Document ID ET-D320
| Archive Location | ET PROGS ET-D235-418, 1904 (BL) Loan 125/22/3 |
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| Document description | programme |
| Date | 6 December 1904 |
| Document form | D - Programme |
| Document attributes | Annotated |
| Production Date(s) | 6 December 1904 |
| Venue | Lyric Theatre |
| Time of performance | 2pm |
| Stage Manager | Charles La Trobe |
| Costume Maker | Ailsa Craig [Edith Craig] |
| Music Director | Christopher Wilson |
| Language | English |
Works Cited
| Title | The Merchant of Venice |
|---|---|
| Original author | William Shakespeare |
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Lyric Theatre. Programme. Price Sixpence.
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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. Norman Forbes, Tubal (a Jew, Shylock's 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. Act 1 – Venice. Act 2, Scenes 1 & 3 – Venice. Scenes 2 & 4 – A Street in Venice. Act 3. Scenes 1 & 3 – Portia's House, Belmont. Act 3. Scenes 2 & 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. The whole of the Scenery and Costumes have been kindly lent by Miss Ellen Terry for this performance. The Incidental Music has been Composed and Arranged by Mr. Christopher Wilson. Programme of Music. Overture "Ruy Blas" – Mendelssohn, Overture "Rosamunde" – Schubert, Slavonic Dances – Dvorak, Peer Gynt – Greig, Hungarian Dances – Brahms. For Mr Norman Forbes - Stage Manager – Mr. Charles La Trobe, Assistant Stage Manager – Mr. Charles Whittle, Musical Director – Mr. Christopher Wilson. For Mr. Norman Forbes – General Manager – Mr. Alfred Courtenay, Acting Manager – Mr. Thomas J. Courtly. Extract from the Rules made by the Lord Chamberlain: - 1. 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