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Collection name Holloway Collection - Various English Theatre Programmes (1870-1951)
Unique identifier Holloway Collection - Various English Theatre Programmes
Description 6 boxes of programmes collected by Joseph Holloway relating to various English Theatres (arranged alphabetically according to name of theatre) from 1870 to 1951 including:

[date unknown]: [Fairmont Hotel?]: 'An Hour of music given by the Emporium presenting William Laraia, Elsie Cook Laraia, Marion Brower'.
18/2/[year unknown]-27/2/[year unknown]: Civic Auditorium: San Carlo Grand Opera Co. Season programme booklet.
29/4/12: Opera House, Cork: D'Oyly Carte Company. Leaflet.
[date unknown]: Royal Comedy Theatre, Haymarket: under the direction of Mr. Alex Henderson conducted by M. Van Biene.
1/6/81: Colston Hall, Bristol: Mr. Riseley's Benefit Concert. Wordbook.
[date unknown]: Cambria Theatre: Elsie Janis in 'The Slim Princess'.
[date and location unknown]: Albert Chevalier with Mr. Bond Andrews, Miss Mary Glover, Mr. Hugh Gwynne.
23/1/84: Assembly Rooms, Newcastle-On-Tyne: Chamber Music Society, 4th season, 15th concert.
22/6/[09]-1/7/[09]: The Afternoon Theatre: 'The Wreckers', conducted by Mr. Thomas Beecham. Programme + flyer (plus duplicate of the latter)
[17/1/11]: Daly's Theatre: Mr. George Edwardes' new production of 'A Waltz Dream'.
[1882]: Comedy Theatre: 'Boccaccio' conducted by Mons. Van Biene.
[date unknown]: Avenue Theatre, Charing Cross: 'La Vie' conducted by Mons. G. Jacobi.
3/6/82 [plus duplicate]: Avenue Theatre, Charing Cross: 'Manteaux Noirs' conducted by Mr. John S. Hiller.
[date unknown] [plus duplicate]: Royal Adelphi Theatre: 'The Naughty Princess' presented by George Grossmith and Edward Laurillard.
28/7/[03]: Garrick Theatre: 'Romeo et Juliette' conducted by Signor Mancinelli.
11/4/90-19/4/90: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane: Carl Rosa Opera Company. 2 programmes.
20/7/[year unknown]: Royal Opera Covent Garden; 'Faust' conducted by Signor Mancinelli.
[26/7/03]: London County Council: The Parks Band.
[date unknown]: Savoy Theatre: 10 programmes for Gilbert & Sullivan Operas (in different boxes).
[date unknown]: Her Majesty's Theatre: 'Trip to the Moon' directed by G. Jacobi.
[date unknown]: Savoy Theatre: 'The Nautch Girl' directed and conduted by Mr. F. Cellier.
10/10/81 [plus duplicate]: New Theatre, Bristol: Carl Rosa Opera Company.
[date unknown]: Lyric Theatre: 2 opera programmes.
[date unknown]: Terry's Theatre: book of lyrics and music for 'My Lady Molly'.
19/10/50-23/10/50: Royal Opera House Covent Garden. 2 programmes. Accompanied by press cutting.
21/8/[year unknown]: Savoy Theatre: D'Oyly Carte's Savoy Theatre Company.
30/5/[year unknown]-4/6/[year unknown]: New Theatre Royal, Bristol: Mr D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company.
[date and location unknown, London?]: Madam Melba.
9/9/51: Royal Festival Hall: The Philharmonic Orchestra.
11/2/[year unknown]-23/2/[year unknown]: Royal Albert Hall: Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' conducted by Albert Coates. Flyer.
[date unknown]: Royal English Opera; 'The Basoche'.
[18/6/09]: London County Council: The Parks Band.
1/6/12-7/6/12: Llandudno Pier Company Ltd: Pier Co's Orchestra with Miss Dora Arnell and Miss Sybil Vane. Flyer.
27/5/70: St. James's Hall, Regent Street: Mr. Austin's annual evening concert.
4/5/70: St. James's Hall, Regent Street: New Philharmonic Concerts; 19th season, 3rd concert.
26/11/[year unknown]: Grand Lyric Hall: Madame Ella Russell, Signor Salvi, Mdlle. Olitzka, Mr. Plunket-Greene and Bruno Steindel.


Collection includes ballet programmes and mixed dramatic and musical programmes; revues; programmes for musicals; 2 miscellaneous Carl Rosa Opera Co. leaflets; 'The Amber Witch' wordbook published by the Moody-Manners Opera Company.
Date range 1870 - 1951
Associated People and Organisations Andrews, Bond - Arnell, Dora - Austin, Mr. - Beecham, Thomas - Biene, Mr. Van - Brower, Marion - Browner, Alison - Carl Rosa Opera Company - Cellier, F. (Mr) - Chamber Music Society (Newcastle upon Tyne) - Chevalier, Albert - Coates, Albert - D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1879 - D'Oyly Carte's Savoy Theatre Company - Edwardes, George - Glover, Mary - Greene, Harry Plunkett - Grossmith, George - Gwynne, Hugh - Henderson, Alexander - Hiller, John S. - Holloway, Joseph - Jacobi, Georg - Janis, Elsie - Laraia, Elsie Cook - Laraia, William - Laurillard, Edward - Llandudno Pier Co. - London County Council - Mancinelli, Signor - Melba, Nellie - Olitzka, Mdlle - Parks Band (London) - Philharmonic Orchestra - Riseley, George - Royal English Opera - Russell, Ella - Salvi, Signor - San Carlo Grand Opera Company - Steindel, Bruno - Vane, Sybil -
Associated Places Afternoon Theatre Assembly Rooms, Newcastle upon Tyne Avenue Theatre (also known as Royal Avenue theatre; later became The Playhouse) Cambria Theatre Civic Auditorium Colston Hall Comedy Theatre Fairmont Hotel Garrick Theater, New York Grand Lyric Hall, Dublin Her Majesty's Theatre, 1837-1901 (Was Queen's Theatre to 1714, King's Theatre to 1837; Became His Majesty's Theatre 1901, Became Her Majesty's Theatre 1952) Llandudno Pier London [England] Lyric Theatre, Piccadilly New Theatre Royal, Bristol Opera House, Cork Royal Adelphi Theatre (became Adelphi Theatre) Royal Albert Hall Royal Comedy Theatre, Haymarket Royal English Opera Royal Festival Hall Royal Opera House Savoy Theatre St. James's Hall Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Valencia [Spain] Daly's Theatre
Associated Times 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899 19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875 20th century - early 1900-1930 20th century - mid 1931-1970
Associated Content Ballet Opera Word books Musical Examples Press Cuttings Flyers Leaflets
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