Document ID ET-D340a
| Archive Location | ET PROGS ET-D235-418, 1906 (BL) Loan 125/22/5 |
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| Document description | programme |
| Date | 1906 |
| Document form | D - Programme; O - Commercial artwork (eg. picture postcard, photograph) |
| Number of leaves | 2 |
| Production Date(s) | Friday April 27th 1906 |
| Venue | His Majesty's Theatre |
| Stage Manager | Cecil King |
| Scene Designer | Hawes Craven, W. Telbin, W. Johnstone |
| Music Director | Adolf Schmid |
| General notes | Shakespeare's Birth Week Festival. Music composed by Sir A. Sullivan. Contains six illustrations. Mr Tree as Falstaff, Ellen Terry as Mistress Page, Viola Tree as Mistress Ann and Mrs Tree as Mistress Ford; two copies. |
| Language | English |
Works Cited
| Title | The Merry Wives of Windsor |
|---|---|
| Original author | William Shakespeare |
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SHAKESPEARE BIRTH WEEK FESTIVAL
APRIL 23RD TO APRIL 28TH 1906
HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE
PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER MR.TREE
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[image of Shakespeare]
William Shakespeare from the "Drocshout" painting now in the Shakespeare Memorial Gallery at Stratford-on Avon.
Reproduced, by permission of the publishers, Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co., from "The Life of William Shakespeare" by Sidney Lee.
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THE Tragicall Historie of HAMLET Prince of Denmarke
By William Shakespeare.
As it hath beene diverse times acted by his Highnesse servants in the Cittie of London: as also in the two Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, and else-where [illustration] At London printed for N.L. and JOhn Trundell. 1603.
Title page of the First Quarto of "Hamlet". From the only extant specimen in the library fo the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth.
Reproduced, by permission of the publishers, Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co., from "The Life of William Shakespeare" by Sidney Lee.
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[photo portraits of] Basil Gill, James Hearn, Henry Neville, J. Fisher White, Jennie Lee, Mrs. Tree, S.A. Cookson, Ellen Terry
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THE RUN OF NERO WILL BE RESUMED ON MONDAY APRIL 30TH. MATINEE-WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND, AND EVERY SATURDAY, AT 2.15.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH, 1906.
SHAKESPEARE'S
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Sir John Falstaff - Mr. TREE
Master Fenton - Mr. BASIL GILL
Justice Shallow - Mr. J. FISHER WHITE
Master Slender - (Cousin to Shallow) - ?r. LYN HARDING
Gentlemen dwelling at Windsor:
Master Ford - Mr. HENRY NEVILLE
Master Page - . Mr. FRANK LASCELLES
Sir Hugh Evans (a Welsh Parson) - Mr. CHARLES BIBBY
Dr. Caius - (a French Physician) Mr. JAMES HEARN
Host of the "Garter." Inn - Mr. LIONEL BROUGH
Followers of Falstaff:
Bardolph - Mr. C.W.SOMERSET
Nym - S. A. COOKSON
Pistol - Mr. S.YATES SOUTHGATE
Robin - (Page to Falstaff) Master TONGE
Simple - (Servant to Slender) - Mr. REGINALD OWEN
Rugby - - (Servant to Dr. Caius) Mr. JACOBS
Mistress Page - - Miss ELLEN TERRY (By arrangement with Messrs. Vedrenne & Barker.)
Mistress Anne Page - (Daughter to Mrs. Page) - MISS VIOLA TREE
Mistress Quickly - Servant to Dr. Caius) Miss ETHEL HARPER
Mistress Ford - Mrs. TREE
Synopsis of Scenery.
Act 1.
Scene 1. A Street in Windsor. - W.TELBIN
Scene 2. A Room in Dr. Caius' House. - W. JOHNSTONE
Scene 3. A Street in Windsor.- W.TELBIN
Scene 4. A Room in the 'Garter' Inn - W. JOHNSTONE
Act 2.
Scene 1. Near Windsor - HAWES CRAVEN.
Scene 2. A Street in Windsor.- W.TELBIN
Scene 3. A Room in Ford's House. - W. JOHNSTONE
Act 3.
Scene 1, A Room in the 'Garter' Inn - W. JOHNSTONE
Scene 2. A Room in Ford's House. - W. JOHNSTONE
Scene 3. A Street in Windsor. - W. JOHNSTONE
Scene 4. Windsor Forest. - HAWES CRAVEN.
Progamme of Music
Overture "Merry wives of windsor." Nicolai
AFTER ACT I.
Old English Dances - Sir F.Cowen
AFTER ACT II.
Graceful Dance and March from "Henry VIII." - A. Sullivan
Incidental Music composed by Sir A. Sullivan.
STAGE MANAGER, Mr. CECIL KING.
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER, Mr. LOUS MERCANTON.
MUSICAL DIRECTOR, Mr. ADOLF SCHMID.
GENERAL MANAGER - MR. HENRY DANA.
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[photo portraits of] Lionel Brough, C.W.Somerset, Margaret Halstan, Beatrice Forbes Robertson, Lyn Harding, Constance Collier, Viola Tree, H. Beerbohm Tree
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[photo] Room in which Shakespeare was born, April 23rd, 1564.
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[photo] Shakespeare's birthplace and adjoining house at Stratford-on-Avon
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MONDAY, APRIL 23RD, 1906.
THE TEMPEST
Caliban (a Savage and Deformed Slave) - Mr. Tree
Propspero ( the right Duke of Milan) - Mr. Lyn Harding
Ferdinand (Son to the King of Naples) Mr. Basil Gill
Alonzo (King of Naples) - Mr. S.A. Cookson
Sebastian (his Brother) - Mr Reginald Owen
Antonio (Propspero's Brother, the usurping Duke of Milan) - Mr. Robert Farquharson
Gonzalo (an honest old Counsellor) - Mr. J.Fisher White
Lords:
Francisco - Mr. E. Egerton Hine
Adrian - Mr. Powell
Trinculo (A Jester) - Mr. Lionel Brough
Stephano (a Drunken Butler) - Mr. James Hearn
Master of Ship - Mr. Yates Southgate
Boatswain - Mr. Frank Royde
Miranda (Daughter to Prospero) - Miss Maude Cressall
Spirits:
Iris - Miss Gertrude Templeton
Ceres - Miss Viola Tree
Juno - Miss Edith Jefferies
Ariel (an Airy Spirit) Miss Viola Tree
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TUESDAY, APRIL 24TH, 1906
ALSO WEDNESDAY MATINEE, APRIL 25TH.
King Henry IV. (Part I.)
Sir John Falstaff - Mr. Tree
King Henry IV - Mr. S.A.Cookson
His Sons:
Henry, Prince of Wales - Mr. Courtenay Foote
Prince John of Lancaster - Mr. E.Egerton Hine
Earl of Westmoreland - Mr. Clive Currie
Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester - Mr. J.Fisher White
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland - Mr. Robert ATkins
Henry Percy, surnamed Hotspur (his Son) - Mr. Basil Gill
Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March - Mr. Esme Percy
Sir Walter Blunt - Mr. S.Yates Southgate
Sir Richard Vernon - Mr. Frank Lascelles
Poins - Mr. Robert Farquharson
Owen Glendower - Mr. Lyn Harding
Douglas - Mr. James Hearn
Francis - Mr. Reginald Owen
Bardolph - Mr. Lionel Brough
Gadshill - Mr. Frank Royde
Peto - Mr. E.Craven
Sheriff - Mr. D.Powell
First Messenger - Mr. C.H. Sworder
Second Messenger - Mr. Holiday Attlay
First Traveller - Mr. Smithson
Second Traveller - Mr. Wood
Lady Percy - Mrs. Tree
Lady Mortimer - Miss Mrion Evans
Mistress Quickly - Miss Jennie Lee
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25TH, 1906
TWELFTH NIGHT
Orsino (Duke of Illyria) - Mr. Basil Gill
Sebastian (Twin Brother to Viola) - Mr Reginald Owen
Antonio (Friend to Sebastian) - Mr. J.Fisher White
A Sea Captain (Friend to Viola) - Mr. Yates Southgate
Gentlemen of Orsino's Court:
Valentine - Mr. E.Egerton Hine
Curio - Mr. Powell
Sir Toby Belch (Uncle to Olivia) - Mr. Lionel Brough
Sir Andrew Aguecheek - Mr. Lyn Harding
Malvolio - (Steward to Olivia) - Mr. Tree
A Priest - Mr. Edward Ouston
First Officer - Mr. Frank Royde
Second Officer - Mr. Smithson
Fabian (Servant to Olivia) - Mr. Robert Farquharson
Feste (a Clown) - Mr. Charles Bibby
The Countess Olivia - Miss Margaret Halstan
Maria (Waiting Miad to Olivia) - Miss Dora Hole
Viola (Twin Sister to Sebastian) - Miss Viola Tree
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THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH.
ALSO SATURDAY MATINEE, APRIL 28TH.
Hamlet
Claudius (King of Denmark) - Mr. Henry Neville
Hamlet - Mr. Tree
Polonius (Lord Chamberlain) - Mr. J.Fisher White
Horiatio (Friend to Hamlet) - Mr. Basil Gill
Laertes (Son to Polonius) - Mr. Frank Lascelles
Courtiers:
Rosencrantz - Mr. E.Egerton Hines
Guildenstern - Mr. Reginald Owen
Officers:
Marcellus - Mr. Robert Atkins
Bernado - Mr. Yates Southgate
Franciso (a Soldier) - Mr. Powell
Priest - Mr. S.A. Cookson
Ghost of Hamlet's Father - Mr. Lyn Harding
First Gravedigger - Mr. Lionel Brough
Second Gravedigger - Mr. C.W.Somerset
First Actor - Mr. James Hearn
Second Actor - Mr. Smithson
Court Jester - Mr. Wood
Gertrude (Queen of Denmark and Mother of Hamlet) - Mrs. Tree
Ophelia - Miss Beatrice Forbes-Robertson
Player Queen - Miss Winifred Arthur-Jones
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH, 1906.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Falstaff - Mr. Tree
Master Fenton - Mr. Basil Gill
Justice Shallow - Mr. J. FISHER WHITE
Master Slender - (Cousin to Shallow) - ?r. Lyn Harding
Gentlemen dwelling at Windsor:
Master Ford - Mr. Henry Neville
Master Page - . Mr. Frank Lascelles
Sir Hugh Evans (a Welsh Parson) - Mr. Charles Bibby
Dr. Caius (a French Physician) - Mr. James Hearn
Host of the "Garter." Inn - Mr. LIONEL BROUGH
Followers of Falstaff
Bardolph - Mr. C.W.Somerset
Nym - S. A. COOKSON
Pistol - Mr. S.Yates Southgate
Robin (Page to Falstaff) - Master TONGE
Simple (Servant to Slender) - Mr. Reginald Owen
Rugby (Servant to Dr. Caius) Mr. Jacobs
Mistress Page - - Miss Ellen Terry (By arrangement with Messrs. Vedrenne & Barker)
Mistress Anne Page - (Daughter to Mrs. Page) - MISS VIOLA TREE
Mistress Quickly - Servant to Dr. Caius) Miss ETHEL HARPER
Mistress Ford - Mrs. TREE
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH, 1906.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar - Mr. Henry Neville
(Triumvirs after the death of Caesar):
Marcus Antonius - Mr. Tree
Octavius Caesar - Mr. Frank Lascelles
(Conspirators against Caesar):
Marcus Brutus - Mr. Basil Gill
Cassius (Brother-in-Law to Brutus) - Mr. Lyn Harding
Casca - Mr. James Hearn
Decius Brutus - Mr. S.A.Cookson
(Senators):
Publius - Mr. Clive Currie
Popilius Lena - Mr. Mr. Alec Begbie
(Conspirators against Caesar):
Trebonius - Mr. Yates Southgate
Ligarius - Mr. Fisther White
Metellus Cimber - Mr. Henry Lesmere
Cinna - Mr. Powell
A Soothsayer - Mr. Robert Farquharson
Pindarus - Mr. Smithson
Caesar's Servant - Mr. E.Egerton Hine
Octavius' Servant - Mr. REginald Owen
(Servants to Brutus):
Varro - Mr. Frank Royde
Claudius - Mr. Jacobs
First Citizen - Mr. Lionel Brough
Second Citizen - Mr. Edward Ouston
Third Citizen - Mr. Richard Neville
Fourth Citizen - Mr. Eric Warwick
Fifth Citizen - Mr. Holiday Attlay
Lucius (Servant to Brutus) - Mrs. Tree
Calpurnia (Wife to Caesar) - Mrs. Tree
Portia (Wife to Brutus) - Miss Constance Collier
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