 |
| OP1 | 1 | Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia. Marble Heart with John Wilkes Booth, March 11, 1863 |
| OP1 | 1 | Boston Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. King Lear with Edwin Forrest, November 14, 1827 |
| OP1 | 1 | Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Damon and Pythias with Edwin Forrest, January 7, 1828 |
| OP1 | 1 | Holiday Street Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. Richelieu with Edwin Forrest, January 8, 1856 |
| OP1 | 1 | National Theatre, Washington, D.C. Macbeth with Edwin Forrest, March 28, 1856 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden. King Richard III with George Cooke, January 13, 1802 |
| OP1 | 1 | New Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Macbeth with Sarah Siddons, September 18, 1809 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Comedy of Errors with Joseph Grimaldi, December 29, 1812 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Antony and Cleopatra with Joseph Grimaldi, November 29, 1813 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden. King Richard III with Junius Brutus Booth, March 6, 1817 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. The Steward with Joseph Grimaldi, January 5, 1820 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Virginius with William Charles Macready, June 5, 1823 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Hamlet with Joseph Grimaldi, February 9, 1829 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Town and Country with Edmund Kean, August 29, 1820 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Othello with Edwin Forrest, November 22, 1836 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Colleen Bawn with Dion Bouchiault, July 28, ? |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Edinburgh. Alexander the Great with Edmund Kean, October 4, 1819 |
| OP1 | 1 | Theatre Royal, Haymarket. The Old and Young Stager with Mr. And Mrs. Charles Mathews, October 26, ? |
| OP1 | 1 | Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Richelieu with Edwin Forrest, September 14, 1870 |
| OP1 | 1 | Winter Garden [New York?], Hamlet with Edwin Booth, Sept. 29-30, ? |
| Scrapbooks | ||
| OBV1 | B.F. Keith’s Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, December 1900-April 1909 | |
| OBV2 | B.F. Keith’s Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, April 1909-January 1914 | |
| OBV3 | B.F. Keith’s Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, February 1914-October 1919 | |
| OBV4 | B.F. Keith’s Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, February 1920-May 1927 | |
| OBV5 | Globe Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, December 1879-December 1893 | |
| OBV6 | Boston Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, February 1876-April 1886 | |
| OBV7 | Boston Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, April 1886-December 1899 | |
| OBV8 | Boston Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, January 1900-April 1911 | |
| OBV9 | Tremont Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1889-October 1915 and Orpheaum Theatre, Boston Massachusetts, December 1881-March 1909 | |
| OBV10 | Hollis Street Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, September 1886-December 1915 | |
| OBV11 | Star Theatre, New York, New York, Scene plot book, August 27, 1883-June 7, 1884 | |
| OBV12 | Mounted cards and engravings depicting costumes and scenes | |
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