Book (Collection)[Theatre programmes]
Main title
- [Theatre programmes].
Published/Created
- 1885-1895.
Links
Links
- . . . The prince of comedians, Mr. Henry E. Dixey with . . . Rice's Big Burlesque Co. in the captivating burlesque in two acts, Adonis, or, Ye statue, ye miller, ye maiden, and ye lordly villyain. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/varspbk.brpt24 opens in a new window
- Rice's Surprise Party . . . an historical extravaganza in three acts burdened with the fascinating numerical title, 1492 up to date or very near it. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/varspbk.brpt33 opens in a new window
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Description
- 1 v. ([23] items) : ill. ; 20 cm.
Finding aids
- Printed inventory card file arranged alphabetically by title available in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division Reading Room: item level control.
LC classification
- Thr. P4
Summary
- Bound volume collection of theater programs for performances at venues including Madison Square Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Palmer's Theatre in New York, the Grand Opera House in Baltimore, The Boston Theatre in Boston, Mass. Includes programs for performances by The Rouge et Blanc Club of Baltimore, E.H. Sothern, Rice's Surprise Party, John Drew, Digby Bell Opera Company, Henry E. Dixey, Rice's Big Burlesque Co. and others. Includes programs for performances of plays and entertainments written by Sir Charles L. Young, Henry Arthur Jones, Alfred Baldwin Sloane, Elisabeth Marbury, Victorien Sardou, Abby Sage Richardson, A.W. Pinero, Marguerite Merington, George R. Sims, Cecil Raleigh, Henry Pettitt, Sir Augustus Harris, Bronson Howard, Oscar Wilde, R.A. Barnet, Carl Pflueger, Alexandre Bisson, Albert Carre, Clyde Fitch, Harry B. Smith and Julian Edwards.
Contents
- Theater programs and playbills: "Jim, the Penman" (1886) -- "Saints and Sinners" (1885) -- "Midas" (1895) -- "Merry Gotham" (1892) -- "Americans Abroad" (1893) -- "Sweet Lavender" (1894) -- "The Amazons" (1894) -- "Capt. Lettarblair" (1892) -- "The Grey Mare" (1892) -- "Burmah" (1895) -- "Aristocracy" (1892) -- "Lady Windermere's Fan" (1893) -- "1492" (1893) -- "The Masked Ball" (1892) -- "Jupiter" (1892) -- "Adonis" (1894).
LC Subjects
Form/Genre
Browse by shelf order
Notes
- Title devised by Library staff.
- With: Gribouille / H. Carnoy. Paris : Maison Quantin, [1884?]. (15 p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm.). Bound together subsequent to publication.
- LC copy: "Source unknown 67." Spine with title wanting, uniformly bound with other volumes. Some programs have duplicates.
- In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).
Additional formats
- A portion of these items are available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
LCCN
- 2011507813
Type of material
- Book (Collection)
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
- Thr. P4 Theater Playbills Coll
- Copy 1
- With another title.
Request in
- Rare Book/Special Collections Reading Room (Jefferson LJ239)
Status
- Not Charged