Document ID ET-D303a
| Archive Location | ET PROGS ET-D235-418, 1904 (BL) Loan 125/22/3 |
|---|---|
| Document description | programme |
| Date | 1904 |
| Document form | D - Programme |
| Production Date(s) | Thursday September 1st |
| Venue address | [Bristol] |
| Time of performance | 2pm 7.30pm |
| Stage Manager | Charles La Trobe |
| Costume Maker | Ailsa Craig |
| Music Director | Christopher Wilson |
| General notes | Cover missing. |
| Language | English |
Works Cited
| Title | The Merchant of Venice |
|---|---|
| Original author | William Shakespeare |
Document ID ET-D303a, Image 1 of 5
Admission. Orchestra Stalls, 5s. Fauteuils, 4s. Dress Circle, 4s. Balcony, 3s. Upper Circle and Amphitheatre, 2s. Pit, 1s. Gallery, 6d. (Matinees, 1s.) Private Boxes, £2 2s. and £1 5s. Children in arms not admitted. All Juveniles must be paid for. No Money returned. Notice. Doors Open at 7.10. Commence at 7.30 p.m. Early Doors (through Separate Entrances) To all parts, from 6.50 to 7.10 on payment of 6d. extra. Opera Glasses may be obtained from the Attendance. Hire for the Evening, 6d. each. Box Office in the Vestibule (under the direction of Miss M. Goldney) open from 9.30 to 4; Saturdays, 9.30 to 2, also during the Performances. Bath. Seats may be booked at Milsom's Music Warehouse, Milson Street. Weston-Super-Mare. Seats may be booked at Millier's Music Warehouse, Handel House, Waterloo Street. Tradesmen are notified not to supply Goods to the Theatre without a Printed Order Form signed by the Management. Acting Manager and Treasurer, Mr. F. S. Green. Stage Manager, Mr. Henry Turner. Musical Director – Mr. G. R. Chapman. Telephone (Box Office) No. 560 ; (Mr. Chute's Office) No. 561. Telegraphic Address – "Chute, Bristol." Special Note – seats retained by Telephone will not be reserved after 7.30 p.m., unless previously paid for. To prevent errors Telephone Messages regarding Seats should be immediately ratified by letter. Members of the Bristol Marine Ambulance Corps are on duty in the Theatre during the hours of the performance. Bristol Goldsmiths' Alliance. Telegraphic Address – "Alliance, Bristol". Telephone No. 1165. 30 College Green, Bristol for silver wedding presents Edwards & Armstrong. Central office : 4 Colstod Street Telephone 154 Bristol. The Electric Fans in the Balcony, Grand Saloon, and Pit Lounge are being installed by us. We make this class of work a Speciality and Guarantee Satisfaction. Dyer & Co., Ltd. High Class Costumiers 79, 81, 83 Park Street Bristol.
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J. F. Taylor & Son for smart up-to-date garments in Ladies' Wear. At popular prices. J. F. Taylor & Son 32 and 33 College Green, Bristol. The Don Association Queen's Road, Clifton, high-class depot for Gentlemen and their Sons to procure. Clothing & hosiery of every description. (New Showrooms opened for Tailoring Department). Ladies and Girls' Costumes. School Outfits a Specialite. Geo. Corner & Co., Tea experts, Coffee and Coca Merchants. Telephone No. 1804. Bristol. Clifton Branch – 6 The Mall. Brislington – 1 Kensington Hill. F. F. Sladen Art Needlework Depot, 11 Queen's Road, Clifton. Splendid selection traced goods. All Necessary Requisites for Needlework. Best Quality Berlin Knitting Wools, Etc. The Bristol United Breweries Ltd. Old Beers, Ales and Stouts. Home brewed. Monday, August 29th, 1904 for sic nights and Matinee, Thursday, September 1st, at 2 p.m. Miss Ellen Terry and her Company. Monday and Tuesday, August 29th and 30th, and Friday, September 2nd, "Much Ado About Nothing." Wednesday, August 31st, and Saturday, September 3rd, "The Good Hope," to be followed by "Nance Oldfield." Thursday, September 1st, Matinee at 2, and at 7.30, "The Merchant of Venice."
For Miss Ellen Terry, General Manager – Mr. Alfred Courtenay, Acting Manager – Mr. Thomas, J. Courtly, Advance Representative - Mr. G. Aubrey Hall, Stage Manager – Mr. Charles La Trobe, Musical Director – Mr. Christopher Wilson.
Pianos Exchanged, Repaired or Tuned. Pianos! £5 to £150 New, & from Hire by best English & Foreign Makers. Pianos. See New List just issued by the oldest established firm in the city. W. Brunt & Sons, St Augustine's, Bristol (Tramway Centre.) Organs. Hire Purchase from 10/6 Per Month. The Best Value at the Lowest Price.
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R. Griffiths, Ladies & Gentlemen's Hairdresser, 88 Whiteladies Road, Clifton (Over the Arcade). (Opposite Ashgrove Road). Antiseptic Process throughout. Private Rooms for Ladies. Lady Assistants. F. W. Crane & Co. High-Class Gent's outfitters. Ladies' Hosiery and Gloves. Bags, Trunks Portmanteaux, and Travelling Requisites of every description. Oxford House, 79 Park Street, Bristol. Cole & Pottow, Ltd., Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, for suits and hosiery. Cole & Pottow, Ltd., Tailors & Juvenile Outfitters, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol. Roger's Ales. Roger's Ales. Bain & Co. Eyesight Specialists. Distance Reading. All questions relative to eyesight or glasses answered willingly. Eyesight testing rooms – 29 St. Augustine's Parade. Walter D. Merrell, Specialist for Ladies' Blouses. Inspection invited. An immense variety to select from. Exclusive styles. Moderate Prices. Perfection in cut and finish. 34 College Green (Opposite Cathedral). "As you make your beds so you must lie." Contractors to H.M. Government. For sweet and clean bedding. For invalid furniture. Go to B. Maggs & Co., 4 Royal Promenade, Clifton. Duck, Son, & Pinker, for Pianos the largest stock and lowest process in Bristol. F. K. Lewis & Co Limited "The Ladies' Tailors." Ladies' Coat and Skirt, from 2 ½ Guineas. Gent's Frock Coat and Vest from 45/-. Gent's Solid Worsted Trouserings from 10/6 A Good Business Suit 42/- Lewis for Style, Fit and Satisfaction. Top of Union Street. Brooke & Prudencio Limited, Highest Class Soda, Seltzer Potass, &C., Waters. Supplied at the Theatre Bars. Thomas Salt Co., Limited, Brewers, Burton-on-Trent, Prize Medal Ales and Stout. The Pale Ale, on draught in Brilliant Condition at the Bars of this Theatre. These celebrated Ales & Stout in Cask & Bottle can be obtained from C. Tuckett, 24 Park St., & 88 Stokes Croft. Garaway & Co. offer "Only the Best" Hyacinths from 13/- per 100, Tulips from 3/- per 100, Narcissus from 1/9 per 100, Crocus from 8/- per 100. 15 per cent discount off the above or Catalogue Prices for Cash with Order. Catalogue Post Free on application. Garaway & Co. Durham Down Nurseries, Clifton, Bristol. Thursday, September 1st, Matinee at 2, and at 7.340, Shakespeare's Comedy The Merchant of Venice. Dresses by Miss Ailsa Craig Duke of Venice – Mr. J. S. Hamilton, Prince of Morocco (Suitor to Portia) – Mr. George Fitzgerald, Antonio (a Merchant of Venice) Mr Charles Thursby, Bassanio ( his Friend, suitor to Portia) – Mr. Matheson Lang, Friends to Antonia and Bassanio – Gratiano – Mr E. Harcourt Williams, Salarino – Mr. Eustace Le Grand, Solanio – Mr. Halliwell Hobbs, Lorenza in love with Jessica - Mr T. A. Shannon, Shylock (a Jew) Mr. Alfred Bucklaw, Tubal (a Jew, his friend) – Mr. Charles Whittle, Launcelot (a Clown, Servant to Shylock and afterwards Servant to Bassanio) – Mr. John Willes, Old Gobbo (Father to Launcelot) Mr. Leonard Craske, Servants to Portia – Balthazar – Mr. Paul Burnand, Stephano – Mr. Penderel Price, Nerissa (Waiting Maid to Portia) Miss Audrey Campbell, Jessica (Daughter of Shylock) – Miss Hutin Britton, Portia (a Rich Heiress) Miss Ellen Terry. Manificoes of Venice, Officers of the Court of Justice, Gaolers, Servants to Portia, and Other Attendants.
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T. Harris & Sons, Great Sporting and Games Depot. Wine Street. Bristol. Works: Tower Lane. Warehouses: The Pithay. Telephone [?]52. Buy direct from Kepple's China & Glass, of every possible description (Carriage Paid) Clare St, Bristol. Government Appointments – Royal Commission, Paris, 1900. South Australian Government, 1904 (Visitors are cordially invited to walk through our Showrooms). Jameson's Dublin Stouts. "Invalids." To be obtained at the Bars of this Theatre. For Price List apply – H. W. Jones, Sole Agent, Christmas Street, Bristol. Mesdames Clarke & Co., high class Milliners, 11 North Street, Bristol, After Season Sale. Bluthner Pianos sole agents C. Milsom & Son, 82 Park Street, Bristol. The most popular and delightful resort in Bristol. Lloyd's Oriental Café, Ltd. Carter's Bristol. Soda Water and Dry Ginger Ale. House cleaning by the new vacuum process. Cleans thoroughly carpets, upholstered furniture, tapestry, curtains, bedding, draperies, &c., without removal. Effectible, economical, sanitary. Full Particulars of the Agents – (Telephone 7126.) Fosters, Dyers, Cleaners, & Launderers. Westbury-on-Trym, and Branches. Synopsis of Scenery Act 1 – Venice. Act 2, Scenes 1 and 3 – Venice. Scenes 2 and 4 – A Street in Venice. Act 3. Scenes 1 and 3 – Portia's House, Belmont. Scenes 2 and 4 – A Street in Venice. Scene 5 – Portia's House, Belmont. Act 4 – A Court of Justice, Venice. Act 5 – The Garden, Belmont. There will be no interval between Acts 1 and 2. Programme of Music Overture – "Shakespearian" – M.S. Entr'acte – "Sings without Words" – Mendelssohn, Scene – "Sevillana" – Elgar, Prelude – "Lohengrin" – Wagner, March – "Silver Trumpets" – Viviana, Intermezzo – "Thy Star" – Mascagni. The Scenery of this Theatre is rendered Non-inflammable by the Fire Resisting Corporation, Ltd. During the Vacation Electric Fans have been provided for the better ventilation of the Balcony, Grand Saloon, and Pit Lounge. The Fireproof Curtain is lowered and raised at every Performance. Highest International Award. In Cask. In Bottle. Anglo Bavarian Pale Ales & Stouts. On sale in the Bars of this Theatre. Vienna, Melbourne, Sydney, Paris.
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Tuning 100 miles around Bristol. Pianos by Broadwood, Bechstein, Erard, &c. Ernest Crighton Organs. Piano. Players on Hire or Hire Purchase. Musica Library. Clifton, Bristol & Cheltenham. Goldsmith & Silver-Smith W. S. Kerrick. 76, Park Street, Bristol. To let. For Choice. Dessert Fruit Fuidge Bros., 45, Queen's Road, Clifton. Central Coal Co., Black Boy Hill, Bristol. Write for local Price List: or prices of any Coal delivered to any Station. To Let. Pleasance & Harper, Watchmakers and jewellers, 4 Wine Street, for Diamond, Wedding, and Keeper Rings.
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