Play-bill for the one performance of "The First Franciscans" by Poel in celebration of the seventh Franciscan centenary. There is a description of the play, some quotes about St. Francis of Assisi, and information about where to purchase tickets.
Poel's written extracts of private letters received in praise of his play, "The First Franciscans," about the life of Sir Francis. There is also a review clipped from the Manchester Guardian. [These extracts may be the enclosures referred to in...
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831; Membership; Membership campaigns; Associations, institutions, etc.
Information and application form for the Sarah Siddons Fellowship that will be used to collect funds for special festivals, form a library and museum, and secure a headquarters for the movement.
Ellen Kean writes a casual letter to a Mrs. Talfourd about various topics which include her children's illness, the landscape of Wardie Brae, the Surrey Zoological Garden, theatre business, and London gossip. First page contains two separate parts...
Garrick writes an amiable letter to Moody on the subject of a turtle given as a gift. In a postscript, Garrick states that he has found a theatre part for which Moody would be well suited. Garrick refers to the character of Major O' Flaherty in the...
Royalty Theatre (1840-1938); Elizabethan Stage Society; Poel, William, 1852-1934; Green-Armytage, R. N. (Robert N.), d. 1966; Chapman, George, 1559?-1634. Conspiracie and tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron, Marshall of France; Children of the...
Playbill announcing the Elizabethan Stage Circle's production of "Charles, Duke of Byron" at the Royalty Theatre. An excerpt from Dr. Wallace's "The Children of the Chapel, at Blackfriars" explains the history of the Blackfriars playhouse and the...
