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Collection of theatrical correspondence and ephemera, 1697-1930

Title: Collection of theatrical correspondence and ephemera 1697-1930

The William Appleton collection consists of letters, handwritten manuscripts, "penny plains" and "two-pence coloured" materials, which were small portraits of actors created for the toy theater trade, a once-popular form of home entertainment. The collection encompasses the late 17th century up through the mid-20th century, although the bulk of the material falls between the mid-18th century and the mid-19th century. The oldest item is a letter from actress Elizabeth Barry to a Lady Lisbourn, dated October 25, 1697. The latest item is a letter from playwright George Bernard Shaw to a J. T. Grien, dated November 28, 1930. The collection contains many letters from prominent theatrical figures, primarily of the English stage, including Ira Aldridge, Dion Boucicault, Edward Gordon Craig, David Garrick, Sir Henry Irving, Edmund Kean, William Charles Macready, Bernard Shaw, Sarah Siddons, Dame Ellen Terry, and others. Also included are black and white portraits known as "penny plains," and color portraits known as "two-pence coloured," depicting actors and actresses of the day in their best known roles. These images were intended for home use in puppet theater-type settings, and most date from the early to mid-1800s, though some date as far back as 1799.

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Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794-1857. Parts from plays, [ca. 1812-1842].

Title: Parts from plays, [ca. 1812-1842].

Manuscript parts from plays by various authors. Included are the part of Tom King in the play Monsieur Tonson, by W.T. Moncrieff; the part of Mrs. Greville in the play Lodgings for Single Gentlemen, by John Poole; the parts of Dicky Dean and Vigors in the play Susan Hopley, by George Dibdin Pitt; the parts of Captain Popham, Col. Curry, and Sally in the play The Eton Boy, by Edward Morton; and the part of Dr. Camphor in the play Love, Law, and Physic, by James Kenney. Some of the parts were written out by J.E. Bell; others are unsigned.

ArchivalResource: 8 items ; 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64062680 View

Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794-1857. The adventures of a ventriloquist, or, the rogueries of Nicholas [microform] / by W.T. Moncrieff.

Title: The adventures of a ventriloquist, or, the rogueries of Nicholas [microform] / by W.T. Moncrieff. 1823.

ArchivalResource: 70 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18566387 View

Reeves, George. The bashful man [microform] : a farce adapted from Moncrieff / by Geo. Reeves for Arthur Williams.

Title: The bashful man [microform] : a farce adapted from Moncrieff / by Geo. Reeves for Arthur Williams. 1886.

ArchivalResource: 25 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18584664 View

Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794-1857. Eleven players' parts for The lear of private life by W.T. Moncrieff [manuscript], ca. 1830.

Title: Eleven players' parts for The lear of private life by W.T. Moncrieff [manuscript], ca. 1830.

The play, founded upon Mrs. Opie's Father and daughter, was performed by Junius Brutus Booth in 1820; an edition was published in 1828 entitled, The Lear of private life: or father and daughter.

ArchivalResource: 42 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/263097649 View

Albert Stephens Borgman autograph collection, 1600-1950.

Title: Albert Stephens Borgman autograph collection, 1600-1950.

Letters and a few manuscripts of prominent literary figures, statesmen, and politicians from the United States and Europe collected by American professor of English Albert Stephens Borgman.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (1.3 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00677/catalog View

Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794-1857,. Autograph letter signed from W.T. Moncrieff, Paris, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1829 August 4.

Title: Autograph letter signed from W.T. Moncrieff, Paris, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1829 August 4.

Recipient's name is not legible: name looks to be [Nug?]er, Esq., St. James St., London. Moncrieff mentions having commenced an action to substantiate the claims of dramatic authors to the copyright of their pieces. Also indicates that he was obliged to leave England in haste in order to make arrangements for Mathews & Yates at the Theatre des Italiens and had no time to call for the letter of introduction to Mr. Moore that the recipient had promised. Written from Hotel de l'Orient, Place des Italiens, Paris. Marked private.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 21 x 13 cm.

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Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794-1857,. Autograph letter signed from William Thomas Moncrieff to George Smeeton [manuscript], 1838 March 31.

Title: Autograph letter signed from William Thomas Moncrieff to George Smeeton [manuscript], 1838 March 31.

Regarding a play he is writing, The Tobit's dog, first produced April 30, 1838 at the Strand Theatre.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233649588 View

Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794-1857. Rochester; or, King Charles the Second's merry days.

Title: Rochester; or, King Charles the Second's merry days. [1819?]

ArchivalResource: 1 p.l., 62 p. 12mo.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44429048 View

John Lawrence Toole autograph collection, 1750-1903 and undated.

Title: John Lawrence Toole autograph collection, 1750-1903 and undated.

Autograph album and correspondence of English actor and theatrical manager John Lawrence Toole.

ArchivalResource: 3 volumes (.33 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00710/catalog View

Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854,. Autograph letter signed from Charles Kemble to William Blanchard, Esqr. [manuscript], 1827 October 24.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Charles Kemble to William Blanchard, Esqr. [manuscript], 1827 October 24.

"Mr. Pearson having left us in the lurch by throwing up the part assign'd to him in 'Giovanni in London' I am very reluctantly, compelled to ask you to oblige me by undertaking it."

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 23 x 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/495744942 View

Golden Family Collection, 1795-1996

Title: Golden Family Collection 1795-1996

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http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=VAA6610 View

William Thomas Moncrieff manuscript material : 1 item, 1851

Title: William Thomas Moncrieff manuscript material : 1 item 1851

William Gibbs Thomas Moncrieff, English playwright and theatre manager. To Thomas Love Peacock, satirical novelist and poet : 1 letter signed : 22 May 1851 : (P'ANA 0048) : from Charter House : entirely in the hand of an amanuensis; begins, "Wishing to obtain some rather important information to which I see no clue but through George Meredith ...".

ArchivalResource: 1 item

http://archives.nypl.org/cps/22154 View

Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. Papers, 1792-1826 (inclusive), 1812-1820 (bulk).

Title: Papers, 1792-1826 (inclusive), 1812-1820 (bulk).

Contains letters from Elliston to various correspondents, chiefly concerning his career as a theatre manager. Correspondents include George Colman, William Dowton, William Charles Macready, William Thomas Moncrieff, James Winston, and others. Also includes contracts, bills and other business documents, some playbills, and clippings, with manuscript notes by James Winston, covering the years 1791-1826.

ArchivalResource: 5 v. in 3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79392295 View