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Collapse Shakespeare - The Birmingham Shakespeare Collection - 16th - 21st Century

Shakespeare - The Birmingham Shakespeare Collection - 16th - 21st Century

Collapse 1 - English Works

1 - English Works

Expand 0 - Reference works

0 - Reference works

Expand 1 - Collected editions of the works

1 - Collected editions of the works

Expand 2 - Selections of the works

2 - Selections of the works

Expand 4 - General literary history and criticism

4 - General literary history and criticism

Expand 5 - Literary criticism of the separate plays and the poems, and certain groups of the Plays

5 - Literary criticism of the separate plays and the poems, and certain groups of the Plays

Collapse 6 - The stage and the production of Shakespeare’s Plays

6 - The stage and the production of Shakespeare’s Plays

Expand 600 - The stage and the production of Shakespeare's plays (General works)

600 - The stage and the production of Shakespeare's plays (General works)

Expand 601 - Photographs, Illustrations and General Histories of Shakespearian Stage Production and Performances

601 - Photographs, Illustrations and General Histories of Shakespearian Stage Production and Performances

Expand 602 - Staging Scenery Costume

602 - Staging Scenery Costume

Expand 603 - Acting and Speaking Shakespeare in the Theatre - production

603 - Acting and Speaking Shakespeare in the Theatre - production

Expand 604 - Audiences

604 - Audiences

Expand 606 - History of Shakespearian stage adaptations and alterations of the plays

606 - History of Shakespearian stage adaptations and alterations of the plays

Expand 609 - Manuals of Shakespearian Production

609 - Manuals of Shakespearian Production

610 - The Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatre - General histories

Expand 610.1 - The Globe Theatre

610.1 - The Globe Theatre

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610.2 - The Theatre

610.3 - The Curtain Theatre

610.4 - The Rose Theatre

Expand 610.5 - The Black friars Theatre

610.5 - The Black friars Theatre

610.6 - The Fortune Theatre

610.7 - The Swan Theatre

610.8 - The Red Bull Theatre

Expand 610.9 - Others

611 - The Actors - Shakespeare and his fellow actors

Expand 611.01 - Individual Biographies of Elizabethan Actors

611.01 - Individual Biographies of Elizabethan Actors

Expand 611.1 - The Dramatic Companies

611.1 - The Dramatic Companies

Expand 611.2 - The Children's Companies and the War of the Theatre - Poetomachia (Boy Actors) Shakespeare' Boy actors

611.2 - The Children's Companies and the War of the Theatre - Poetomachia (Boy Actors) Shakespeare' Boy actors

Expand 611.3 - English Players abroad

611.3 - English Players abroad

Expand 611.4 - Shakespeare's Boy Actors

611.4 - Shakespeare's Boy Actors

611.11 - Chamberlain's - King's

611.12 - Worcester's Queen s - Pembroke's (1593)

611.13 - Strange's - Admiral's

612 - The Stage Business

Expand 612.1 - Staging and Stage Machinery, Lighting

612.1 - Staging and Stage Machinery, Lighting

612.2 - Producer, Prompter

Expand 612.3 - Costume Properties

612.3 - Costume Properties

612.4 - Songs, Dances, Acrobatics

Expand 612.5 - Acting Elocution

612.5 - Acting Elocution

Expand 613 - Works on the Production of single plays prompt books

613 - Works on the Production of single plays prompt books

Expand 614 - The Elizabethan and Jacobean Audience

614 - The Elizabethan and Jacobean Audience

615 - Court and Stage

Expand 615.1 - The Masque

615.1 - The Masque

Expand 616 - The Universities

616 - The Universities

Expand 618 - Reputation of the Theatre Censorship and Regulation of Performances

618 - Reputation of the Theatre Censorship and Regulation of Performances

Expand 619 - Sources for the history of the Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatre

619 - Sources for the history of the Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatre

Expand 620 - The Restoration Theatre - General works

620 - The Restoration Theatre - General works

Expand 621 - Biographies of Restoration Actors and Actresses

621 - Biographies of Restoration Actors and Actresses

Expand 623 - Attacks upon the Theatre, Stage Controversies

623 - Attacks upon the Theatre, Stage Controversies

Expand 629 - Dramatic Criticism, Manuscript Prompt Books

629 - Dramatic Criticism, Manuscript Prompt Books

630 - The British Eighteenth-century Theatre - General works

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631 - Biographies, Memoirs, etc. of the Actors and Actresses Portraits

631 443575 - An apology for the conduct of Mr. Charles Macklin, comedian : [with papers relating to the dispute over his performance of Macbeth]. - 1773

Expand 633 - Stage Controversies and Attacks upon the Theatre

633 - Stage Controversies and Attacks upon the Theatre

639 - Dramatic Criticism, Manuscript Prompt Books, Souvenir programmes, etc.

639.9 - Recitals Readings of the works

640 - The British Nineteenth-century Theatre - (general works)

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640.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes, lighting

Expand 640.2 - Acting, Elocution, Transvestism, Burlesque

640.2 - Acting, Elocution, Transvestism, Burlesque

640.3 - Audiences

Expand 640.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays

640.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays

640.9 - Stage History of a particular play

Collapse 641 - Biographies, Memoirs, etc. , of the Actors, Ac tresses and Managers Portraits

641 - Biographies, Memoirs, etc. , of the Actors, Ac tresses and Managers Portraits

2867 - Critical essays on the dramatic excellencies of the Young Roscius,. - 1804

3302 - Fechter's version of Othello / critically analysed ; by Henry Ottley, with prefatory observations on the stage, the audience, and the critics ... - 1861

49882 - Random recollections of an old actor. - 1880

57027 - Essays on the drama. - 1863

57302 - Trifles. Verses on Shakespeare. - 1823

61008 - The old play-goer. By William Robson. - 1846

63813 - Stage, biography of the British stage. - 1824

72468 - The stage as it is dramaticus. - 1847

72487 - Anecdotes of actors : with other desultory recollections, etc. etc. etc. - 1844

72506 - Memoirs of the life of Wm. Henry West Betty, known by the name of the Young Roscius / with a general estimate of his talents, and a critique on his principal characters... - 1804

83502 - The stage, or, Recollections of actors and acting from an experience of fifty years / a series of dramatic sketches, by James E. Murdoch. <With an appendix>. - 1880

83502 - The stage, or, Recollections of actors and acting. - 1880

89587 - The life of David Garrick, esq. - 1801

98679 - Behind the footlights, or, The stage as I knew it / by W.C. Day ; illustrated by G.B. Le Fanu. - 1885

148219 - Tommaso Salvini. - 1881

201777 - The art of the Victorian stage : notes and recollections / by Alfred Darbyshire. - 1907

204236 - An authentic biographical sketch of the life, education, and personal character, of William Henry West Betty : the celebrated Young Roscius / by George Davies Harley. - 1804

208900 - An actor's tour, or, Seventy thousand miles with Shakespeare. - 1886

336825 - Julia Marlowe, her life and art / by Charles Edward Russell. - 1926

376659 - On actors and the art of acting / by George Henry Lewes. - 1875

389768 - Henry Irving, on and off the stage : his Macbeth, Faust, etc., etc. including a chapter on Irving in evening dress ...

396026 - Henry Irving / Austin Brereton. - 1905

422876 - Henry Irving. A short account of his public life ... - 1883

437201 - Mr. Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry in America : [presenting "Hamlet", "The Merchant of Venice" and other plays]. - 1884

481184 - The life and theatrical career of Edmund Kean, 1787-1833 / with a foreword by Gordon Craig ... - 1938

483102 - Henry Irving : [with references to Shakespeare]. - 1936

486572 - Henry Irving in England and America 1838-84 / by Frederic Daly [pseud.]. - 1884

486852 - Sir Henry Irving. - 1895

488698 - Adventures among immortals : as told to Lowell Thomas. - 1938

491359 - Henry Irving centenary matinee, May 23rd, 1938 : [programme]. - 1938

491427 - The Lyceum and Henry Irving / by Austin Brereton. - 1903

498880 - Henry Irving / by William Winter. - 1885

498919 - "Thorough" : a short sketch of the life and work of Henry Irving. - 1879

498920 - Cigarette papers : with some notes for a life of Sir Henry Irving / with illustrations by W.H. Margetson. - 1902

499295 - A cosmopolitan actor : his adventures all over the world / by J.B. Howe. - pref 1888

499695 - Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry : a record of over twenty years at the Lyceum Theatre. - 1897

499872 - Henry Irving, actor and manager, a critical study, - 1883

502292 - Sir Henry Irving : a record of over twenty years at the Lyceum / by Percy Fitzgerald. - 1895

503663 - From the wings / by "The Stage Cat" ; edited [i.e. written] by [Mrs.] Elisabeth Fagan. - 1923

506641 - We saw him act; a symposium on the art of Sir Henry Irving ... / A series of essays, articles and anecdotes, personal reminiscences and dramatic criticisms written by his contemporaries, collected and collated by H. A. Saintsbury, edited by H. A. Saintsbury and Cecil Palmer. - 1939

514842 - The life and interesting anecdotes of Mr. Kean : with remarks on his performances. - c 1820

516029 - Stray memories.

561767 - Charles Kemble : [Shakespearian actor]. - 1854

562456 - The tragedian; an essay on the histrionic genius of Junius Brutus Booth. / By Thomas R. Gould. - 1868

567378 - The life of an actor. / By Pierce Egan. The poetical descriptions by T. Greenwood. Embellished with twenty-seven characteristic scenes, etched by Theodore Lane. - 1892

579406 - Eating and drinking, a miscellany compiled by Madge Hart. Woodcuts by Rosemary Brown. - 1947

665530 - America's first Hamlet. - 1957

764314 - The eminent tragedian William Charles Macready / [by] Alan S. Downer. - 1966

768747 - Ellen Terry. - 1968

F 298382 - Modern Shakespearean celebrities [picture] : [20 photographs] : proofs on india paper. - 1893

F 437278 - [Portraits, programmes etc., of Henry Irving and Ellen Terry]. - c 1850-1910

F 437280 - [Portraits etc. of Samuel Phelps]. - c 1830-1880

F 437392 - Portraits, etc. of Edmund Kean, c. 1810-c. 1890. - 1810-1890

F 437392 - Portraits, etc. of Edmund Kean, c. 1810. - 1810-1890

F 481710 - Newspaper cuttings : Sir Henry Irving centenary, 1938. - 1938

F 506890 - Edwin Booth in twelve dramatic characters. / The portraits by W. J. Hennessy. The engraving by W. J. Linton. The biographical sketch by William Winter. - 1872

F 557356 - Celebrities of the stage / edited by Boyle Lawrence. - 1900

Q 594119 - Souvenir programme given by the theatrical & musical professions as a tribute to Miss Ellen Terry on the occasion of her jubilee, Tuesday afternoon, June 12th, 1906. - 1906

Q 624732 - Review [of] Henry Irving : [a biography / by L.H.F. Irving : broadcast 2nd March, 1952].

Q 666678 - [Portraits, mainly of Sir Henry Irving / collected by G.E. Heritage, c. 1870-1905]. - c 1905

Q 666678 - [Portraits, mainly of Sir Henry Irving / collected by G.E. Heritage, c.1870-1905]. - c 1905

Q 776830 - Ellen Terry : portrait of an actress / [produced by H. Burton. B.B.C. television script transmitted 16th January 1969]. - 1969

p 61039 - Fechter in Hamlet and Othello. - 1861

p 72470 - Fechter as Hamlet, critical notices of, from the London journal. - 1861

p 91525 - Shakespearian rhyming address : Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. - 1881

p 147860 - Mr. Irving on the art of acting. - 1895

p 148223 - Mrs. Siddons as Lady Macbeth / from contemporary notes by George Joseph Bell. - 1878

p 150295 - Ophelia and Portia. - 1885

p 150322 - Helen Faucit. - 1885

p 312941 - Beerbohm tree and the Shakesperean theatre. - 1917

p 389232 - The shrew that Shakespeare drew : [Ada Rehan as Katherina].

p 491428 - A popular life of Henry Irving. - c1905

p 516574 - Last years with Henry Irving. - 1908

p 516575 - The death of Henry Irving. - 1908

p 530837 - Miss Ellen Terry's first appearance. - 1887

p 556072 - Our portrait gallery. 2nd series, no. 44, Henry Irving. - 1877

p 599880 - Sir Henry Irving's fight for fame. - 1904

p 667858 - William Charles Macready as a Shakespearian critic. - 1954

p 775441 - The Terrys and Godwin in Bristol. - 1967

643 - Stage Controversies and Attacks upon the Theatre

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649 - Dramatic Criticism, Manuscript Prompt Books, Souvenir programmes, etc.

649.9 - Recitals Readings of the works

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650 - The British Twentieth-century. Theatre -(general works)

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650.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes, lighting

Expand 650.2 - Acting, Elocution

650.2 - Acting, Elocution

650.3 - Audiences

Expand 650.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays

650.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays

Expand 650.8 - Biographies, Memoirs, etc. of the Actors, Producers, Books of Portraits

650.8 - Biographies, Memoirs, etc. of the Actors, Producers, Books of Portraits

650.9 - Stage History of a particular play

Expand 650.11 - Arena Theatre, Theatre in the Round, The Modern Elizabethan Theatre

650.11 - Arena Theatre, Theatre in the Round, The Modern Elizabethan Theatre

650.12 - The Open Air Theatre

650.13 - Small Travel ling Theatres

651 - Period 1900 - 1918 General works

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651.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes

651.2 - Acting, Elocution

651.3 - Audiences

Expand 651.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays

651.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays

652 - Dramatic Criticism Souvenir Programmes, etc, Manuscript Prompt Books for the period 1900 - 1918

652.9 - Recitals Readings of the works

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653 - Period 1919 - 1945 General Works

Expand 653.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes

653.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes

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653.2 - Acting, Elocution

653.3 - Audiences

653.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays

654 - Dramatic Criticism Souvenir Programmes, etc, Manuscript Prompt Books for the period 1919 - 1945

654.9 - Recitals, Readings of the works

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655 - Period 1946 - 1999

Expand 655.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes

655.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes

655.2 - Acting, Elocution

655.3 - Audiences

Expand 655.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays: parody

655.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays: parody

655.21 - Actors, Actresses: biographies

656 - Dramatic Criticism Souvenir Programmes, etc. Manuscript Prompt Books for 1946 - 1999

656.9 - Recitals Readings of the works, One man shows

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657 - Period 21st Century

660 - The Shakespeare Festivals and the work of other organisations not limited to a particular field

665 - The Old Vic Theatre

666 - Programmes etc. relating to:-

Expand 666.1 - Regent's Park .0pen-Air Theatre

666.1 - Regent's Park .0pen-Air Theatre

Expand 666.2 - The Mermaid Theatre

666.2 - The Mermaid Theatre

Expand 666.3 - Cambridge Festival Theatre

666.3 - Cambridge Festival Theatre

666.4 - Globe Theatre, Southwark

666.5 - St. George's Theatre, Tafnel Park

Expand 667 - The Stratford-upon-Avon Festival 1864 and Royal Shakespeare Company Productions

667 - The Stratford-upon-Avon Festival 1864 and Royal Shakespeare Company Productions

668 - Other Shakespeare Festivals in Great Britain

Expand 668.18 - Buxton

668.18 - Buxton

Expand 668.24 - Cornish Shakespeare Festival and Minack Theatre

668.24 - Cornish Shakespeare Festival and Minack Theatre

Expand 668.31 - Durham County Drama Association

668.31 - Durham County Drama Association

Expand 668.41 - Harrogate Shakespearean Festival

668.41 - Harrogate Shakespearean Festival

668.61 - Pendley Shakespeare Festival

Expand 668.81 - Southwark Shakespeare Festival

668.81 - Southwark Shakespeare Festival

Expand 668.99 - Other Festivals

668.99 - Other Festivals

669 - Amateur Productions - generally

Expand 669.4 - Amateur Productions - Societies, etc.

669.4 - Amateur Productions - Societies, etc.

Expand 669.5 - Amateur Productions - School and University

669.5 - Amateur Productions - School and University

Expand 670 - Shakespeare Stage Production from U.S.A. and Canada & Festivals

670 - Shakespeare Stage Production from U.S.A. and Canada & Festivals

671 - Before 1800 (Shakespeare Stage Production from U.S.A. and Canada & Festivals)

672 - During the Nineteenth-century (Shakespeare Stage Production from U.S.A. and Canada & Festivals)

Expand 672.1 - Biographies of the actors and actresses

672.1 - Biographies of the actors and actresses

Expand 672.9 - Works upon- the production of a particular play, or group of the plays, criticism, souvenir programmes, etc.

672.9 - Works upon- the production of a particular play, or group of the plays, criticism, souvenir programmes, etc.

673 - During the Twentieth-century - General histories

673.1 - Period 1900 -

Expand 673.01 - Staging, Scenery, Costume

673.01 - Staging, Scenery, Costume

673.02 - Acting, Elocution

Expand 673.2 - Period 1919 - 1945

673.2 - Period 1919 - 1945

673.03 - Audiences

Expand 673.3 - Period 1946 -

673.3 - Period 1946 -

Expand 673.09 - Individual biography of the actresses and- actors

673.09 - Individual biography of the actresses and- actors

673.9 - Prompt copies

673.39 - Readings and Recitals

674 - 21st Century

Expand 675 - The American Shakespeare Festival Theatre and Academy Stratford, Conn.

675 - The American Shakespeare Festival Theatre and Academy Stratford, Conn.

676 - Other Shakespeare Festivals in the U.S.A. - Theatre Material only

Expand 676.11 - Antioch

676.11 - Antioch

676.12 - Alabama

676.19 - California Shakespeare Festival

Expand 676.21 - Champlain

676.21 - Champlain

676.23 - Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival

676.26 - Colorado

676.29 - Dallas , Texas

676.36 - Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival

Expand 676.42 - Hofstra College

676.42 - Hofstra College

Expand 676.44 - Hollywood Shakespeare Festival

676.44 - Hollywood Shakespeare Festival

676.53 - New York Shakespeare Festival

Expand 676.54 - Marin Shakespeare Festival

676.54 - Marin Shakespeare Festival

676.59 - Monmouth - Theatre at

676.63 - Oregon Shakespeare Festival

676.70 - San Diego, Cal,

Expand 676.77 - Southern Shakespeare Rep. Co,

676.77 - Southern Shakespeare Rep. Co,

676.80 - Taylor University Shakespeare Festival

Expand 676.88 - Utah Shakespeare Festival

676.88 - Utah Shakespeare Festival

676.90 - Yale Shakespeare Festival

676.99 - Other Festivals in U.S.A, not yet catalogued

677 - The Stratford Shakespearean Festival (Stratford, Ontario)

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678 - Other Canadian Festivals

678.3 - The Earle Grey Festival, Toronto

679 - Amateur Productions - -generally

679.4 - Societies, etc.

Expand 679.5 - School and University

679.5 - School and University

680 - Shakespeare Stage Production from Other Countries

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684 - Spain and Portugal

685 - Other European countries

685.11 - Austria

685.14 - Belgium

685.17 - Bulgaria

Expand 685.21 - Czechoslovakia

685.21 - Czechoslovakia

685.22 - Cyprus

685.29 - Denmark

685.31 - Greece

685.41 - Hungary

685.43 - Iceland

685.46 - Latvia

685.47 - Lithuana

Expand 685.53 - Netherlands

685.53 - Netherlands

685.57 - Norway

685.61 - Poland

685.66 - Roumania

Expand 685.71 - Sweden

685.71 - Sweden

685.72 - Switzerland

685.92 - Yugoslavia

Expand 685.291 - Hamlet at Elsinore

685.291 - Hamlet at Elsinore

685.292 - Finland

685.925 - Macedonia

686 - South and Central America

687 - The Far East

Expand 687.2 - Japan

Expand 687.3 - Malaya

Expand 687.4 - India

687.41 - Pakistan

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689 - Other Countries

Expand 689.1 - Asia Minor

689.1 - Asia Minor

Expand 689.2 - Australia

689.2 - Australia

689.7 - New Zealand

689.12 - Israel

Expand 689.18 - Turkey

689.18 - Turkey

689.19 - Armenia

689.81 - South Africa

689.86 - East Africa

689.87 - West Africa

690 - Shakespeare Production in Other Media -

Expand 691 - Gramaphone Recordings

691 - Gramaphone Recordings

692 - Broadcasting

692.2 - Television

694 - The cinema

694.1 - Influence of Shakespeare on films

696 - Marionettes and puppets

697 - Juvenile drama, Toy theatre, Computer games

698 - Opera and Musicals

698.2 - Programmes

Expand 699.1 - Playbills - For single amateur or professional productions. Festivals arranged alphabetically by town or city.

699.1 - Playbills - For single amateur or professional productions. Festivals arranged alphabetically by town or city.

Expand 699.2 - Programmes of professional productions - British Isles

699.2 - Programmes of professional productions - British Isles

Expand 699.4 - Files of programmes of the Shakespeare societies, and other amateur groups

699.4 - Files of programmes of the Shakespeare societies, and other amateur groups

Expand 699.5 - Files of programmes of school and college productions

699.5 - Files of programmes of school and college productions

Expand 699.6 - Programmes of English language productions abroad - professional & amateur

699.6 - Programmes of English language productions abroad - professional & amateur

699.8 - Programmes of plays connected with Shakespearian photographs

Expand 699.9 - Film posters

699.9 - Film posters

Expand 699.61 - In U.S.A.

699.61 - In U.S.A.

699.62 - In Canada

699.63 - In Australia

Expand 699.64 - In New Zealand

699.64 - In New Zealand

699.65 - In South Africa

699.66 - In Other Parts of Africa

699.67 - In Asia

699.69 - Others - by place

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Expand 7 - Music and pictorial art

7 - Music and pictorial art

Expand 8 - Textual history: printing, editing and translation of the text

8 - Textual history: printing, editing and translation of the text

Expand 9 - Biographical appendix - Shakespeare’s life and times

9 - Biographical appendix - Shakespeare’s life and times

Expand 10 - English Shakespeariana

10 - English Shakespeariana

Expand 2 - Non English Works

2 - Non English Works

Expand 3 - Unchecked Catalogue Entries

3 - Unchecked Catalogue Entries

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