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London: Theatres T-Z (1902-)
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Description
A collection of programmes from London theatres beginning "T" to "Z". These include programmes from concerts, film, ballet, musicals and opera.
Concerts:
The collection contains a number of concert programmes from the Winter Garden Theatre; these are from orchestral concerts given by the London Symphony Orchestra in 1948. The collection also contains a number of concert programmes from the Westminster Theatre Arts Centre. The majority of these are from concerts given on Sundays, chiefly from the 1960s and early 1970s and most often solo recitals or chamber music. A few programmes from Terry’s Theatre contain musical entertainments alongside the staged reviews; the music featured in these entertainments was chiefly burlesque or music parody. There are also orchestral programmes from the Trocadero theatre, given by the London Metropolitan Orchestra in 1905. There are single concert programmes from the Young Vic Theatre and the Victoria Palace Theatre.
Staged:
The collection includes a number of early twentieth-century programmes from Terry’s Theatre. These typically represent staged reviews and burlesques. There is also a significant amount of material from the Winter Garden Theatre, which chiefly dates from the 1930s (the major exception being the London Symphony Orchestra concert programmes as indicated above). These programmes include performances of British staged works, for instance Merrie England (Edward German) and the premiere of Lily Maid (Rutland Boughton). There is also a substantial amount of material from the Wyndham’s theatre, Wimbledon Theatre and the Westminster Theatre.
Theatres included:
Terry's Theatre; Trocadero, Elephant and Castle; Twentieth Century Theatre; Vaudeville Theatre; Victoria Palace Theatre; Young Vic Theatre; Webber-Douglas Theatre; Westminster Theatre; Wimbledon Theatre; Winter Garden Theatre; Wyndham Theatre; Tonybee Hall Theatre, Commercial Street.
Date range
1902 -
Associated People and Organisations
London metropolitan orchestra -
London Symphony Orchestra -
Associated Places
London [England]
Terry’s Theatre
Toynbee Hall Theatre, Commercial Street, E1
Trocadero
Twentieth Century Theatre, Westbourne Grove
Vaudeville Theatre
Victoria Palace Theatre
Webber-Douglas Theatre
Westminster Theatre
Wimbledon Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre
Young Vic Theatre
Associated Times
20th century - early 1900-1930
20th century - late 1971-1999
20th century - mid 1931-1970
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Royal College Of Music, Library
London SW7 2BS Open Map
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