Document ID ET-D280

Archive Location ET PROGS ET-D235-418, 1903 (BL) Loan 125/22/2
Document description programme
Date 21 October 1903
Document form D - Programme
Document attributes Annotated
Production Date(s) 19 October 1903 to 24 October 1903
Venue Prince's Theatre
Venue address Manchester
Time of performance 2pm 7.30pm
Producer Edward Gordon Craig
Stage Manager Fred Boustead
Scene Designer Edward Gordon Craig
Music Director Leonard Chalk
General notes Ellen Terry as Beatrice; Edith Craig as Margaret; Matheson Lang as Benedick.
Language English

Works Cited

Title Much Ado About Nothing
Original author William Shakespeare
Title Punchinello
Title The Merchant of Venice
Original author William Shakespeare
Title Nance Oldfield
Original author [Charles Reade]
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Princess Theatre Manchester 1903. Ellen Terry October 19th to 24th. Programme. Price One Penny. Proprietors The United Theatres Co. Ltd. Manager, Mr. Oscar Barrett. Telephone 620. LLOYD & TAYLOR, 77 MARKET ST. MANCHESTER

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The "Manchester" Ironmongery Warehouse, 12 & 14, Brazennose Street. H. Luke, Joiners, Builders', Cabinet-Makers and General Furnishing Ironmonger. Joseph Rodgers & Sons' Cutlery and Best Electro Plate. Thomas's Chop House (Willoughby's) 52, Cross Street, English Meat Only. Spacious Wine Cellar. Wines and "Bass" from the Wood. Dock Sample Glasses. Finest Whitstable Natives. The Want of the Day. Critchley's Starch Gloss Registered No. 40,376. Critchley's Starch Gloss. Makes starched linen like new. The greatest boon ever offered to the laundress for imparting an ivory finish to starched Linen, Lace &c. It does not stick to the spider-web like materials. Once tried, always wanted. Used in the Royal laundries. Should be used in every house. Testimonial – from the Chief Laundress to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales: - ‘28th October, 1879 – Mr Critchley - Sir – Having tried your starch gloss I certainly think it is great improvement – far superior to any I have tried. Yours truly. R. Elder. Sold everywhere in packets, 1d., 3d., 6d., and 1s each. Prepared by T. Critchley, Chemist, Blackburn. National Telephone No. 620. Prince's Theatre. Prices of Admission. Evening – Private Boxes £3 3s, £2 2s, and £1 1s. Orchestra Stalls, 6s. Lower Circle, 5s. Upper Circle, (from 6-45 to 7-0) 38., (after 7-0), 2s. 6d. N.B. – A few seats to the Upper Circle may be booked up to the Box Office at 3/6. Pit (from 6-45 to 7-0) 2s. 6d., (from 7-0 to 7-15 2s, (after 7-15) 1s. Gallery (from 5-45 to 7-0) 1s (after 7-0) 6d. Morning – Upper Circle (from 1-15 to 1-30), 1s,; after 1-30), 2s. 6d. Pit (from 1-15 to 1-30), 2s. 6d.; (1-30 to 1-45) 2s., (after 1-45), 1s. Gallery (from 1-15 to 1-30), 1s.; (after 1-30), 6d. Doors open to Upper Circle, Pit and Gallery at 5-45: Private Boxes, Stalls, and Lower Circle at 7, and the Performance will commence at 7-30. Ladies occupying Boxes, or seats in the Three Front Rows of the Lower Circle must Remove their Bonnets at Evening Performances. Bonnets are permitted in the Last Row of the Stalls. Box Office Open from 10 to 3 daily (Saturdays 10 to 1) and during the hours of performance – No Fees. Seats can also be secured by Telephone. No 620, wire, or letter addressed to the Box Office. Seats not guaranteed unless previously booked, and no money returned. Children in arms not admitted. Notice – tradesmen are cautioned against supplying Goods without a Printed Order Form signed by Mr. Oscar Barrett. Acting Manager – Mr. George Lee. Musical Director – Mr. Alfred Haines. Scenic Artist – Mr. Conrad [?] Advertising Manager – Mr. J. H. Jubb. Dancing and calisthenics Miss Haines, "Oakworth" Upper Chorlton Road, classes and private lessons in Ballroom and Fancy Dancing at Messrs. Forsyth Bros., Deansgate; Duke of Edinburgh Hall, Alexandra Park, & at "Oakworth." Prospectus on Application. The Manchester Bill-Posting Co., Ltd. Comprising the late Firms of Crookes A. Grime, Manchester Bill-Posting Dept. are: The later Manchester Bill-Posting Co; The Manchester [?] Bill-Posting Dept. and the Stretford Bill-Posting Co., 36, Peter Street. Manager – J. C. Grime. Dr Bardsley's Antibilious Pills. For all Liver & Kidney Complaints. As a stomatic and general family medicine, have a world-wide reputation of 40 years, and still unrivalled. Prices: 7 ½d.; 1s. 1 ½d.; & 2s. 9d. Per box. Manufactured by W. Mather, Ltd. Manufactory: - Dyer Street, Hulme, Manchester. [?]. Johnson, Clapham and Morris, Ltd., house furnishers. Dining and drawing room suites. Cabinets, sideboards, occasional. Wood, iron, and brass bedsteads. Bedding &c. Timepieces, chiming and quarter-striking clocks. Electro Silver forks, spoons, table cutlery, cabinets and cases, &c. 24 & 26, Lever Street, Piccadilly, Manchester. Monday, October 26th – for six nights and Matinee : Wednesday, October 28th, at 2 o'clock Mr. George Dance's company with "Kitty Grey". Dewar's Perth Whisky a speciality. Can be obtained at the Bars. Dine, tea, or sup at the County Forum Hotel., 50a, Market Street, Manchester. Open until 11 o'clock p.m. and on Sundays, until 10 p.m. Bass on draught, choice wines, etc. Comfortable bedrooms (Moderate Tariff). Lost in the Wash. A garment worth 10/9, which might have been saved had it simply being marked with Mather's Nigrine. A jet black marking fluid for marking linen, cotton, &c. will not injure the most delicate fabric. Every bottle guaranteed. Of all stationers, Chemists, & Stores, 6d., 1s, 2s. 6d., and 5s per bottle. Sample sent on receipt of 13 stamps. Manufactured by W. Mather, Ltd. Dyer Street, Manchester. Casket cigarettes. Delightful to inhale. 3d. Per packet, with coupon. Established over Half-a-Century.

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Muratti's ‘Ariston' ‘Neb-Ka' high-class cigarettes. Wear Dunn's famous Hats. The 1903 Hat. 80 Branches. Depot: 57 & 59, Market St., and 19, Piccadilly, Manchester. Simply Perfect. Perfectly Simple. Swain Tyres. No wires. No worries. No trouble. Of all Cycle Agents or direct. "Tale of Two Tyres" free Regd. Address: - Swain Tyre Works, Horwich. Cerebos Salt. For table and kitchen. Monday, October 19th, 1903, at 7-30, for six nights and Matinee: Wednesday, October 21st, at 2 o'clock. Important Engagement of Ellen Terry and her Entire London Company. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings, and Wednesday Matinee, Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing". Designed and Produced under the direction of Mr. Edward Gordon Craig. Don Pedro (Prince of Aragon) – Mr. Julian. L'Estrange, Don John (his Bastard Brother) – Mr. William Luff, Claudio (a Young Lord of Florence) – Mr. E. Harcourt Williams, Benedick, (a Young Lord of Padua) – Mr. Matheson Lang, Leonato, (Governor of Messina) – Mr. George Fitzgerald, Antonio (his Brother) – Mr. Reginald Dance, Balthazar (Attendant on Don Pedro) – Mr. Theodore Jones, Followers of Don Juan, Borachio Mr. Hubert Carter, Conrade – Mr. Francis Darch, Two City Officers, Dogberry – Mr. Frederick Powell, Verges – Mr. C. Whittle, Friar Francis – Mr. Reginald Dance, A Sexton – Mr. Stephen Langton, A Boy – Miss Katherine Rivers, Oatcake – Mr. W. P. Leslie, Seacole – Mr. Bert Zardi, Watchman – Mr. John Church, 2nd Watchman – Mr. K. Blackmore, Messenger – Mr. Stephen Langton, Hero – Miss Hutin Britton, Margaret – Miss Edith King, Ursula – Miss Audrey Campbell, Beatrice – Miss Ellen Terry. Act 1. Scene - Leonato's House. Act 2. Scenes 1, 2 and 3 - Leonato's Garden. Scene 4 – A Street. Act 3. Scene - A Church. Act 4. Scene 1 - A Prison. Scene 2 - Leonato's Garden. Scene 3 - Monument of Leonato. Scene 4 - Leonato's Garden. During the Evening the orchestra will perform the following Music : Overture – "The Merry Wives of Windsor" - [?]. Selection "Merry England" – German. Suite "Rural Scenes" [?]. Selection "Much Ado About Nothing" – German. Friday Evening, A Triple Bill. "Punchinello" The Trial Scene from "The Merchant of Venice" "Nance Oldfield". For Miss Ellen Terry, Business Manager – Mr. Alfred Courtenay, Musical Director – Mr. Leonard Chalk, Stage Manager – Mr Fred Boustead, Advance Manager - Mr. G. Aubrey Hall. Groves & Whitnall's Ales and Stout at the Bars of the Principal Theatres. Wonderful value. Medoc superior. A pure vintage Claret. 9/- per doz., cash. Sample bottle 1/-. In the hope of popularising Pure French Claret, which is one of the most wholesome wines in the world for dinner use, we offer the above for one year at 9/- per Dozen, Cash. Findlater & Mackie (Manchester & Dewsbury Ltd), Bank Street, Manchester. Wanted to buy old engravings, water-colour drawings, old china, bronzes, &c. Best prices given. A. T. Leeming, fine art dealer, 16, Moult St., Orees St., (Opposite "Evening News" office). No breakfast table complete without Epps's Cocoa. Grateful – Comforting. The most nutritious and economical. Always used throughout this Theatre. "Jeyes Fluid." Styles I saw in Paris. Tailor-made Costumes in Blues, Grey's Reds, and Mixtures. Long Coats, close fitting, and shirt walking skirts, trimmed applique of silver and blue silk, gold and green silk, and gold and red silk. (Embroidered by hand) Copied by Mr. J. Moss during his recent visit to Paris. Costumes complete, 57s. 6d to £4 10s. All work done by Men on my Premises. J. Moss, Ladies' Continental Tailor, 118, Cheetham Hill Rd., Manchester. Telephone – 99 C. Hill. H. E. Randal, Ltd. The London Bootmakers, The "Yeldtic" Boot (reg.) 14/6 stout damp-proof soles for Golf, Shooting or Country Wear. For 1903 – Special New Line, Men's Lace Boot the, 10/6 whole goloshed, Calf, Box Calf, & Tan Willow Calf. 68, Market St., Manchester.

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For a lovely fresh complexion always use the new hygiene toilet soap. "Banyan" Brand. It is deliciously perfumed, antiseptic, it quickly removes all impurities from the pores of the skin, it preserves the beauty of the teeth, and the health of maths and gums. Your chemist can supply you box 3 tablets, 1/-. Agents J. S. Woolley, Son's & Co., Ltd., Manchester. In case of difficulty – Tablet, 4d stamps. Box 12 Tablets 3/6 P.O to W. V. James, 44, New Cross Street, St. Helens. Strongly recommend by the medical profession. Musical societies others would do well to hire their pianos from Binns Brothers, 62, 64, 66 & 68, Chester Rd. Cottage Pianos from 25/- per quarter. Grands from 30/- per quarter. Binns Brothers, Chester Road, Manchester and Broad Street, Pendleton. Established 1857. Telephone No 2294. Important Notice for a Gentleman's Hat call on Macdonald, 87, Piccadilly. "The London West" and "Kings Own" Shapes, The Talk of the City. Woollan underwear and flannel shirts at special prices. Read this and save money! Our celebrated 4-fold collars at 2/- the half-doz. are the talk of Manchester. Best value ever offered. All shapes, all sizes, kept in stock. All at one price. Try a sample half-dozen. Jackson & Co., 4, Cathedral St., Manchester. (Late of Victoria Station Approach). Wagstaff's Pianos. Large stock of the best makes. St. Mary's Gate and Piccadilly. Monday, November 2nd – For twelve nights and two Matinees, Wednesdays, November 4th and 11th, Mr. George Edwardes and Mr. Charles Frohman will present, for the first time in Manchester, the latest and most successful Musical Play from the Prince of Wales' Theatre London, entitled The School Girl. Amongst the Company will be found the following well known names : - Miss Maud Boyd, Miss May Cranfield, Miss Edith Fink, Mr. Roland Cunningham, Mr. Stephen Adeson, Mr. Herbert Sparling &c., &c. Estd. 30 Years [?] of J. H. Parkinson, Dentist (By Exam) 46, Mosley Street, Manchester. National Telephone No 1660. Puncture! Puncture!! Puncture!!! A holiday spoilt is pleasure lost. Thousands of cyclists find in fear of punctures. Why fear? When the National Puncture Preventer will prevent all punctures without any reduction of speed. Hundreds of testimonials. Phenomenal success. Thousands already sold. The only preventer on the market which guarantees to prevent all punctures or refund the money. Average weight 1oz. When ordering state size of wheels. Price 2/- single, 3/6 per pair. Soul patentees and investors – The National Cycle Manufacturing Co., 27 & 28 King William St., London, E.C. Our £5 5s cycles have a world-wide reputation. Send for List. Monday, November 16th – return visit for six nights and Matinee: Wednesday, November 18th, at 2 o'clock, Mr. George Edwardes' Original Company with "San Toy" From Daly's Theatre, London. Try John Haig's "Glenleven" and "Liqueur" Old Scotch Whiskies. Manchester Office, 16 Corporation St. Waterproofs one Guinea. Guaranteed to stand all Climates. For shooting, driving, touring, fishing, &c. All classes of rubber goods kept in stock. Palatine Rubber Co., 63, Market St., Manchester. Proprietor – P. McGruther. Late Manager, Manchester, Rubber Company. Furnish at Pitts's largest and cheapest stock in Manchester, London Road. Also at Gaythrorn, Just passed Central Station. For smart Millinery at lowest cash prices, go to Daniel Evans & Co., 57, Deansgate & 7, Barton Arcade. Also at Sheffield, Liverpool & Birkenhead.

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Autumn and winter fashions, 1903 – 4. Goodsons Ltd. Ladies Tailors and Mantle Manufacturers. Special show of furs for the season. Latest novelties in tailor-made costumes, tailor-made jackets, mantles, furs, waterproofs, etc. Smart winter styles. Exclusive designs for the seasons wear. New autumn designs in tailor made costumes. 75 & 125, Deansgate, Manchester. Brunches in all the principal towns of the United Kingdom.

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