Document ID ET-D2007
| Archive Location | ET PROGS ET-D2000-2381, 1 (BL) Loan 125/26/1 |
|---|---|
| Document description | programme |
| Date | 22 April 1912 |
| Document form | D - Programme |
| Corporate Body | F. R. Benson Company |
| Production Date(s) | April 22 1912 to May 11th 1912 |
| Venue | Memorial Theatre |
| Venue address | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Time of performance | 2.30pm 8pm |
| Producer | F. R. Benson |
| Stage Manager | F. Randle Ayrton |
| Music Director | Mark Strong |
| General notes | The Shakespeare Festival; programme of plays to be performed; Dennis Neilson-Terry, Arthur Bourchier, Violet Vanbrugh and Martin Harvey will appear. |
| Language | English |
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MEMORIAL THEATRE STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
The Shakespeare Festival Under the direction of Mr. F.R.BENSON.
APRIL 22nd to MAY 11th, 1912
Henry V.
Julius Caesar
Coriolanus
Antony and Cleopatra
MAUD HILEY.
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Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
UNDER the direction of Mr. F. R. BENSON, the annual series of DRAMATIC
PERFORMANCES will be given commencing on Monday, April 22nd, 1912.
Eleven plays of Shakespeare will be presented, including the Roman Plays:
"Coriolanus," "Julius Cresar," and "Antony and Cleopatra." The Programme will also
include : "Pelleas and Melisande," in which Mr. Martin Harvey will appear supported by
his Company, "You Never Can Tell," by G. Bernard Shaw, and "She Stoops to
Conquer," by Oliver Goldsmith.
Mr. Arthur Bourchier will appear as "Petruchio" and Miss Violet Vanbrugh as
"Katharina" in "The Taming of the Shrew," on Monday afternoon, April 22nd, 1912.
THE F. R. BENSON COMPANY WILL INCLUDE:
F. R. BENSON
F. RANDLE AYRTON
HARRY CAINE
MURRAY CARRINGTON
FRANK COCHRANE
RUPERT L. CONRICK
C. PROBYN DIGHTON
BALIOL HOLLOWAY
JOHN HOWELL
MOFFAT JOHNSTON
JOHN MACLEAN
JAMES MAGEEAN
GEORGE MANSHIP
CYRIL SWORDER
DENNIS NEILSON-TERRY
DOROTHY GREEN
ELINOR AICKIN
VIOLET CECIL
MARION FOREMAN
HETTY KENYON
ETHEL McDOWALL
A. P. NICHOLSON
NORAH NICHOLSON
CONSTANCE PELISSIER
EVE TITHERADGE
MILLLICENT WARD
For the F. R. BENSON Shakespearean Companies:
Stage Manager - F. RANDLE AYRTON
Assistant Stage Manager - G. F. HANNAM CLARK
Musical Director - MARK STRONG
Advance Manager - T. E. SCARISBRICK
London Representative - HENRY TOSSELL
Assistant Manager - HUGH GWYTHER
General Manager - W. H. SAVERY
Offices :-11, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.
Secretary to the Shakespeare Memorial Association - Mr. C. LOWNDES
Librarian to the Shakespeare Memorial Association - Mr. W. S. BRASSINGTON
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Programme
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FIRST WEEK.
Monday (Afternoon) April 22nd, at 1.30 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Mr. Arthur Bourchier and Miss Violet Vanbrugh
Monday (Evening) April 22nd, at 8 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Tuesday (Evening) April 23rd, at 8 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
Wednesday (Afternoon) April 24th, at 2.30 HENRY THE FIFTH
Wednesday (Evening) April 24th, at 8 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Thursday (Evening) April 25th, at 6 HAMLET (Entire Text)
Friday (Evening) April 26th, at 8 YOU NEVER CAN TELL. (Bernard Shaw.) Mr. Otho Stuart
Saturday (Afternoon) April 27th, at 2.30 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
Saturday (Evening) April 27th, at 8 ROMEO AND JULIET
SECOND WEEK
Monday (Afternoon) April 29th, at 2.30 CORIOLANUS
Monday (Evening) April 29th, at 8 JULIUS CAESAR
Tuesday (Evening) April 30th, at 8 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
Wednesday (Afternoon) May 1st, at 1.30 PELLEAS & MELISANDE (M.Maeterlinck) Mr. Martin Harvey and his Company including Miss N. de Silva.
Wednesday (Evening) May 1st, at 8 SHE STOOPS OT CONQUER Mr. Otho Stuart
Thursday (Evening) May 2nd, at 8 ROMEO AND JULIET
Friday (Evening) May 3rd, at 8 TWELFTH NIGHT
Saturday (Afternoon) May 4th, at 2.30 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Saturday (Evening) May 4th, at 8 RICHARD THE THIRD
THIRD WEEK
Monday (Afternoon) May 6th, at 2.30 YOU NEVER CAN TELL. Mr. Otho Stuart
Monday (Evening) May 6th, at 8 CORIOLANUS
Tuesday (Evening) May 7th, at 6 HAMLET (Entire Text)
Wednesday (Afternoon) May 8th, at 2.30 JULIUS CAESAR
Wednesday (Evening) May 8th, at 8 TWELFTH NIGHT
Thursday (Evening) May 9th, at 8 SHE STOOPS OT CONQUER Mr. Otho Stuart
Friday (Evening) May 10th, at 8 RICHARD THE THIRD
Saturday (Afternoon) May 11th, at 2.30 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Saturday (Evening) May 11th, at 8 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
DOORS OPEN-EVENING: 7.30; Curtain will rise at 8.
AFTERNOON: 2; Curtain will rise at 2.30.
N.B.-FOR THE HAMLET PERFORMANCES, Doors will open 5.30, Curtain will rise at 6 o'clock. Matinees: April 22nd and May 1st, Doors open t p.m., Curtain will rise at 1.30.
PRICES OF ADMISSION:
Balcony (1st Row), 7s. 6d. Orchestra Stalls, 6s.
Dress Circle, 5s. Pit Stalls(un-numbered), 3s.
Window Seats, 3s. Unreserved :-Pit, 2s.; Gallery, 1s.
Box Office open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on and after Monday, March 24th.
Reserved Seats may be secured personally, or by letter, from Miss A. Rainbow, the Box Office, Stratford-upon-Avon. Telephone No. 45, Stratford-upon-Avon.
There will be no Ballot. All applications, made before opening of Box Office, must be by letter,
and seats will be allotted on Saturday, March 22nd, in the order the applications are received.
SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.-All are invited to join the Association
in order that they may be kept in touch with the work which is being done. Associates are
admitted free to the Festival Club, the Library, Picture Gallery, Tower, and Gardens, and to
all Lectures and Demonstrations organised by the Governors.
Minimum annual subscription for Associates, 5s.; Life membership, £5.
FESTIVAL CLUB.-During the Festival the Memorial Lecture Room is arranged
as a READING ROOM AND RENDEZVOUS for Visitors to the Town. Newspapers are
provided.
Subscriptions to the Club, for Visitors who are not Associates, from April 22nd to May
11th inclusive 46. 6d.; two weeks, 3s. 6d; one week, 2s. 6d.; or 1s. day.
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The general Programme of events includes :-Unfurling of National Flags, Floral
Procession to the Church and Decoration of the Poet's Tomb, on 23rd April. Decoration
of the Town; Exhibition in the Guildhall; May Day Revels; Lectures; &c. Further particulars
to be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary, MR. G. ASHFIELD, Address :-Union Chambers
Union Street, Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Shakespeare Sermon, on Sunday, April 28th, will be preached by the Rev. the Hon.
E. Lyttelton, Head Master of Eton.
THE SUMMER SEASON will be held August 3rd to 3lst, 1912.
Applications for further particulars, and also enquiries concerning Apartments, or the
Summer Season, should be made to Miss A. RAINBOW, Box Office, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Particulars of the April Festival and Summer Season may also be obtained from Mr.
W. H. SAVERY, General Manager, The F. R. Benson Shakespearean Companies, 11, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C. Telephone 6353 Central.
David Allen and Sons, Ltd.,
London, Harrow. Belfast, &c
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