| Description | Includes:
Programmes (at The Rep unless otherwise stated) -
'Candida' (1913);
'The Marriage Of Columbine' (1922);
'The Immortal Hour' (May 1922);
'The Immortal Hour' (October 1922) at Regent Theatre;
'The Christmas Party' (December 1922);
'Back To Methuselah!', 'Heartbreak House' and 'Getting Married' (October 1923)
'Heartbreak House' (March 1923);
'Gas' (November 1923);
'Mine Hostess' (October 1924) (two copies);
'The Human Factor' (February 1925);
'Chains' (February 1925);
'The Marvellous History Of Saint Bernard' (May 1925);
'Jane's Legacy' (31 October 1925) (gala performance to welcome delegates of The Drama League);
'The Barber And The Cow' (June 1926);
'Rosmersholm' (September 1926) at Kingsway Theatre;
'Yellow Sands' (November 1926) at Theatre Royal, Haymarket (two copies);
'Bert's Girl' (March 1927) at Royal Court Theatre;
'Yellow Sands' (August 1927) at Theatre Royal, Chatham;
'Yellow Sands' (September 1927) at Fulton Theatre, New York (two copies);
'The Road To Ruin' (December 1927);
'The Adding Machine' (January 1928) at Royal Court Theatre - with invitation;
'Macbeth' (February 1928) at Royal Court Theatre (with invitation);
'Harold' (March 1928) at Royal Court Theatre;
'Back To Methuselah' (March 1928) at Royal Court Theatre (two copies, plus invitation and leaflet);
'Bird In Hand' (April 1928) at Royalty Theatre, London;
'Six Characters In Search Of An Author' (May 1928) at Globe Theatre, London;
'Six Characters In Search Of An Author' (May 1928) at The Arts Theatre Club, London;
'The Farmer's Wife' (July 1928) at Royal Court Theatre (two copies);
'The Runaways' (September 1928);
'The Runaways' (November 1928) at The Garrick Theatre, London;
'Yellow Sands' (1928?) at Royal Court Theatre (programme includes list of previous Rep productions in London) (two copies);
'Othello' (February 1929);
'The Mayor' (March 1929) at The Royalty Theatre;
'|Back To Methuselah!' (August 1929) at Shaw Festival, Malvern Theatre (programmes for Parts I and II, and Part V);
'The Apple Cart' (August 1929) at Shaw Festival, Malvern Theatre (two copies);
'Barnet's Folly' (August 1929) at The Malvern Theatre (two versions - one with colour Paul Shelving festival logo, and one with black & white);
'The Shadows Of Strife' (December 1929) at The Arts Theatre Club;
'The White Assegai' (January 1930) at The Playhouse;
'Devonshire Cream' (March 1930) at The Playhouse;
'The Barretts Of Wimpole Street' (September 1930);
'Jane's Legacy' (December 1930) at Duchess Theatre, London (two copies);
'The Barretts Of Wimpole Street' (February 1931) at The Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton;
'The Barretts Of Wimpole Street' (August 1931);
'The Farmer's Wife' (January 1932) at The Queen's Theatre, London;
'Caravan' (March 1932) at The Queen's Theatre, London;
'Evensong' (July 1932) at The Queen's Theatre, London;
'Too True To Be Good' (1933?) at New Theatre, London;
'Once In A Lifetime' (February 1933) at The Queen's Theatre, London (two copies);
'When The Crash Comes' (March 1933);
'A Sleeping Clergyman' (August 1933) by The Malvern Festival Company at The Rep (two copies, one with annotations on front and back cover);
'Marriage Is No Joke' (February 1934) at The Globe Theatre, London (two copies);
'Counsellor At law' (April 1934) at Piccadilly Theatre, London;
'A Man's House' (September 1934) at The New Theatre, London;
'Widowers' Houses' (March [1936?] at Prince Of Wales' Theatre (Malvern Festival Production of);
'The Empress Maud' (November 1944);
Souvenir programme for Bernard Shaw centenary (1856 - 1956) - 'Caesar And Cleopatra' (July 1956) at The Malvern Festival (programme includes photo of the first festival company 1929, photo of Barry Jackson by portrait of, photo of Roy Limbert co-director with Jackson of Malvern Festivals 1929-1937, article by Jackson on the beginnings of the festival with photo of Shaw and photo of Shaw with model of apple cart, production photos by Lisel Haas, photo of Shaw planting mulberry tree at Malvern in 1936) [most of the originals of these photos are in MS 978];
'The Critic' followed by 'Two Gentlemen Of Soho' (unknown date) at Royal Court Theatre;
Short season of special matinees at popular prices [1926?] at Royal Court Theatre 'Hamlet' and ''The Farmer's Wife'.
Prompt books -
'The Dancing Girl' (printed) [suffering from water/mould damage - requires treatment];
'London Assurance' (Malvern Festival, August 1932);
'The Conversion Of Saint Paul' (1933) with cast list;
'Tom Thumb The Great' (1937) - with music, and letter from John Turner, Rep Secretary & Manager to HK Ayliff (14 April 1937) asking if he could write something about the production for the programme [suffering from water/mould damage - requires treatment].
Scripts -
'London Assurance' (two copies, one with handwritten notes);
'Gammer Guston's Needle';
'The Professor Of Peking' by S.I. Hsiung;
'The Barretts Of Wimpole Street' - souvenir of the anniversary performance at Queen's Theatre (23 September 1931) with covering letter from the Manager of the Queen's Theatre (26 september 1931) to H.K. Ayliff (letter has handwritten note on it 'What a nerve! The play was produced by HKA of whom there is no mention in this souvenir');
'The Admirable Bashville'.
Newscuttings include -
Pages from 'The Malvern Gazette' (14 August 1931) with articles on the Malvern Festival and photos of Sir Barry Jackson and Captain Roy W. Limbert [co-directors of the festival], Cedric Hardwicke, HK Ayliff, Bernard Shaw and Paul Shelving;
Obituary article in The Birmingham Post (03 November 1950) by TC Kemp on George Bernard Shaw;
Sunday Times articles (26 June 1960 and 03 July 1960) by Ralph Richardson looking back at his career;
Articles and cuttings on HK Ayliff and various plays, including modern dress 'Hamlet' (1925);
Photo of George Bernard Shaw at rehearsals for 'Back To Methuselah' at The Court Theatre.
Other material -
Leaflet of an address to the Birmingham Civic Society by Barry Jackson 'The Theatre And Civic Life' given on 09 February 1922;
Programme for City of Birmingham Orchestra 1925-1926 season including thirteenth Sunday concert at the Futurist Theatre (10 January 1926), fifth symphony concert at the Town Hall (19 January 1926), fourth children's concert (23 January 1926);
Souvenir programme for 'The Little Minister' at Theatre Royal, Haymarket (unknown date) with drawings by Phil May;
Reprint of article from 'Modern Drama' (September 1959) 'Back To Methuselah And The Birmingham Repertory Company' by HM Geduld - with letter from Geduld to Mrs Ayliff (18 November 1957) asking if she had any recollections of the 1923 production (and noting that he has spoken to Barry Jackson and Paul Shelving and that Jackson had recommending him contacting her). Further letter (23 July 1959) noting that Mrs Ayliff had mentioned that she had letters from dramatists that her husband had known, and was hoping to sell them - Geduld offering to pass on details of a book dealer and collector who might be interested;
Publication 'The Golden Milestone' by Trollope & Sons, West Halkin Street Galleries, Belgrave Square, London advertising its furnishing and decorating service [presumably kept as a reference work for set designs];
Headed notepaper (1930s) from Queens Theatre with message 'Mr HK Ayliff thanks you for your letter which has been handed to the proper quarter for consideration';
Leaflet on booking arrangements for Malvern Festival (1930) with details of George Bernard Shaw plays being performed;
Cast lists for plays HK Ayliff performed in - 'Bamboozling' followed by 'New Magdalen', and 'A Soldier & A Man' both by A. Clifton Alderson and his London Company; 'The Dictator' (September 1905) by Lawrence Brough & Company; Scenes from 'As You Like It' (December 1902) by Mr Ben Greet's Academy at Bijou Theatre, Bedford Street;
Cast list for German production of 'Hamlet' (10 April 1926) at the Deutsches Volkstheater based on HK Ayliff's modern dress production using Paul Shelving's design. |
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