| Description | Includes:
Duplicate of large entertainment tax poster (also in unsorted box 55) [folded twice, slightly tatty on one edge];
Long poster advertising John Drinkwater's comedy success 'Bird In Hand' [3 October 1931], originally produced at Rep, with a year at The Royalty Theatre London and 10 months in five New York theatres. Has illustration of pub called 'Bird In Hand' ('fully licensed for laughing - come amd take your fill') and production photo. Also text 'Bird In Hand is for Gloucestershire what The Farmer's Hand is for Devonshire' (has Paul Shelving logo, and notes reduced prices) [folded once - dirty and tatty];
Poster for 'The Lake' by Dorothy Massingham and Murray Macdonald with Margaret Halstan (1934) [folded twice - 2 copies, one with hole in];
Large version of poster for 'The Lake' (1934) [folded four times, some dirt and tears];
Poster with text 'Never Say Birmingham - say Birmingham Repertory' [folded twice];
Long poster (with Paul Shelving logo) for 'Canaries Sometimes Sing' (Monday 3 August 1931 for three weeks), gives some of the cast and notes reduced summer prices, also with details of upcoming production 'A Trip To Scarborough' (direct from the Malvern Festival and prior to London production) [folded once];
Duplicate of 'Cabbages And Kings' poster (1933) (in unsorted box 40) [folded twice] and larger version of [folded four times];
Large poster for 'Counsellor -At-Law' (1934) by Elmer Rice, produced by Herbert M. Prentice and designed by Jean Campbell. First performance in England [date?] [in two pieces and folded together three times - dirt on outside];
Large poster 'Repertory Theatre Station Street, Sir Barry Jackson announces Travelling Repertory Theatre, direction Basil C. Langton - 'I Have Been Here Before' by J.B. Priestly [24 March 1942] [folded three times];
Large poster 'Repertory Theatre Station Street by arrangement with Sir Barry Jackson, T.R.T. [Travelling Repertory Theatre] presents a short season by the Old Vic Theatre students (1942), director John Moody - first week (30 June - 04 July) 'John Gabriel Borkman' by Henrik Ibsen, second week (7-11 July) 'Squaring The Circle' the Russian comedy - also advertises lunch time opera, dance solos by Louise Soelberg [folded three times];
Large poster - a chronicle play of a famous family 'The Brontes of Haworth Parsonage' (1933) with Marie Ault, by John Davidson, produced by Herbert M. Prentice, designed by Jean Campbell [date - 16 September onwards] [folded four times, some dirt and tears];
Poster Sir Barry Jackson announcing a return visit from the Travelling Repertory Theatre directed by Basil C. Langton 'Ah, Wilderness' (10 March 1942] by Eugene O'Neill [folded three times, some dirt and tears]. |