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Additional authors

1. Greet, Ben, Sir, 1857-1936
2. Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
3. Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928
4. Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937
5. Anderson, Mary, 1859-1940
6. Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928
7. Sorère, Gabrielle

Description

1. 1 bound volume : illustrations, some in color; 32 cm

Summary

1. Twenty large format and souvenir programs from the collection of Sir Ben Greet, including outdoor and gala performances of Shakespeare's plays; Johnston Forbes-Robertson's farewell performance and a performance by Henry Irving; two pageants in celebration of the Drury Lane Theatre; and benefit performances in support of the Ellen Terry Memorial Fund, the King's Pension Fund for Actors and Actresses, the Jubilee Nurses Fund, La Fraternelle des Artistes, the Maine (the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary hospital ship used during the Boer War), the Allied Forces Base Hospital, and other services to soldiers and prisoners of World War I.

Donor/Sponsor

1. In honor of George Freedley

Subject

1. Ben Greet Players
2. Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
3. Old Vic Theatre (London, England)
4. Le lys de la vie (Motion picture : 1920)
5. Benefit performances
6. Empire Day
7. Theater, Open-air
8. World War, 1914-1918 -- Theater and the war

Genre/Form

1. Autographs.
2. Theater programs.
3. Playbills.

Call number

1. MWEZ+ n.c. 4247

Note

1. Item 2 is a program for the Empire Day Thanksgiving Service, Wembley Stadium, London, May 24,1925.
2. Item 11, a souvenir program from the performance at the Theatre Royal, Worcester, in aid of the Disabled Soldiers Fund, Worcester Regiment, is autographed by the actress Mary Anderson de Navarro, who starred in the production: "A remembrance of March 7th, 1916, Mary Anderson de Navarro."
3. Item 17 is a press book in French from the Société Française Cinématographique, Paris, for the 1920 experimental film Le lys de la vie, adapted from a story by Queen Marie of Romania (Maria Alexandra Victoria von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha) and directed by Loie Fuller and Gabrielle Sorère.
4. Compiled and bound by The New York Public Library.

Source (note)

1. Source of acquisiton unknown

Biography (note)

1. Sir Philip Barling "Ben" Greet, the prolific actor, director, impresario, and educator, well known in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for his productions of Shakespeare's plays in Elizabathan period style that were often performed outdoors, was born in London September 24, 1857 and died there May 17, 1936. An inexhaustible travelling performer across England who directed the Royal Victoria Hall (The Old Vic Theatre) from 1914 to 1918, Greet became famous in the United States through his affiliation with Charles Frohman, who presented Greet to great success in the medieval morality play, Everyman.

Title

1. Sir Ben Greet collection of souvenir programs.

Publisher

1. 1897-1935.

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Biography

1. Sir Philip Barling "Ben" Greet, the prolific actor, director, impresario, and educator, well known in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for his productions of Shakespeare's plays in Elizabathan period style that were often performed outdoors, was born in London September 24, 1857 and died there May 17, 1936. An inexhaustible travelling performer across England who directed the Royal Victoria Hall (The Old Vic Theatre) from 1914 to 1918, Greet became famous in the United States through his affiliation with Charles Frohman, who presented Greet to great success in the medieval morality play, Everyman.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material

Added author

1. Greet, Ben, Sir, 1857-1936, actor, director, producer.
2. Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905, actor.
3. Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928, honoree.
4. Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937, actor.
5. Anderson, Mary, 1859-1940, actor, autographer.
6. Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928, director.
7. Sorère, Gabrielle, director.

Research call number

1. MWEZ+ n.c. 4247