1884 - 1885Second Lyceum company tour of North America
16-31 January 1885

Much Ado About Nothing (etc.)

Location Haverly's Theatre, Monroe and Dearborn Street, Chicago, USA
Plays performed Much Ado About Nothing; The Merchant of Venice; Twelfth Night; Hamlet

Programmes

1. Programme

Date 16 January 1885
Play(s) Twelfth Night
Production Date(s) Friday January 16 1885
Venue Haverly Theatre
Venue address Chicago [USA]
Time of performance 8pm
Stage Manager H. J. Loveday
Music Director Meredith Ball
Document ID ET-D643 Original record
Held by The British Library

2. Programme

Date Monday 26 January 1885 [15]
Play(s) The Merchant of Venice
Production Date(s) Monday January 26th 1885
Venue Haverly Theatre
Venue address Chicago [USA]
Time of performance 8pm
Stage Manager H. J. Loveday
Music Director Meredith Ball
Document ID ET-D645 Original record
Held by The British Library

3. Programme

Date 27 January 1885
Play(s) Hamlet
Production Date(s) Tuesday January 27 1885
Venue Haverly Theatre
Venue address Chicago [USA]
Time of performance 8pm
Stage Manager H. J. Loveday
Conductor Meredith Ball
Music Director Meredith Ball
Document ID ET-D646 Original record
Held by The British Library

4. Programme

Date 31 January 1885
Play(s) Much Ado About Nothing
Production Date(s) Saturday Jan 31 1885
Venue Haverly Theatre
Venue address Chicago [USA]
Stage Manager H. J. Loveday
Music Director Meredith Ball
Document ID ET-D648 Original record
Held by The British Library

Did you know?

Ellen Terry hated the tendency in American theatres to 'light the stage like a saloon'.

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