"The theatre itself was located in a barn close to the village pond. Its location is indicated on the attached 1827 map of Hampton Wick and the Swan arrowed where tickets were to be had. The picture of Ye Swan around 1900 is probably not too dissimilar to how it would have looked in 1797. One of the regular patrons at the theatre is believed to have been William, Duke of Clarence (later King William IV, uncle of Queen Victoria). The Duke lived in Bushy House about a mile away from the village and was a known devotee of theatrical entertainments. The theatre had disappeared by 1865. It would have been a touring company who were playing on the night of 3 October 1797." ( information from Ray Elmitt, historian of Hampton Wick ) The doors were to be opened at 6 to begin precisely at 7 o'clock,. Boxes were 3 shillings, Pit seats were 2 shillings and seats in the gallery were 1 shilling. Tickets could be bought at the printing office in Kingston or from Mr Ansel of Adam and Eve in Kingston or from Mr Pattenden of the Swan in Hampton Wick. "First Love" is a 1795 sentimental comedy play by the British playwright Richard Cumberland. It was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in May 1795. Frederick Mowbray becomes the protector of Sabrina Rosny after her abandoment by Lord Sensitive. The Agreeable Surprise is a 1781 comic opera to music by Samuel Arnold and a libretto by John O'Keeffe. The work in two acts was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket (London), on 3 September 1781. It was one of the most performed works of its kind in London in the last quarter of the 18th century. In England the 18th century saw the flourishing of theatre as a popular pastime. Many theatres were enlarged and new playhouses built in London and the provinces. This item was kept as a souvenir / memento and brought to Australia by an early settler.A very old program from the Richmond Company at the Theatre Hampton-Wick. It is white with black print. There are two performances - First Love and The Agreeable Surprise. There is a cast list for each. theatre hampton-wick-richmond-company

Series of black and white portrait type photographs of actors/actresses who played roles in local productions by the Clocktower Theatre Company. Some photographs of players during performances.Several photographs have names recorded on print.

Photograph. Hand coloured photograph of Gertrude Perry in costume for her performance in musical Wildflower. Mounted on cream card. Multi coloured costume with flowers in hair. On the back: Wildflower.Allan B Martin, 4 Royal Ave, Bendigoperson, individual, personal/portrait, gertrude perry collection, perry gertrude, wildflower, martin allan b

Document. Six sheets of green paper with reviews from newspapers, handwritten beneath the names of local newspapers (Bendigo Region) and towns. Reviews are of the performances of Alex J. Hamilton.performing arts, elocution, newspaper reviews

Black and white photograph. Showing men and women standing in pairs for theatrical performance. Men in white powdered wigs and knee high stockings women in ringlets holding fans.photo, group, theatre performers

4 June 1936 issue of the 'Chicago Herald and Examiner', featuring an article about Helen Fulton, and her performance at the Chicago City Tennis Tournament. Materials: Ink, Papertennis

Arthur Henry Dear was an employee of the City of Kew, acting as Hall Keeper of the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, and later the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road. The Arthur Dear Collection contains memorabilia - tickets, programmes, invitations - as well as his identification badge. Items in the collection dates from the 1940s to the 1960s. The Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later the Kew City Hall (Cotham Road) were major locations in suburban Melbourne in the postwar period for civic and private events including theatre productions and exhibitions. The Arthur Dear Collection (in conjunction with the scrapbooks compiled by Marion Tilley) provide a comprehensive snapshot of performing arts in Kew during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period.Programme for a performance of Enduring As the Camphor Tree by Russell J. Oakes, performed by The Everyman Theatres Company. The programme includes performer and writer profiles as well as a cast list and advertisements.arthur dear collection, performing arts -- kew -- victoria, kew recreation hall -- wellington street, theatre memorabilia, everyman theatres company, 'enduring as the camphor tree' by russell j. oakes

Universal Theatre Newsletter featuring Universal Theatre at the athenaeum good conditioncontains advertisements for 'the Australian Greek Festival including Description of Australian performances in this time as well as Gerry Connolly in men and women of Australia as the brass band for the melbourne international comedy festivalthe nylons in concert, universal theatre, melbourne athenaem theatre

Music teacher Itzak Meron's choir performing, c. 1980s. Also known as Itzik or Itzhak. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.music, choir, performance, 1980s

Students perform the play 'Trial by Jury', c. 1980s. Includes Ashley Krongold in the role of the judge.play, theatre, performance, performing arts

Performance in London..Andrew Lloyd Webber composer. First performance 27th March 1984.walsh st library

Bendigo Performance of ''Madam and her Orkestra'' Cabaret night with BYO supper hamper, drinks and glasses - ''Australia's Red Hot Mamma - a Phenomenon'' - three pages of background to the group of four musicians; two pages from the 'West Australian Magazine' backgrounding pat Thompson (singer) and one page drawing (cartoon) of Pat (presumably - not named). Advertising flyer re Bendigo performance - with annotations of 1991 (crossed out) and 1992.

Document. Bendigo Competitions Society Award Sheets. 64 Adjudicator's Award Sheets from The Bendigo Competitions Society for vocal performances by Gertrude Perry dating from 1946 to 1954.person, individual, gertrude perry, gertrude perry collection, bendigo competitions society award sheets

Six brochures titled new performance New Economy for your Car advertising Scalebuoys for vehicles, printed by Cambridge Press Bendigo and stamped Frank.A.Stevenson 62 Honeysuckle Street Bendigo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy

Document. Handwritten letter attached to flap of envelope (Glued). Letter written to Alex Hamilton congratulating him for his performance as the Lord Chancellor in ''Iolanthe''. Signed ''George''. Dated 29.1.02.performing arts, elocution, letter and envelope

Bendigo Performance of comedy play ''Wallflowering'' with Jill Perryman & Kevan Johnston. August 19??. Flyer (two copies); one-page ''Invitation'' to show with synopsis of plot and CVs of performers.

Yellow coloured program from the Grand Concert of the Ballarat Teachers' College held at St Paul's Hall, Ballarat, Thursday August 25th 1949. Includes the name of the performance and the performer/s.grand concert, ballarat teachers' college, programme, college choir, margaret blaby, shirley freckleton, donald evans, richard stowell, john blackie, lorraine english, neil tippett, choral club, pat nield, david collins, phys. ed club, joan addinsall, nancy lee, sylvia read, beverley thorpe, jean holland, margaret hives, moira connellan, valda kelly, leonard mcrae, mary gearing, lesley latch, wallace wall

Short typed notes on the Wesley College Dramatic Society performances. Mentioned is The Monkey's Paw, Captain X and The New Boy. Mentioned are Stuart Hall and Winks Smith who played the xylophone.document, wesley college dramatic society, the monkey's paw, captain x, the new boy, shakespeare, stuart hall, winks smith, ?erry

Book. Scrapbook of Operatic Shows. Scrapbook containing Bendigo Advertiser clippings of Bendigo Operatic Society Performances collected by Gertrude Perry 1953 - 1958. Queen Elizabeth depicted on front cover.organization, club/society, bendigo operatic society, gertrude perry collection, bendigo operatic society, bendigo advertiser

Object. Recording of Golden Square Choir. Two 78 RPM recordings of the Golden Square Choir Performances recorded by Warne A Wilson Radio Service Ballarat with playing instructions and special needles.audio-visual technology, audio accessories, golden square choir, gertrude perry collection, 78 rpm recordings, golden square choir, warne a wilson radio service

Bendigo Performance of Concordia Camerata - B&W poster (copy) with some details of program and date (25/9/1986) at the ''beautifully restored'' Ballroom of the Shamrock Hotel. Ensemble of mandolins and guitars.