Document ID ET-D2079
| Archive Location | ET PROGS ET-D2000-2381, 2 (BL) Loan 125/26/2 |
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| Document description | programme |
| Date | 25 July 1895 |
| Document form | D - Programme |
| Production Date(s) | Thursday July 25th 1895 |
| Venue | Daly's Theatre |
| Time of performance | 2pm 8.15pm |
| Stage Manager | George Clarke |
| Music Director | Henry Widmer |
| General notes | Augustin Daly's Company of Comedians with Ada Rehan. |
| Language | English |
Works Cited
| Title | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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| Original author | William Shakespeare |
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No fees or gratuities. Daly's Theatre. Sole Lessee and Manager – Mr. Augustin Daly. Also of Daly's Theatre, New York, U.S.A. Eighth season in London of Augustin Daly's Company of Comedians with Miss Ada Rehan. 1884, Toole's Theatre. 1886, Strand Theatre. 1888, Gaiety Theatre. 1890, Lyceum Theatre. 1891, Lyceum Theatre. 1893, Daly's Theatre (opening). 1894, Daly's Theatre. Every evening at 8.15. Matinees, Saturday at 2. Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, Twelfth Night. S. Warmsworth & [?] Printers, [?], [?] Hart Street, Covent Garden, W.C.
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Every evening. Bill of the Play Daly's Theatre, Leicester Square. Matinee. Augustin Daly's Company of Comedians. This evening (Thursday), July 25th, 1895, and every evening for two evenings longer, Shakespeare's Comedy Midsummer Night's Dream. The scenery by Henry Hoyt, of New York. The Final Tableau by W. Hann of London. The Mechanical Effects by H. Sheldon and James Tait. The Music, original and selected, by Henry Widmer. The Costumes after designs by Bianchini, of Paris, and James Tait and Graham Robertson of London. Wifs by Clarkson. Thesus (Duke of Athens) – Mr. Geo. Clarke. Egeus (Father to Hermia) – Mr. Tyrone Power, Demetrius (beloved of Helena) – Mr. Frank Worthing, Lysander (in love with Hermia) – Mr. John Craig, Philostrate (master of the sports to Theseus) – Mr. Hobart Bosworth, Quince (the carpenter, also representing Prologue) – Mr. Charles Leclerco, Snug (the joiner, who represents also Lion) – Mr. Herbert Gresham, Bottom (the weaver, who likewise represents Pyramus) – Mr. James Lewis, Flute (the bellows-mender, who also represents Thisbe) – Mr. Sidney Herbert, Snout (the tinkler, representing Wall in the interlude) – Mr. William Sampson, Starveling (the tailor, also representing Moonshine) – Thomas Bridgland, Hippolita )Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus) – Miss Ada Sterling, Hermia – Miss Maxine Elliot, Oberon (King of the Fairies) – Miss Sybil Carlisle, Titania (Queen of the Fairies) – Miss Percy Haswell, A Fairy (attending on Titania) – Miss Sofia Hoffman, Puck, or Robin Goodfellow (a fairy attending on Oberon) – Miss Lillian Swain and Helena – Miss Ada Rehan. Fairies, attendant upon Oberon and Titania, by Misses Helma Nelson, Lena Loraine, Jeanne Vorhees, Amy Stuart, Lulu Bosworth, Helen Bryant, Marian Mansfield, Nina Felton, &c. Attendants upon Hippolita by Misses Lena Brophy, Kathleen Warren, Eveline Warren, Stevens, Lockie, Hill, &c., and Messrs Stuart, Shepherd, Warnock, Sherrard, Lister, &c. Act 1 – The Palace of Theseus. Act II. – Scene 1. The Workshop of Quince. Scene 2. – A Wood near Athens, Act III. – The same. Act IV. Scene 1 – Titania's Bower. Scene 2. – The Wood at Sunrise. In this scene a panoramic illusion of the passage of the Barge of Theseus to Athens. The Duett in this scene by Miss St. Clair and Florence D'Arcy. Act V. – The Outer Court of the Palace of Theseus. In this act the "Painful Tragedy of the Doleful Death of Pyramus and Thisbe" will be acted by the Hard Handed Men of Athens. Stage manager – Mr. George Clarke, Musical Director – Mr. Henry Widmer, Prompter – Mr. George Lesoir. Mr Daly's Season will close on Wednesday Evening, July 31st. The Last Matinee of "Midsummer Night's Dream." Saturday, July 27th at 2. Monday and Tuesday Evenings, July 29th and 30th. For the only times this Season, Mr. Daly's Comedy of Nancy & Co. Miss Rehan as Nancy Brasher, Mr. Lewis as Ebeneser Griffing, Mr. Worthing as Keefe O' Keefe, Mr. Gresham as Syksey Stockslow, Mr. Herbert as Capt. Renseller, Miss Gilbert as Miss Dangery, Miss Haswell as Daisy Griffing, Miss Elliot as Oriana. Wednesday, July 31st. Matinee at 2. Evening at 8. The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Farewell performances of the season. Miss Rehan's last appearances. The Orchestra will perform (under the Direction of Mr. Henry Widmer) the following Selections. 1. Overture "Oberon" – Weber, 2. Scherzo – Mendelssohn, 3. March from "Suite" – Lachner, 4. Spring Song – Mendelssohn.
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Munchener "Lowen-Brau." In bottles. Sold at all the Bars of this Theatre. London Offices – 62, Holborn Viaduct, E.C. F & C. Osler, Crystal Glass and China Services, Electric Fittings 100, Oxford Street, W. The Burgle Brand. – M. B. Foster & Sons, Ltd [?] Ale & Beer Merchants, 242, Marylebone Road, N.W. Bass Ale and Guinness's [?]. The above [?][?][?] [?][?][?] House of Commons. For Advertisement spaces apply to F. Warr & Co., Ltd. (Joe Fischer, Managing Director), 6 Duke Street, Adelp[?], W. C. Dixon's Double Diamond Port. To be obtained of Messrs. Frank Warr & Co., Limited, 6, Duke Street, Strand. Only John Exshaw's Brandies sold at the Bars of this Theatre. Telegrams : - "Neopolitan, London. Ices and Ice Puddings. Sent any distance and Refrigerating Boxes. Address: - Horton Ices. 56, Queen's Road, Bayswater. Doors open at 7.45. Commence at 8. The Box Office (Mr. Brown) open Daily from 9 to 5 and from 7.45 until 10. Seats may be secured also by Mail, Telegraph or Telephone; and are on sale at all the Libraries. Stalls, 10/6, Balcony 7/-; First Row Upper Circle, 5/-, Other Rows, 4/- ; Pit, 2/6, Gallery, 1/- ; Boxes, from £2 12s. 6d. to £5 5s. The Ladies Toilet Room for Stalls and Balcony opens off the Main Entrance Hall. Separate Toilet Rooms for Ladies as well as Gentlemen are provided for Upper Circle, Pit and Gallery, and an Attendant is always in charge of each. No fees or gratuities of any kind. Programmes are provided free for all parts of the house. No smoking is permitted in the Ladies' Foyer. Business Manager, Mr. John Farrington. Hooper, Struve & Co.'s the original sparking Brighton seltzer and high-class mineral waters. 7, Pall Mall East, London, & The Royal German Spa, Brighton. The only mineral waters supplied at this Theatre. Meredith & Drew, Ltd., high-class biscuits and cakes made from the finest materials and manipulated by Machinery of the highest order. To be obtained at most refreshment counters. None others supplied at this Theatre. London, Brighton, Gravesend & Croydon. The celebrated H. S. Corsets "Unsurpassed for comfort, elegance and durability, and for Ladies desiring a graceful long waisted figure are simply par excellence" – Press opinions. Prices: from 1/11 to 21/- a pair. See that the Trade Mark an Arrow, is stamped inside the Corset. Of all Drapers and Ladies' Outfitters. Established 1851. Birkbeck Bank. Southampton Biggs., Chancery Lane, London, W. C. Two-and-a-half- per cent interest allowed on deposits repayable on demand. Two per cent on current accounts on minimum monthly balances when not below £100. Savings department. Small deposits received and interest allowed monthly on each completed £1. The Birkbeck Almanack with particulars, post free. Francis Ravenscroft, Manager. Dunville's "V.R." Old Irish Whisky. Their own bottling sold exclusively at this Theatre. The Charing-Cross Bank (Established 1870). 28, Bedford Street, Charing Cross, London, W. C. Assets - £465,052 5 6, Liabilities 165,052 5 6, Capital and Reserve £300,000 0 0. Loans of £30 to £2,000 granted at a few hours notice in Town or Country, upon approved Promissory Notes, on Mortgage of Furniture, Trade & Farm Stock, Plant Crops, &c., without removal. Also on Deeds, Policies, and Reversions, for 1 month or 14 years. East repayments. Distance no object. Three per cent allowed on current account balances. Deposits of 10 and upwards received as under: 4 per cent per annum subject to 3 months' notice of withdrawal, 5 per cent per annum subject to 6 months' notice of withdrawal, 6 per cent per annum subject to 12 months' notice of withdrawal. Special terms for larger amounts. Interest paid quarterly. Depositors have no liability whatever, and are amply secured. Write or call for Prospectus. A. William – Manager. Best drink of all. Symons & Co.'s Devonshire Cider. Made from ripe Apples. It sustains and invigorates and is recommended by the Faculty. Sole makes of the Royal Excelsior Wines. Symonia Sydonia and other beverages supplied in Cask and Bottle by Wine Merchants, Stores, &c. John Symons & Co., (Ltd.), Totnes. Devon, and Ratcliffe, London, E. Toothache, faceache, neuralgia & all nerve pains cured instantly by "Hermanine". "Hermanine" prevents decay extraction and sleepless nights. Preserved and beautifies the enamel and hardens the gums; also renders the blackest of teeth perfectly white and imparts a sweet and pleasant aroma to the breath. To be obtained at Cloak Rooms and Saloon Bars at this Theatre, and of all Chemists. 1/1½, 2/3 & 3/6, or direct post free. Hermanine Depot: - 126 St. John Street, London, E. C. see testimonial and press opinions. Drink and enjoy Lipton's delicious tea and coffee. Largest sale in the world. Tea and coffee planter, Ceylon. Lipton, branches everywhere. Purveryors by special appointment to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. Established in Paris, 1770. Forty prize medals. Compagnie Francaise. Chocolate, cocoa & confectionery. Of all first class grocers and confectioners London Works: Bermondsey New Rd., London, S. E. Telephone No. 29916, Established 1864. Express Dairy Co., Ld. Supply this Theatre solely with their well known Hygienic Milk. Dairy Farms. Kenwood Farm, Hampstead; College Farm, Finchley, Ayrshire Farm, Herne Hill. Central Offices: Bloomsbury Mansions, Hart St., W. C. Sangters's Umbrellas. (by appointment) 110, Regent Street, 75, Cheapside, 10, Royal Exchange, 94, Fleet Street. ‘Canadian Club' Whiskey. Sold at all the bars. Barrett's celebrated Ales & Stout. Supplied solely at all the Bars of this Theatre. Wholesale Address – Barrett's Brewery & Bottling Company, Limited, Offices – 87, Wandsworth Rd., S.W. Names of nearest Agents on application. Confidential inquiries. Before employing or sending their clients to Detective Agencies, Solicitors who need expert assistant in making inquiries and collecting evidence are earnestly recommended to apply to A. D. Reynolds, 249, Kennington Rd., S. E. Languages spoken. Male and female Detectives. Moderate Charges. Armour's extract of beef and vigoral. The only stimulating Boullion. Sold in Jars and Cups in this Theatre. Armour & Co., 59, Tooley St., S. E. Very Old Highland Malt Whisky. Powell, Turner & Co., Ltd., 28 King Street, St Jame's, S. W. and 26, Gracechurch St., E. C. The only Scotch Whisky sold at the bars of this Theatre. "Johanns" "Honest Water, which ne'er left man l' the mire." - Shakespeare. Timon of Athens. Johannis. King of natural table waters. 25, Regent St., S. W. Springs: Zollhaus, Germany. The only natural mineral water supplied at this Theatre. Drapkin & Millhoff's cigars and cigarettes sold exclusively at this Theatre. Mahomet, Turkish, Prime of Egypt and Gold-Tipped cigarettes. Coates & Co., Blackfriars Distillery, Plymouth. Sole Manufacturers of the celebrated Plymouth Gin. Medal, Health Exhibition, 1884, protected by perpetual injunctions in Chancery of 1st March 1884, and 10th February 1887. Coates & Co. Original Trade Mark. Established 1793. Plymouth Gin. Beef Wine, Alexander's. The only Tonic which nourishes while it invigorates. Vitalising and strengthening. No family should be without it. Railway Travellers, Tourists, Cyclists, etc., will find it most beneficial. Certified by Sergeant Major John Vance, I.R.C.P. Sold by all chemists, Stores, &c., at 2s. 2d. per bottle. Each bottle has Trade Mark "Bull and Vinn," with the signature of the Proprietor in "Red" across the label. None else genuine. Wholeslae of the Beef Wine Company. 3 Catherine Court, Towers Hill, London, E.C.
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