Lita Smith theatre papers, circa 1890-1920.

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Lita Smith theatre papers, circa 1890-1920.

One volume, containing Lita Smith's Three Lyceums: a History of the Three Lyceum Theatres in London; extracts of William Davenport Adams's A Book of Burlesque; lists of original casts of Watts and Phillips's drama; and miscellaneous theatrical notes.

.21 linear foot (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8153266

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Smith, Lita

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Adams, William Davenport, 1851-1904

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William Davenport Adams was a British journalist and compiler, son of William Henry Davenport Adams. He was an editor of provincial papers, and dramatic critic from 1878 to 1904. He compiled an unfinished DICTIONARY OF THE DRAMA (1904) and other works such as DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE: BEING A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ENGLISH AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS; WITH POET AND PLAYER: ESSAYS ON LITERATURE AND THE STAGE; LATTER DAY LYRICS: BEING POEMS OF SENTIMENT AND REFLECTION BY LIVING WRITERS. ...