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Additional authors

1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
2. Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937
3. Campbell, Patrick, Mrs., 1865-1940
4. Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909
5. O'Neil, Nance, 1874-1965
6. Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954
7. Arthur, Julia, 1869-1950
8. Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
9. Carter, Jack, 1902-1967
10. Ellis, Maurice
11. Thomas, Edna, 1885-1974
12. Farnum, William, 1876-1953
13. Harding, Lyn
14. Gill, Basil, 1877-1955
15. Reed, Florence, 1883-1967

Description

1. 1 bound volume of programs : illustrations, some in color; 26 cm

Donor/Sponsor

1. In honor of George Freedley

Subject

1. Tickets
2. Marginalia
3. Great Britain > Army > Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)
4. Autographs
5. Jordan Hall (Boston, Mass.)
6. Mendelssohn Glee Club (New York, N.Y.)
7. Theater programs
8. Negro Theatre Project
9. Theater, Open-air
10. Benefit performances
11. Ben Greet Players
12. World War, 1939-1945 > Theater and the war
13. Playbills
14. Amateur theater > Scotland
15. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)

Genre/Form

1. Autographs.
2. Marginalia.
3. Tickets.
4. Theater programs.
5. Playbills.

Call number

1. MWEZ+ n.c. 9818

Note

1. Programs (1898 - 1945) for Macbeth by William Shakespeare, mainly in England and the United States, documenting a range of performances from the late 19th to the mid 20th Century including Johnston Forbes Robertson and Mrs. Patrick Campbell; Helena Modjeska; Nance O'Neil; The Ben Greet Players at Mendelssohn Hall (NY), Jordan Hall (Boston), and a few other venues; Lionel Barrymore and Julia Arthur (NY); Orson Welles's version with an all-black cast for "The Negro Unit" of The Federal Theatre Project, known as the "Voodoo Macbeth," starring Jack Carter, then Maurice Ellis, and Edna Thomas (NY). Of note in this lot of about two dozen playbills and programs are regional, college and university productions including a modern dress performance at Tulane University and a 1943 student performance outdoors on the grounds of the Kenmay Secondary School (Scotland) as a benefit "[i]n aid of the School Activities' Fund and Prisoners of War Comforts [for the] 1st/5th Gordon Highlanders."
2. Item 18, a program for the Knickerbocker Theatre (NY), contains three tickets for seats in the orchestra and signatures that are likely the authentic autographs of actors William Farnum, Lyn Harding, Basil Gill, and Florence Reed [nearly illegible].
3. Compiled and bound by The New York Public Library. There is some marginalia scattered throughout.

Title

1. Macbeth.

Publisher

1. 1898-1945.

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Local note

1. Many items within are fragile, printed on brittle paper, or have come loose from the library binding. Please handle with deliberate care.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material

Added author

1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
2. Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937, actor.
3. Campbell, Patrick, Mrs., 1865-1940, actor.
4. Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909, actor.
5. O'Neil, Nance, 1874-1965, actor.
6. Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954, actor.
7. Arthur, Julia, 1869-1950, actor.
8. Welles, Orson, 1915-1985, director.
9. Carter, Jack, 1902-1967, actor.
10. Ellis, Maurice, actor.
11. Thomas, Edna, 1885-1974, actor.
12. Farnum, William, 1876-1953, actor, autographer.
13. Harding, Lyn, actor, autographer.
14. Gill, Basil, 1877-1955, actor, autographer.
15. Reed, Florence, 1883-1967, actor, autographer.

Research call number

1. MWEZ+ n.c. 9818