Document ID ET-D258
| Archive Location | ET PROGS ET-D235-418, 1903 (BL) Loan 125/22/2 |
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| Document description | programme |
| Date | [24 June 1903] [12] |
| Document form | D - Programme |
| Document attributes | Annotated |
| Production Date(s) | [June 1903] |
| Venue | The Imperial Theatre |
| Time of performance | 2.30pm 8.30pm |
| Producer | Edward Gordon Craig |
| Scene Designer | Edward Gordon Craig |
| Costume Maker | Edith Craig & Co., M. Vera & Co. |
| Costume Designer | Edward Gordon Craig |
| Music Director | Leonard Chalk |
| General notes | Under management of Ellen Terry. |
| Language | English |
Works Cited
| Title | Much Ado About Nothing |
|---|---|
| Original author | William Shakespeare |
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The Imperial Theatre Sole Lessee Mrs. Langtry. Under the Management of Ellen Terry. Much Ado About Nothing. Produced under the Direction of Edward Gordon Craig.
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Every evening at 8:30, Matinee Wednesday next at 2.30, Shakespeare's Comedy Much Ado About Nothing. Don Pedro (Prince of Aragon) – Mr. Julian. L'Estrange, Don John (his Bastard Brother) – Mr. William Luff, Claudio (a Young Lord of Florence) –Mr. Conway Tearle, Benedick, (a young Lord of Padua) – Mr. Matheson Lang, Leonato, (Governor of Messina) – Mr. Holman Clark, Antonio (his Brother) – Mr. George Fitzgerald, Balthazar (Attendant on Don Pedro) –Mr. Otto Doll, Followers of John, Borachio Mr. Hubert Carter, Conrade – Mr. Francis Darch, Two City Officers, Dogberry – Mr. Norman Forbes, Verges – Mr. Hawley Francks, Friar Francis - Mr. Charles Coombe, A Sexton – Mr. Arthur Charles, A boy – Mr. Frank Norman, (Watchmen) Oatcake – Mr. Charles Whittle, Seacole – Mr. George Laundy, Third Watchman – Mr. B. Zardi, Messenger – Mr. Henry Godwin, Hero – Miss Hutin Britton, Margaret – Miss Helen McGregor, Ursula – Miss Audrey Campbell, Beatrice – Miss Ellen Terry. Messengers, Watchmen and Attendants. Synopsis of Scenery Act I. Scene - Leonato's House. Act II. Scenes 1, 2 & 3 - Leonato's Garden. Scene 4 – A Street. Act III. Scene - A Church. Act IV. Scene 1 - A Prison. Scene 2 - Leonato's Garden. Scene 3 - Monument of Leonato. Scene 4 - Leonato's Garden. From Designs by Mr. Edward Gordon Craig. Painted by Mr. T. Schonberg. Intervals Act I. – 10 Minutes. Act II. – 8 Minutes. Act III. – 10 Minutes. Left performance Saturday next. Programme of Music. Overture, Old English Dances – Cowen, Divertimento – Mozart, Entr'Acte, Four Dances – Coleridge-Taylor. The costumes by Edith Craig & Co. and M. Vera & Co., from Designs by Mr. Gordon Craig. Wigs by Clarkson. Assistant Stage Manager, Mr. Fred Boustead. Musical Director, Mr. Leonard Chalk. Last Matinee Wednesday next, June 24th at 2.30. Refreshments. This department is under the direct control of the management. All wines and spirits supplied by Messers. Sutton Bendle & Co., 148, Sloane Street, S. W. Any complaints should be made to the Business Manager. Box Office (Mr. Vincent Potter). Open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Prices – Private Boxes, £4 4s to £2 2s. Orchestra Stalls, 10s 6d. Dress Circle, 7s. 6d. Upper Circle, 5s. and 4s. Pit, 2s. Gallery, 1s. Telephone 3193 Gerrard. Extract from the rules made by the Lord Chamberlain. (I.) The name of the actual and responsible manager of the Theatre must be printed on every play bill. (2.) The public can leave the Theatre at the end of the performance by all exit and entrance doors, which must open outwards. (3.) Where there is a fire-proof screen to the proscenium opening, it must be lowered at least once during every performance to ensure it's being in proper working order. (4.) smoking is not permitted in the Auditorium. (5.) All gangways, passages and staircases must be free from chairs or any other obstructions, whether permanent or temporary. Business Manager – Mr. Alfred Courtenay. No Fees – Miss Ellen Terry does not permit fees to be received by any Attendant in the Theatre, and hopes that visitors will assist her in enforcing this rule, which has been made for their comfort. J. Miles & Co. Ltd., 68-70, Wardour Street, W 5059 [?].
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Peter Jones, Ltd. Sloane Square. The Ladies' hairdressing boudoirs are now open. Face massage. Manicure. Chiropody. Hair Specialist in Constant Attendance. One minute from Sloan Square Station (District Railway). Have you seen the mysterious picture of "Christus" 35, New Bond St. Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1/-. Biscuits Guillout latest novelties in Parisian biscuits. Ezquis, Regente, Abricotine, &c. 54, Duke St., Grosvenor Sq.,W. Supplied at the Bars of this Theatre. Sole Purveyors to this Theatre. Fuller's American Confectionary 206, 207 & 209, Regent Street 113, Victoria Street, S.W. James Lyle & Co. 15, Old Bond Street, supply this Theatre with the finest blend of tea and coffee. Delicious in taste. Delicious in aroma. Sole proprietors of The Celebrated Club Blend Coffee. Established 100 years. The Carlton Hotel and Restaurant (Pall Mall). Only a few minutes drive from this Theatre. Telephone, 1598 Gerrard. In communication with the Box Office.Cooper & Machinka 36, Dover St. W. Models De Luxe Court Gowns. Only Worthington's Pale Ale on draught and in bottle on sale at the Bars. "The Magnum" Mineral Waters. As supplied to the House of Lords and this Theatre. Hills, Chapman & Co. Ltd. Vestry Road, Camberwell, S.E. "Clan Mackenzie" 7 year old Scotch Whisky. Supplied at the Bars. All malt. The Stansted United Cream Ice Company, Ltd. For Puddings, Jellies, Bavaroises, &c. Exclusively supply this Theatre. 155, Commercial Street, E. Bryant & May's special patent Safety Matches are used exclusively throughout the Bars of this Theatre. Felixir the finest spirit of the age. Better than Whisky, better than Gin. To be obtained at all the Bars of this Theatre.
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In the Foyer of this Theatre some designs for stage scenes & costumes by Edward Gordon Craig now on view, until June 27th, 1903.
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