Document ID ET-D186
| Archive Location | ET PROGS ET-D1-234, ET-D1-234 1860-1899 (BL) Loan 125/21/4 |
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| Document description | programme |
| Date | 20 March 1897 |
| Document form | D - Programme |
| Document attributes | Annotated |
| Production Date(s) | Saturday March 20 1897 |
| Venue | Royal Lyceum Theatre |
| Time of performance | 8pm |
| Producer | [Henry Irving] |
| Stage Manager | H. J. Loveday |
| Scene Designer | Hawes Craven, J. Harker |
| Music Director | Meredith Ball |
| General notes | Henry Irving as King Richard; Edith Craig as King's page; Edward Gordon Craig as King Edward IV; Maud Milton as Elizabeth. |
| Language | English |
Works Cited
| Title | King Richard III |
|---|---|
| Original author | William Shakespeare |
Document ID ET-D186, Image 1 of 3
ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager: HENRY IRVING.
KING
RICHARD III.
The Eighteenth Season of the present Management.
Document ID ET-D186, Image 2 of 3
SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1897,
AT EIGHT O'CLOCK,
WILL BE PRESENTED
Shakespeare's
KING
RICHARD III.
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Richard, Duke of Gloster (afterwards King Richard III.) ... Brother to the King - HENRY IRVING.
King Edward IV. - Mr. GORDON CRAIG.
George, Duke of Clarence Brother to the, King - Mr. COOPER CLIFFE.
Henry, Earl of Richmond (afterwards Henry VII.) - Mr. FRANK COOPER.
Cardinal Bourchier - Mr CUSHING.
Duke of Buckingham - Mr. F. H. MACKLIN.
Duke of Norfolk - Mr. LACY.
Lord Rivers - Mr. FULLER MELLISH.
Lord Hastings - Mr. BEN WEBSTER.
Lord Stanley Mr. - FREDERIC ROBINSON.
Lord Lovel - Mr. GURNEY.
Marquis of Dorset Son to Elizabeth - Mr. HOWARD.
Bishop of Ely - Mr. REYNOLDS.
Sir Richard Ratcliff - Mr. BELMORE.
Sir William Catesby - Mr. TYARS.
Sir Jame Tyrrel - Mr. CLARENCE HAGUE.
Sir Robert Brakenbury - Mr. ARCHER.
Lord Mayor of London - Mr. TABB.
An Officer - Mr. RIVINGTON.
First Murderer - Mr. NORMAN FORBES.
Second Murderer - Mr. WM. FARREN, Junr
King's Page - Miss EDITH CRAIG.
Sons to the King:
Edward, Prince of Wales (afterwards Edward V.)} - Miss LENA ASHWELL.
Ricahrd, Duke or York - Miss NORMAN.
Elizabeth Queen to King Edward IV. - Miss MAUD MILTON.
Duchess of York Mother to Edward IV., Clarence, and Gloster - Miss MARY RORKE.
Lady Anne Widow of Edward,Prince of Wales ,son to King Henry VI. - Miss JULIA ARTHUR.
Margaret Widow of Henry VI. - Miss GENEVIEVE WARD
Lords, Ladies , Aldermen, Soldiers, Messengers, &c.
Synopsis of Scenery.
Act 1.
Scene.-A Street - Hawes Craven
Act 2.
Scene 1.-King's Ante-chamber - J.Harker
Scene 2.-Prison in the Tower - J.Harker
Scene 3.-King's Ante-chamber - J.Harker
Act 3.
Scene 1.-Cloisters of Westminster Abbey - Hawes Craven
Scene 2.-A Street - Hawes Craven
Scene 3.-Council Chamber - Hawes Craven
Act 4.
Scene 1 .-The Presence Chamber - J.Harker
Scene 2.-The Ramparts of the Tower - J.Harker
Scene 3.-Tower Hill - J.Harker
Act 5.
Scene 1.-Richmond's Encampment - Hawes Craven
Scene 2.-Richard's Tent . - Hawes Craven
Scene 3.-Richmond's Encampment - Hawes Craven
Scene 4.-Richard's Tent - Hawes Craven
Scene 5.-Bosworth Field - Hawes Craven
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Programme of music.
OVERTURE "Richard III." Edward German.
ENTR'ACTE "Richard III." R.Volckmann.
MARCH "Coronation" Edward German.
ENTR'ACTE "Allegro con fuoco" F.HIller.
MARCH "Fest" J.Raff.
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Stage Manager - Mr. H. J. LOVEDAY.
Musical Director - Mr MEREDITH BALL.
Acting Manager - Mr. BRAM STOKER.
Document ID ET-D186, Image 3 of 3
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NOVELLO, London.
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