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FACSIMILE SECTION (colour photocopy) :

(a) 1868 (Dec. 21) Gaiety Theatre (opening production) ROBERT THE DEVIL An Operatic Extravaganza by W.S.Gilbert

(b) 1871: THESPIS with J.L.Toole, Fred. Sullivan, E.Farren etc.

(c) 1872 Gaiety Theatre ASH-WEDNESDAY Concert (Part II includes `Mr GEORGE GROSSMITH has consented to give an account of a Bloomsbury Penny Reading'. To-morrow Evening GANYMEDE & GALATEA , OFF THE LINE. AND THESPIS Condition: good

(d) 1873 Royalty Theatre THE REALM OF JOY by WSG (writing as F.Latour Tomline) ( Le Roi Candaule) First performed at the Royalty Theatre, Dean Street, Soho, on Saturday, October 18th, 1873, under the management of Miss Henrietta Hodson. With MARRIED by James Albery dated Nov. 29th

(e) c.1875 Royal Court Theatre THE JEALOUS WIFE by Colman/ HAPPY LAND by F.Tomline and Gilbert A'Beckett (burlesque of WSG's WICKED WORLD c.1875)

(f) 1876 Haymarket Theatre DAN'L DRUCE, BLACKSMITH by WSG (printed date : 25/9/76) (illustrated)

(g) 1878 Royal Philharmonic Theatre, Islington Sat. From April 27th FARCE/ THE LITTLE DUKE by Halevy/Lecocq (English version by Savile Rowe & Bolton Rowe) The Opera produced under the personal supervision of the authors and Mr D'OYLY CARTE (with cameo on cover of TRIAL BY JURY)

(h) 1879 (9/9/79) H.M.S. PINAFORE. Royal Olympic Theatre, Wych Street, Strand. The Comedy-Opera Company (Non-D'Oyly Carte rival company) (single-fold)

(i) 1879 ROYAL PARK THEATRE, PARK STREET, CAMDEN TOWN On MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, (+ 1879 inside with cast list) and Every Evening , for TWELVE NIGHTS ONLY, at 7.15, the Favourite Farce, No. 1 ROUND THE CORNER, Characters by Messrs. TEMPLE and MEADE. To be followed by, at 7.45, the entirely Original Nautical Comic Opera, in Two Acts, H.M.S.PINAFORE Or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor . By Mr. D'OYLY CARTE'S COMIC OPERA COMPANY, And be produced under the direction of the Author and Composer, W.S.GILBERT and ARTHUR SULLIVAN. To conclude with the Comedietta ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. (programme dated in print on reverse of two-fold 16 Oct. 1879) (Cast includes George Temple as Capt. Corcoran and Mr Billington as B.Bobstay)

(j) 1879 OPERA COMIQUE : H.M.S. PINAFORE : (inscribed May 13 1879) (with CUPS AND SAUCERS and AFTER ALL) Cast: George Grossmith, Rutland Barrington, George Power, R.Temple, F. Clifton, Mr Dymott, Mr Fitzaltamont, Alice Burville, Jessie Bond, Miss Everard (colour chromolithographic)

(k)1879 OPERA COMIQUE : H.M.S. PINAFORE : inscribed Saty. mng. Nov. 1st 1879. Cast: Grossmith, Barrington, Power, Thornton, Senechall, Ramsay, Fitzaltamont, Loveday, Bond, Everard. Illustrated with cameos of Gilbert and Sullivan on front, with many line-drawings from the production. With A SILVER WEDDING as after-piece by George Grossmith. With NOTICE from Gilbert and Sullivan (August 2nd, 1879) stating that their production is the only sanctioned version (approx. size 20.5 x 26.5 cms)

(l) 1879 OPERA COMIQUE : H.M.S. PINAFORE : (blue paper with serrated edges) Cast: Grossmith, Barrington, Power, Temple, Clifton, Dymote, Fitzaltamont, Burville, Bond, Everard. With CUPS AND SAUCERS by George Grossmith and AFTER ALL by Frank Desprez and Alfred Cellier (approx. size 15 x 23.75 cms)

(m) OPERA COMIQUE : THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE : 1880 (inscribed Poppie & George April 13th, 1880) (with IN THE SULKS) Cast: George Grossmith, Richard Temple, George Temple, George Power, Rutland Barrington, Marion Hood, Julia Gwynne, Lilian La Rue, Neva Bond, Emily Cross (white, embossed edges)

(n) OPERA COMIQUE : THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE : 1880 (inscribed Monday June 6th, 1880) (with IN THE SULKS) (Cast as above) (purple)

(o) OPERA COMIQUE : THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE: (pencilled date 1881) (with IN THE SULKS) (Cast as above) (white)

(p) 1881 (opened 23 April) June. OPERA COMIQUE (Lessee and Manager: Mr. D'Oyly Carte) PATIENCE (preceded by UNCLE SAMUEL Written by Arthur Law; Music by George Grossmith). Cast : Grossmith, Barrington, Bowley, Temple, Thornton, Lely, Bond, Gwynne, Fortescue, Barnett, Braham (Her First Appearance at this Theatre). Conductor : Frank Cellier

(q ) 1881 OPERA COMIQUE Morning Performance On Saturday, August 6th, 1881, at 2.30 o'clock precisely PATIENCE (folded across : small invisible repair 4cms from spine) (original cast)

(r) 1881. Savoy Theatre PATIENCE/ MOCK TURTLES (green single-fold) with original cast list , good condition

(s) 1882 (pink) Savoy Theatre IOLANTHE (Cast: Grossmith, Barrington, Rowan, Manners, Temple, Barnett, Bond, Cathcart, Gwynne, Grey and Braham). Preceded by A PRIVATE WIRE by Arnold Felix and Frank Desprez. Music by Percy Reeve (approx. size 13 x 20.5 cms)

(t) 1883 Lyceum Theatre (Lessee: Henry Irving) : PYGMALION AND GALATEA (revival from December 8th, 1883) by W.S.Gilbert. Cast includes Mary Anderson (buff single-fold). Programme of music includes GRACEFUL DANCE from HENRY VIII by Sir Arthur Sullivan. Condition: good

(u) 1884 Lyceum Theatre (Lessee: Henry Irving) PYGMALION AND GALATEA / COMEDY AND TRAGEDY (from Jan. 26th, 1884). Drama written specially for Miss Mary Anderson by WSG. Condition: VG

(v) 1884 Savoy Theatre PRINCESS IDA : Saturday Evening, January 5th, 1884 : green, two-fold(13.5 x 20.25 cms)

(w) 1884 Savoy Theatre PRINCESS IDA upright two-fold chromo cardwith attractive cast illustrations (11 x 17 cms)

(x) 1885 (light green) : Savoy Theatre THE MIKADO (inscribed Tues. 14th April '85) Cast : Temple, Lely, Grossmith, Barrington, Bovill, Braham, Bond, Grey & Brandram (approx. size 14 x 22.5 cms)

(y) 1888 Savoy Theatre PP 1st Revival March 17 – June 6 worn (pink)

(z) 1888 FACSIMILE EIGHT-PAGE BOOKLET : THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD (inscribed Tu. Oct. 9th, 1888 T.F.Howell : first night six days before) (colour illustrations throughout from PRINCESS IDA and THE MIKADO by Alice Havers) (14.5 x 11.5 cms) (printed date : 1,000 8/10/88) (new product unique to this online G&S catalogue) @ £15.00

(aa) 1889 Theatre Royal, Haymarket THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (inscribed T.F.Howell Matinee Jan. 9th 89). Music by Sir ARTHUR SULLIVAN three-fold

(bb) 1890 Savoy Theatre THE GONDOLIERS : green single-fold, print run 750 dated 13/9/90

(cc) 1891 FOUR-PAGE replica OF IVANHOE. The Royal English Opera. Proprietor and Manager R. D'Oyly Carte. Words by Julian Sturgis. Music by Arthur Sullivan (inscribed Sat. 31.1.91 T.F.Howell First Night) Folded upright card (12.5 x 20 cms). Cast: Salmond, Green, Oudin etc.+ List of orchestral musicians. Colour cover illustration by Alice Havers (new product unique to this online G&S catalogue) @ £15.00

(dd) Also available as a folded upright (12.5 x 20 cms) four-page greetings card with a different Alice Havers colour figure on cover/ later cast list inside facing blank greetings page/ outside back page advertisements (printed date 100/12/5/91) (new product unique to this online G&S catalogue)

(ee) 1891 The Royal English Opera IVANHOE A Romantic Opera in Three Acts. Words by Julian Sturgis. Music by Arthur Sullivan (inscribed T.F.Howell Fr. 31.7.91) Cast : Norman Salmond, Wallace Brownlow, Eugene Oudin, Charles Kenningham etc. VG

(ff) THE MOUNTEBANKS by WSG and Alfred Cellier : 1892 Lyric Theatre

(gg) 1893 Savoy Theatre HADDON HALL (green paper 2-fold) (printed date: 4/3/93)

(hh) 1893 Savoy Theatre UTOPIA, LIMITED (light orange) single-fold, print run 1,000 dated 31/10/93 (inscribed 1 Nov. 1893)

(ii) 1895 Feb. 8 Savoy Theatre THE CHIEFTAIN (decorative)

(jj) 1895 Theatre Royal, Croydon Program (sic) Three-fold chromolithograph (Wilson's Art Theatrical Printers, Leicester regd.) Monday, September 9th, 1895, And Every Evening During the Week, Important Engagement of D'Oyly Carte's Celebrated Opera Co. Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 10th, & 11th, Special Production of the Celebrated Aesthetic Opera, in Two Acts - PATIENCE. Cast: Fred W. Patrick, Helier Le Maistre, Enes Blackmore, Walter Summers, Frank Lynne, C.H.Workman, Agnes Taylor, Alice Pennington, Blanche Courtney, Lucie McLeod, Emmie Owen. Musical Director: Mr. T. Silver (also advert for THE GONDOLIERS 12 - 14 Sept). This was the D'Oyly Carte `E' Company (approx. size unfolded : 36 x 25 cms) @ £8.00

(kk) 1897 Alhambra Theatre VICTORIA AND MERRIE ENGLAND A Grand National Ballet in Eight Tableaux. The Scenario Arranged and the Ballet Invented by Carlo Coppi. Music by Arthur Sullivan : chromolithographic reproduction on card (three-fold) (approx. size : 43 x 29 cms when open) @ £15.00

(ll)1897 Alhambra Theatre VICTORIA AND MERRIE ENGLAND A Grand National Ballet in Eight Tableaux. The Scenario Arranged and the Ballet Invented by Carlo Coppi. Music by Arthur Sullivan printed paper (single-fold) (approx. size : 26 x 20 cms when open)

(mm) 1898 Savoy Theatre THE BEAUTY STONE 3-fold (printed date: 14/6/98)

(nn) 1899 New Alexandra Theatre (by Frank Matcham) Stoke Newington Road, London Week June 14th DC YG (with Workman) (3-fold -central panel VG) (paper repair to left fold) (chipped top right third fold) ow good

(oo) 1900 Savoy Theatre THE ROSE OF PERSIA 3-fold triptych : (printed date: 23/3/1900)

(pp) 1900 Monday 15th October One Week (a Birmingham Theatre) DC OC THE ROSE OF PERSIA

(qq) 1900 Savoy Theatre PATIENCE (printed date: 30/11/1900)

(rr) (a) 1901 April 27 Savoy Theatre THE EMERALD ISLE 3-fold (1st night) (inscribed T.F.Howell 27.4.1)

(ss) 1901 7 Dec. Savoy Theatre IOLANTHE (printed date: 5/12/01) 3-fold : chipped first and central panel (production details intact)

(tt) 1902 Savoy Theatre IOLANTHE (inscribed T.F.Howell 22.2.2). Cast: Passmore, Pinder, Evett, Crompton, Lytton, Rosina Brandram scored out and replaced with Rose Rosslyn, Louie Pounds, Agnes Fraser, Isabel Agnew, Hart Dyke, Isabel Jay (with THE WILLOW PATTERN by Basil Hood) (three-fold)

(uu) 1913 OPERA HOUSE, Southport. THE D'OYLY CARTE Principal Repertoire Company. Monday, February 10th, at 8-0 for six nights only. Programme for Saturday, February 15th THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD. Cast: Sydney Granville, Strafford Moss, Leicester Tunks, Henry Herbert, Henry A. Lytton, Fred Billington, Hugh Blackmore, George Sinclair, Allen Morris, Fred Drawater, Olive Turner, Beatrice Boarer, Louie Rene, Hilda Cross. Musical Director C.H.Bradberry. Cast as per R & W., p.129 except for George Sinclair listed as 2Y, a detail not noted by R & W until their 4th supplement. pp8, approx. 19 x 25 cms. Inner pages, 3-6, detached but appear never to have been attached. Clean condition, no tears or creases (many advertisements)

(vv) 1915 New Theatre, Oxford. W/c 1/11/15. IOLANTHE, Wed mat 3/11/15, and PATIENCE, Sat mat 6/11/15. 4pp. Approx 9" x 11". Line drawing of theatre on front. Many ads. Has been folded in half horizontally, otherwise in good condition, clean, no tears

(ww) 1929 - 1930 SAVOY THEATRE. RUPERT D'OYLY CARTE'S SEASON OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERAS : RUPERT D'OYLY CARTE'S SEASON OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN OPERAS, Savoy Theatre, London. October 21st, 1929, to March 22nd, 1930. Colour plates: Cover - G&S characters in a cavalcade (by Charles Buchel); costume designs by Sheringham and Ricketts (6 plates: PF/ PC & IO/ GN x 2/ PP x 2 + GN backdrop) + b/w photos of the Savoy Theatre and PF/ PC/ GN/ PP : with maroon ribbon (slightly reduced by 20%: 20.7 x 17.5 cms) @ £26.00

 

 

facsimiles @ £5.00 each unless other- wise stated

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1870's early: NEW ROYALTY THEATRE (under the Management of Miss Henrietta Hodson)

(a) WEALTH Comedy Drama/ WHITTINGTON JUNR. Civic Burlesque by R.Reece (with Mr. F.Sullivan as Ali Brown Windsor)/ RENDEZVOUS Farce (with Mr F. Sullivan as Smart). Condition fair

(b) (Under the Management of Kate Lawler) (undated: 4 Oct.) WILD FLOWERS Dramatic Sketch by Edward Rose/ BOW BELLS Comic Drama by Henry J. Byron/ POPSY WOPSY Musical Folly by Sydney Grundy & Edward Solomon. Condition good

(a)£60.00

(b)£40.00

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PLAYBILL Covent Garden : BABIL AND BIJOU Or, The Lost Regalia (1872). Music by Frederick Clay. Cast features Mrs Howard Paul :

(a) (9.75 x 24 cms) (1st 29.8.1972)

(b) decorated embossed edging (12.75 x 19.5 cms). LAST NIGHT Terminating SATURDAY, March 1st (1873)

 

£45.00 each
3 1874 Opera Comique Nov.21 LOVE IN A FIX Comedy by John Oxenford and Horace Wigan/ IXION REWHEEL'D Opera-Bouffe Extravaganza written by F.C. Burnand. Music selected by W.C.Levey (cast includes Richard Temple and Mr F. Sullivan). Condition worn £65.00
4 1874 3 Dec. Prince of Wales’s Theatre SWEETHEARTS/ SOCIETY presentation copy : professionally `mounted' with the inside facing page fixed in a paper mount allowing the verso to be viewed (approx. prog. size : 11.5 x 18.5 cms) £75.00
5 c.1875 Royal Olympic Theatre MARIGOLD Music by Leon Vasseur. Before performance: Grand Ballad & Instrumental Concert including Sullivan's song LET ME DREAM AGAIN sung by Miss Mulholland. Condition: VG £45.00
6 1876 THE ROYAL AQUARIUM AND SUMMER AND WINTER GARDEN. PROGRAMME for Monday, March 6th, 1876 pp8 (cover chipped/spine repaired with archive tape) Four o'clock BAND OF THE ROYAL AQARIUM under the direction of Mr. Arthur Sullivan. Conductor Mr George Mount. Evening concert at 8.30 pm includes TRIAL BY JURY QUADRILLE (D'Albert) solos for violin, flute, cornet, trombone, and ophicleide £50.00
7 1878 Drury Lane Wednesday morning 15th May Testimonial Benefit to Mrs Alfred Mellon (WSG and AS listed on Executive Committee) (includes RECEPTION AND ADDRESS to which WSG contributed) approx. 13.5 x 53 cms (Proof Only) £80.00
8 1878 Philharmonic Theatre, Islington. Nov. 9th THE HAPPY PAIR / L'AFRICAINE Opera by F.C.Burnand with Original Music by Frank Musgrave. Cast: Stoyle, Granville etc. : condition good £50.00
9 1879 May 23rd Prince of Wales's Theatre CASTE/ SWEETHEARTS presentation copy : professionally `mounted' with the inside facing page fixed in a paper mount allowing the verso to be viewed (approx. prog. size : 12.5 x 19.00 cms) VG £80.00
10 1881 1st Jan. ALHAMBRA THEATRE ROYAL : MEFISTOFELE II Grand Spectacular Comic Opera. Written by Alfred Maltby. Music by Herve. Includes small black and white cameo of TRIAL BY JURY on cover. Cover with spot red colouring for theatre/opera title. Cast: Constance Loseby, Fred Leslie etc.: condition good £85.00
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1881 (opened 23 April) June. OPERA COMIQUE (Lessee and Manager: Mr. D'Oyly Carte) PATIENCE (preceded by UNCLE SAMUEL Written by Arthur Law; Music by George Grossmith). Cast : Grossmith, Barrington, Bowley, Temple, Thornton, Lely, Bond, Gwynne, Fortescue, Barnett, Braham (Her First Appearance at this Theatre). Conductor : Frank Cellier

Condition: some marks to rear margins, ow good

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£200.00

 

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1883 Lyceum Theatre (Lessee: Henry Irving) :

(a) PYGMALION AND GALATEA (revival from December 8th, 1883) by W.S.Gilbert. Cast includes Mary Anderson (buff single-fold). Programme of music includes GRACEFUL DANCE from HENRY VIII by Sir Arthur Sullivan. Condition: good

(b) PYGMALION AND GALATEA / COMEDY AND TRAGEDY (from Jan. 26th, 1884). Drama written specially for Miss Mary Anderson by WSG. Condition: VG

(a)£150.00

(b)£125.00

13 1884 Savoy Theatre (first run : pink paper - good condition) PRINCESS IDA. Cast: Barrington, Bracy, Lely, Ryley, Grossmith, Temple, Gray, Lugg, Braham, Brandram, Chard, Bond, Grey, Heathcote, Carr. Cond. Frank Cellier scarce SOLD £199.00 scarce SOLD
14 1884 March. Royal Court Theatre. DAN'L DRUCE, BLACKSMITH by WSG (revival). Cast: Vezin, Fortescue. Condition fair £100.00
15 1885 Jan. Royal Court Theatre COX AND BOX by F C Burnand. Cast: Lyons, Cecil, Cook/ YOUNG MRS. WINTHROP Play by Bronson Howard. Condition fair £60.00
16 1886 Prince of Wales's Theatre DOROTHY by B.C.Stephenson & Alfred Cellier (Under the direction of George Edwardes - reworked transfer from The Gaiety Theatre). Cast includes Marion Hood and C. Hayden Coffin. Condition: good £100.00
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1888 November. Royal Court Theatre :

(undated: July 13th) AUNT JACK Farce by Ralph R. Lumley. Cast incldes Weedon Grossmith/ TO THE RESCUE Comedietta by Dora V. Greet. Interlude music includes THE MIKADO SELECTION by Sir Arthur Sullivan. Condition fair

£50.00

18 1889 March 12. Royal Lyceum Theatre. MACBETH with Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. 63rd Performance. The Overture, Preludes, and incidental Music composed expressly by ARTHUR SULLIVAN £50.00
19 c.1890's Prince of Wales's Th. (undated) CASTE by T.W.Robertson (revival) - on opposite page is written: In answer to many inquiries with which Mrs. Bancroft has been honoured arrangements are concluded with Mr. W.S.GILBERT for a limited number of performances of his original Dramatic Contrast "SWEETHEARTS". Mrs. Bancroft will act her part of "Jenny Northcott" and Mr.Bancroft will appear, for the first time, as "Henry Spreadbrow". Condition: fair £75.00
20 1890 Royal Aquarium Summer and Winter Garden Society Limited.  Programme Week ending March 29th, 1890. Folded crepe paper, Dec. cold. Border £30.00
21 1890 (from April 3rd) Theatre Royal, Haymarket A VILLAGE PRIEST by Sydney Grundy. Suggested by the French Play `Le Secret de la Terreuse' and COMEDY AND TRAGEDY by W.S.Gilbert. Cast includes Fred Terry and Julia Neilson. Condition: good £65.00
21X 1891 The Royal English Opera IVANHOE A Romantic Opera in Three Acts. Words by Julian Sturgis. Music by Arthur Sullivan (inscribed 17-3-91) Cast : Norman Salmond, Richard Green, Francois Noije, Charles Kenningham, Adams Owen, W.H. Burgon, Ben Davies, Avon Saxon, Charles Copland, W.H. Stephens, Mr Cowis, Mr F Bovill, Miss Palliser, Marie Groebl, Miss Thudichum. Folded in four (archive tape repairs in three places : two on spine and one on outside back page : small horizontal) ow fair copy rare £110.00 rare
22 1891 JOAN OF ARC Burlesque Opera by J.L. Shine & Adrian Ross. Music by F. Ormond Carr (composer of HIS EXCELLENCY in 1894).Opera Comique (inscribed T.F.Howell 13.6.91) three-fold coloured chrom. with separate Synopsis of Music VG £95.00
24 1891 Toole's Theatre 23 October THE LANCASHIRE SAILOR by Brandon Thomas (also in cast) / A COMMISSION by Weedon Grossmith (also in cast)/ A PANTOMIME REHEARSAL by Cecil Clay (with Weedon Grossmith in the cast). Condition fair £35.00
25 1892. WALKER, LONDON A New Comedy Play by J.M.Barrie.With J.L.Toole as Jasper Phipps. (inscribed T.F.Howell Mon. 13.6.92). Toole's Theatre FINE £75.00
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THE MOUNTEBANKS by WSG and Alfred Cellier (opened January 4th, 1892; 229 performances) :

(a) Lyric Theatre : inscribed June 1890 (sic : a contemporary mistake!). Thursday, June 9th, 1892. Cast : Harry Monkhouse, Frank Wyatt, Arthur Playfair, Charles Gilbert, J. Robertson, Lionel Brough, Furneaux Cook, Cecil Burt, Gilbert Porteous, Lucille Saunders, Aida Jenoure, Eva Moore, Geraldine Ulmar (Mrs. Ivan Caryll). Good, three-fold paper

(b) 1892 Oct. 10 for one week Prince's Theatre (Manchester). Horace Sedger's Co.(from the Lyric Theatre, London. Cast: Harry Parker, Roland Carse, J.B.Watson, Hampton Gordon, Sidney Tower, Clarence Hunt, Hugh Seton, Lytton Grey, Paul Callan, Waldeck Hall, Annie Montelli, Lillie Comyns, Maud Holland. Good, 2-fold (pink)

 

(a)£160.00

(b)£150.00

27 1893 DIPLOMACY. A Play in Four Acts. An English Version of M. Victorien Sardou's "Dora" by Clement Scott and B.C. Stephenson.. Cast : Mr & Mrs Bancroft, Arthur Cecil, J. Forbes-Robertson etc. Garrick Th. (inscribed T.F.Howell Fr. 16/6/93) FINE £50.00
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TRAFALGAR SQUARE THEATRE St. Martin's Lane, W.C.

GO-BANG Farcical Comedy by Adrian Ross and Osmond Carr (inscribed T.F.Howell 16.3.94) Cast: Grattan, Playfair, Geo. Grossmith, Junr., JESSIE BOND etc. (three-fold coloured card) VG scarce

£60.00
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1895 AN ARTIST'S MODEL By Owen Hall. Lyrics by Harry Greenbank. Music by Sidney Jones. Daly's (inscribed T.F.Howell Sat. 30/3/95). Cast : Marie Tempest, Kate Hodson, Marie Studholme, Louie Pounds, C. Hayden Coffin etc. (landscape : folded vertically) VG

(for Vocal Score see : `Sheet Music - Vocal Scores')

£65.00
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1894 Lyric Theatre HIS EXCELLENCY. A Comic Opera in Two Acts by W.S. Gilbert & F. Osmond Carr. Mr George Edwardes' Company. Opened Oct. 27, 1894 and ran for 120 performances:

(a) (stamped date 31 Oct. 94 :printed date 29/10/94) Cast: Rutland Barrington; George Grossmith, Charles Kenningham, Augustus Cramer, John Le Hay, Arthur Playfair, George Temple, Ernest Snow**, Frank Morton, Nancy McIntosh, Jessie Bond, Ellaline Terris, Alice Barnett, Gertrude Aylward, May Cross. FINE copy, 2-fold card

(b) Saturday, April 6th, 1895 (also another printed date at bottom of programme 5/4 - 95). Cast: Rutland Barrington; George Grossmith, Charles Kenningham, Augustus Cramer, John Le Hay, Arthur Playfair, George Temple, Fred Garton**, Frank Morton, Nancy McIntosh, Jessie Bond, Ellaline Terris, Alice Barnett, Gertrude Aylward, May Cross. Condition: good, 2-fold paper

** cast change

(a)£165.00

(b)£150.00

29X 1895 February 18. Royal Lyceum Theatre. KING ARTHUR by J. Comyns Carr (with Ellen Terry) . The Choral and Incidental Music has been composed expressly for the play by ARTHUR SULLIVAN. The Entr'actes will be selected from the Instrumental Works of the same Composer. The Scenery and Costumes have been specially designed by Sir EDWARD BURNE-JONES, Bart. (folded diagonally across) £50.00
30 1895 Gaiety Theatre THE SHOP GIRL Musical Farce by H.J.W.Dam. Music by Ivan Caryll. Cast: Williams, Hicks, Grossmith, Junr. etc. : condition good (printed date: 23/5/95) £100.00
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1895 THE MIKADO Savoy Theatre :

(a)(inscribed Dec 11th 95) (landscape format : pink ILLUSTRATED sepia cover (possibly from Alice Havers's original first-run programme design - 16.25 x 12.5 cms) (printed date: 1,000/9/12/95). Cast: Fische, Kenningham, Passmore, Barrington, Hewson, Perry, Bond, Owen, Brandram. (Preceded by AFTER ALL. Words by Frank Desprez. Music by Alfred Cellier. Cast: Workman, Hewson, Owen). Condition: small black marks on cover bottom left and border right/folded vertically, ow good

(b) (as above) (printed date 2,000/6/12/95) (folded vertically)

(c) 1896 (inscribed Aug 6). Cast change : Fred Billington replaced Rutland Barrington as Pooh-Bah (sl. scuff outside back page over printed date) ow VG

(a)£50.00

(b)£40.00

(c)£55.00

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1896 Daly's Theatre THE GEISHA. Book by Owen Hall. Lyrics by Harry Greenbank. Music by Sidney Jones :

(inscribed T.F.Howell Fr.31.7.96) worn

£50.00

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1897 Prince of Wales Theatre :

(a) Wed. Feb. 24th LA POUPEE by Maurice Ordonneau, adapted by Arthur Sturgess. Music by Edmond Audran. Cast: includes Courtice Pounds . Condition very good

(b) (undated) (Managers: Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft) DIPLOMACY Play adapted for the English Stage from M. Victorien Sardou's Comey DORA by Mr. Saville Rowe and Mr. Bolton Rowe. Cast: Bancrofts, Cecil etc. : condition good

(c) (undated) (Managers: Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft) PERIL Play by Mr. Saville Rowe and Mr. Bolton Rowe. Cast: Mr Bancroft, Cecil, Mrs Kendal etc. : condition fair

(a)£75.00

(b)£50.0

(c)£50.00

34 1898 Sat. March 26th Daly's Theatre THE GEISHA with Rutland Barrington as The Marquis Imari folded down centre ow good £65.00
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1898 THE BELLE OF NEW YORK. Book by Hugh Morton. Music by Gustave Kerker. Shaftesbury Theatre (inscribed T.F.Howell 23/4/98). Cast : Dan Daly, Harry Davenport, Edna May etc., three-fold, coloured VG

(for Vocal Score see : `Sheet Music - Vocal Scores')

(for Piano Score and Piano Selection* see : `Sheet Music - Piano Arrangements' )

(for Libretto see `Plays/Libretti' and `Sheet Music - Vocal Scores')

(*NB Full Set of Orchestral Parts for PIANO SELECTION with piano part also available @ £50.00 - details on request)

£100.00
36 1898 Sat. July 16th Daly's Theatre A GREEK SLAVE with Rutland Barrington as Marcus Pompenius (landscape) folded down centre, small ageing spot on central fold, ow good £65.00
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PYGMALION AND GALATEA/ COMEDY AND TRAGEDY Comedy Theatre (inscribed T.F.Howell 27.6.1900) (£125.00*)

£125.00
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(a) 1901 Savoy Theatre THE EMERALD ISLE 3-fold paper (printed date 9/5/1901), brown punch-hole impressions along the top

(b) 1901 Savoy Theatre THE EMERALD ISLE 3-fold (card) (printed date 31/5/1901) , 3cm split on second fold, ow VG

(a)£150.00

(b)£165.00

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1901 Savoy Theatre IOLANTHE triptych :

(with THE WILLOW PATTERN by Basil Hood : Cast: Agnes Fraser, Powis Pinder, Rudolph Lewis, Robert Rous) Cast: Passmore, Pinder, Evett, Crompton, Lytton, Rosina Brandram, Louie Pounds, Agnes Fraser, Isabel Agnew, Hart Dyke, Isabel Jay (printed date: 23/12/01) (card)

£90.00

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1902/3 HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE : THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (with music by Sir Arthur Sullivan) (cast includes Courtice Pounds) :

(a) (inscribed T.F.Howell 13.6.2)

(b) souvenir booklet June 10, 1902 pp12 (Sullivan's music not mentioned)

(c)( inscribed T.F.Howell 10/2/3) (foxing)

(a)£45.00

(b)£70.00

(c)£45.00

42

1908 Savoy Theatre. DC OC THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE .Cast : Workman, Lytton, Sheffield, Herbert, Barrington, Court, Rose, Boarer, Lewis, Rene (Preceded by A WELSH SUNSET. Words by Frederick Fenn. Composed by Philip Michael Faraday). Musical Director : Francois Cellier pp12, blue paper, staples rusted, ow good

 

£25.00

 

43 D'OYLY CARTE HERALD/ PROGRAMME CARD coloured (approx 7.5 x 12 cms) scarce:

(AA) Opera House, Man. April 5 1926 for Four Weeks (portrait of F.Frederici, New York as The Mikado on cover)

(BB) PLAIN COVER : Opera House, Manchester Three Weeks from Oct. 7th, 1940 to Oct. 26th, 1940

 

NON-DECORATED PROGRAMME CARDS (plain upright/landscape postcard-sized cards in red and black lettering):

(a) Princes Theatre, London Dec. 15th, 1958 - March 14th, 1959 (worn, sellotape repair across front) (Programme - 2-fold)

(b) Theatre Royal, Exeter Mon. June 1st 1959 Two Weeks (upright card with coloured lettering)

(c) Hippodrome, Bristol. Mon. May 2nd, 1960 Two Weeks

(d) Princes Theatre, London Dec. 19th, 1960 - Feb. 18th, 1961 (Programme - 2-fold)

(e) Savoy Theatre Dec. 16th, 1963 - March 14th, 1964 single-fold

(f) Opera House, Man March 20 1967 Six Weeks (Handbill: folded card (approx. 5" x 4"))

(g) Opera House, Man March 23 1970 Six Weeks (Handbill: folded card (approx. 5" x 4"))

(h) Programme card for 1971 Season: March - August

(i) Opera House, Man March 15 1971 Six Weeks (Handbill: folded card (approx. 5" x 4")

(j) Sadler's Wells Theatre, London Dec. 20th, 1971 - Feb. 12th, 1972 Season leaflet (two-fold) (approx size: 10.5 x 14 cms folded), red cover (with ticket stub: RUDDIGORE matinee 29 Jan. 1972)

(k) Programme card for 1973 Season: March - June

(l) Grand Theatre, Leeds April 30 1973 Two Weeks

(m) Opera House, Blackpool. Mon Feb 25 1974 Two Weeks (double-sided)

(n) Opera House, Man March 11 1974 Seven Weeks:- (1) VG (2) (folded across)

(o) 1979 programme week beginning Oct. 22 - Dec.10 1979

(p) Programme card for 1980 Season (approx. 4" x 8") :- (1) Feb-May (2) May-July (3) Sept-Dec

(q) Tameside Theatre, Ashton-under-Lyne Mon 24 March 1980 Two Weeks (approx. 4" x 8")

Herald Cards (AA & BB) scarce :

£20.00 each

 

---------------

Non-Decorated Cards:

(a)£1.00

(b)£1.00

(c)£2.00

(d)£3.00

(e)£2.00

(f)£3.00

(g)£3.00

(h)£3.00

(i)£3.00

(j)£3.00

(k)£3.00

(l)£3.00

(m)£3.00

(n)(1)£3.00/ (2)£2.00

(o)£2.00

pr)£2.00 each

(q)£2.00

44 1910 Jan. 27 - 29. PRINCESS JU JU. Clementine Ward's Japanese Operetta. St. Clement's Sunday School, Chorlton-cum-Hardy (amateur) VG+. £10.00
45 1912 The Heilig Theatre, Portland, Oregon Week beginning Sunday Sept. 1 The G&S Festival Co. De Wolf Hopper EMERGENCY SLIP (cast list for H.M.S. PINAFORE) 12.75 x 24 cms £50.00
46

1919-20 Princes Theatre, London DC OC:

YG (staples removed  - rust marks)

 

£15.00

47

 

(a) PRINCE'S THEATRE Souvenir GILBERT & SULLIVAN SEASON Oct. 3rd, 1921-April 8th, 1922. Orange wraps with embossed MIKADO image (Lytton) in black and gold. With superb production photographs (with facsimile autographs and artiste's character photos.). Brock RUDDIGORE colour central spread, chord pp28 Mint condition

(b) as above but coloured MIKADO embossed outer wraps MISSING, chord, ow VG condition

 

(a)£75.00 mint condition

(b)£35.00

 

48 1923. LYRIC THEATRE, London. LILAC TIME (Cast includes Courtice Pounds as Schubert) (programme dated 4/4/23 - printed) £10.00
48X

1924 February 4th - July 26th. PRINCE'S THEATRE. SOUVENIR of RUPERT D'OYLY CARTE'S SEASON of GILBERT and SULLIVAN OPERAS. Cast card. 13 Photographs (12 x 16.5 cms) (in character) with facsimile autographs :

1. Henry Lytton as Jack Point

2. Charles Goulding

3. Leo Sheffield as Don Alhambra

4. Elsie Griffin

5. Winifred Lawson

6. Eileen Sharp

7. Joseph Griffin

8. Leo Darnton

9. Darrell Fancourt

10. Sydney Granville

11. Bertha Lewis

12. Henry Millidge

13. Sidney Pointer

all contained in a perfect folder with ribbon scarce

£80.00 scarce
49 1924 March 17-22 Grand Theatre Luton THE GONDOLIERS LAOS (decorative cover) £5.00
51 PRINCES THEATRE (staples rusted) :

(a) TJ/SO 6/5/24

(b) RUDDIGORE (printed date on outside back page : 4/6/24) (folded across)

(a)£10.00

(b)£15.00

52

(a) 1925 February 20th 21st THE MIKADO Croydon Light Opera Club, Public Hall, Croydon (decorative cover) directed by L. Cairns James (former DC OC `B' Company : 1887 Robin and Ko-Ko; 1888 as before; 1889 Jack Point and Ko-Ko; 1890 Ko-Ko, Jack Point and Duke of Plaza-Toro; 1891 as before) (informative notes on Japanese text)

(b) 1925 Dec. 4th, 5th & 7th THE GONDOLIERS Croydon Light Opera Club, Public Hall, Croydon (decorative cover) directed by L. Cairns James (former DC OC See above)

£10.00 each
53 1926 Feb. 9-13. Louth AODS YEOMEN OF THE GUARD in the Playhouse, Louth. Maroon paper covers (16 x 26 cms) pp18 (12 photographs of cast in costume) £10.00
54 1926 Dec.13th week. Grimsby Hospital AOS IOLANTHE at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Grimsby. Illustrated paper covers (19 x 25.5 cms) pp32 (10 full-page photographs of cast in costume). Opposite each photo. is a critique of each performance written on lined paper attached loosely £20.00
55

1926 PRINCES THEATRE, London. RUPERT D'OYLY CARTE'S SEASON OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN OPERAS (Sept. 20th - Dec. 18th) (13 weeks) :

(a) SOUVENIR (with ribbon) Rickett's MIKADO colour costume design on outer front wrap. Cast List. Colour Centre-spread : Fac-simile Reproductions from the Original Designs of Charles Ricketts, A.R.A.(12 MIKADO b&w production photographs) pp12 VG

(B) IO 21/10/26

(C) CB & PF 8/11/26

(D) RG 15/11/26

 

 

(a)£70.00

(b) - (d) £15.00 each

55X 1927. Bingley Congregational AOS. March 28th to April 2nd. In Victora Hall, Bingley (Yorkshire) HADDON HALL (with review) £5.00
56 1928 Dec 3 -8. Grimsby Hospital AOS RUDDIGORE at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Grimsby. Illustrated paper covers (19 x 25.5 cms) pp32 (8 full-page photographs of cast in costume). Opposite each photo. is a lined piece of paper loosely attached, with quotes from the libretto £20.00
57

1929 - 1930 SAVOY THEATRE. RUPERT D'OYLY CARTE'S SEASON OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERAS :

RUPERT D'OYLY CARTE'S SEASON OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN OPERAS, Savoy Theatre, London. October 21st, 1929, to March 22nd, 1930. Colour plates: Cover - G&S characters in a cavalcade (by Charles Buchel); costume designs by Sheringham and Ricketts (6 plates: PF/ PC & IO/ GN x 2/ PP x 2 + GN backdrop) + b/w photos of the Savoy Theatre and PF/ PC/ GN/ PP. A HANDSOME and SCARCE item (size: approx. 25 x 21 cms)

(a) cover slightly worn with light foxing on edges (especially outside back cover), ow good condition with ribbon (lacking envelope) SOLD

(b) excellent quality FACSIMILE available @ £26.00 with maroon ribbon (slightly reduced by 20%: 20.7 x 17.5 cms)

(c) Opening Night programme (in card) with coloured MIKADO costume design cover by Ricketts: THE GONDOLIERS Monday, October 21st, 1929

(d) Second Night : with coloured MIKADO costume design cover by Ricketts :THE GONDOLIERS (inscribed Tu. Oct 22nd, 1929) with artiste's photos. pp40

The following Savoy programmes all feature the Ricketts design as above, and contain artiste's portraits (not in character) pp40 + coloured outer wraps :

(e) RG (inscribed 4.11.29 )

(f) PATIENCE Nov. 11-16 , 1929

(g) YG (inscribed 26.11.29 )

(h) TJ & PP (inscribed 7.1.1930)

(a)£60.00 SOLD

(b)EXCELLENT QUALITY FACSIMILE available @ £26.00 (with ribbon)

(c)£30.00

(d) to (h) £25.00 each

58

1930 Oct. 2.The Golders Green Hippodrome DC OC MK (Lytton) The Magazine Programme pp24 MINT

£15.00
60 1932 Oct. 18 - 22. PATIENCE Chorlton ODS (amateur) £6.00
61

(a) 1933 Savoy Theatre. Rupert D'Oyly Carte's Season of Gilbert & Sullivan Operas. (17 week season Sept. 26 1932 - Jan. 21 1933) Henry Lytton in Gilbert and Sullivan Characters. A Souvenir of his farewell season at the Savoy Theatre London 1932 - 1933 With Rupert D'Oyly Carte's Compliments January 21st 1933 (Wallet containing 11 b/w photos with facsimile autographed quotes) + Cast List card + LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON Jan. 21st, 1933 programme: Act I PIRATES; Pot-Pourri cond. G. Toye; Sentry Song sung by Richard Watson; Act I THE MIKADO

(b) VG set in excellent wallet (including Cast List card and original outer envelope)

(c) Complete set of photographs within original illustrated wallet (Cast List card missing)

(d) Also available: very good quality laser card photocopies of the photos. (approx. size 15.5 x 22 cms) @ £3.00 each

INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMMES ( all with Ko-Ko coloured cover design) :

(e) Oct 10 - 15 RUDDIGORE pp32 with Green, Goulding, Granville, Flynn, Fancourt, Dickson, Eyre, Gill, Denny and Nickell-Lean (with blue photo. of Lytton as The Duke of Plaza-Toro)

(f) Oct 17 - 22 IOLANTHE pp32 with Lytton, Fancourt, Dean, Watson, Rands, Gill, Eyre, Denny, Baxter, O'Brien and Ronald (with blue photo. of Lytton as The Duke of Plaza-Toro)

(g) Nov. 14 - 19 PRINCESS IDA pp32 (inscribed 15/11/32 -with T.F.H. monogram; Howell) (Ko-Ko coloured cover design) (Henry Lytton photo. as The Duke of Plaza-Toro). Cast: Watson, Goulding, Dean, Rands, Lytton, Fancourt, Walker, Flynn, Dickson, Gill, Denny, Eyre, Ray, Baxter, O'Brien

(h) Nov. 21 - 26 THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD pp32 (inscribed 21/11/32 -with T.F.H. monogram : Howell) (Henry Lytton photo. as The Duke of Plaza-Toro). Cast: Watson, Goulding, Fancourt, Dean, Green, Granville, Wilson, Eaton, Morgan, Penry Hughes, Dickson, Eyre, Gill, Denny

(i) Nov. 21 - 26 THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD pp12 (with blue photo. of Lytton as The Duke of Plaza-Toro). Cast (as above)

 

 

(a)£100.00

(b)£75.00

(c)£60.00

(d) also available: photocopies on card of the 11 photos. @ £3.00 each

(e)£15.00

(f)£15.00

(g)£25.00

(h)£25.00

(i)£15.00

 

62 Beswick Co-operative Choral Society (amateur) . A Concert Performance of MERRIE ENGLAND :

(a) 1933 Nov. 25 Co-op. Hall, Beswick

(b) 1934 Feb. 24 Co-op. Hall, Longsight

£3.00 each
62X

1934 The Golders Green Hippodrome DC OC (26 Dec. 1933 for 3 Weeks) THE MIKADO (Fancourt, Goulding, Lytton, Granville, Rands, Cornford, Moody, Eyre, Nickell-Dean, Gill) (rust has spread to cast list page) (worn)

£6.00
63 THE GONDOLIERS Ayrshire Philharmonic Opera Society.Town Hall, Ayr Nov. 5 - Nov. 9, 1935 pp20 (with photos.) staples rusted £4.00
64 1936. New Theatre, Oxford. MIKADO, 7/5/36 (sic). Contains photographs of 7 principals (mostly in costume including Martyn Green) and repertoire for remainder of visit. Date quoted is as on the page with the cast list, but dates on two other pages indicate it should read 5/5/36. "Mikado" written in ink on front cover £15.00
65

1936 Sadler's Wells DC OC PRINCESS IDA Sat. June 13th

 

£10.00

 

66 1936 RUDDIGORE. The Ipswich Gilbert and Sullivan Amateur Operatic Society. Ipswich Hippodrome Oct. 26 - 31. pp32 (including card wraps which are foxed, esp. front). Full of excellent b&w photographs, ribbon tie £10.00
67
    1937 Sadler's Wells DC OC :

    (a) June 5th TJ/PP

    (b) June 19th GN

    (c) June 22nd CB/PF

    (d) July 15th PI

(a) - (c) £10.00 each

(d)£15.00

68 1938 Feb. 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th & 26th RUDDIGORE The Buckden and District AODS The Rifle Range, Buckden pp20 £10.00
69 1938 March 28th to April 2nd. GAINSBOROUGH AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY King's Theatre Gainsborough. SOUVENIR PROGRAMME : THE MIKADO (colour illustration of THE MIKADO on cover) pp36 + outer wraps £10.00
70

1938. Scala Theatre. DC OC London Season May 30th to July 16th. Coloured cover (using Ricketts' costume design cover):

(a) CB & SO Tue. June 21st (inscribed) and Wed. June 22nd, 1938 (with artistes' biogs)

(b) CB & SO Tuesday June 21st and Wednesday, June 22nd , 1938 (with artistes' biogs) missing outer back wrap

(c) CB & SO Tue. June 22nd, 1938 (with artistes' biogs)

 

(a)£25.00

(b)£7.00

(c)£25.00

70X 1939 USA DC OC Tour Jan - April :SOUVENIR AND LIBRETTO : THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD (23 x 30.5 cms) pp20 + outer wraps (with Buchel colour cavalcade of characters ). Production photos. of PATIENCE; IOLANTHE; PINAFORE; YEOMEN; MIKADO; PIRATES; GONDOLIERS. Cast biographies with photos. (in character). Printed in the U.S.A. Wraps sl. worn, ow good £40.00
71

1939 Sadler's Wells DC OC:

(a) RG June 8th

(b) PC June 14th

 

£10.00 each
72 1940. Leaflet for the new Peter Goffin production of THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD (colour cover: Act Drop: Pictorial map of the Tower of London) (12.5 x 20.25 cms folded) scarce £25.00
72X

1941 June-Aug. SAVOY THEATRE DC OC:

(a) PC

(b) GN

£15.00 each
72Y 1942 New Theatre, Oxford. DC OC Monday, May 25th for Two Weeks. Friday 29th May YG £20.00
75 1942 Princes Theatre. DC OC THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD July 2-4th and 20-25th £18.00
76 1944 King's Theatre, Hammersmith. DC OC Six Weeks from May 29. MIKADO; YEOMEN; GONDOLIERS May-June


£20.00
78 1946. Opera House, Manchester. DC OC Sat. 16th, Nov. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE cond. I.Godfrey. Cast: Martyn Green, Darrell Fancourt, Thomas Round, Ella Halman etc. £10.00
79 1947 Opera House, Manchester DC OC Nov. 10th, 1947 Three Weeks TRIAL and PINAFORE £10.00
80 1948 New Century Theatre, New York. Week beginning Mon. Jan. 12. DC OC IO (cast includes Martyn Green and Thomas Round) £15.00
81 1948. H.M.S.PINAFORE. The Acton Amateur Operatic Society May 10 - 15 £2.00
82 1948 New Theatre Royal, Norwich. Nov 1 - 6 The Norfolk and Norwich Amateur Operatic Society THE MIKADO. Souvenir Programme (cover with original colour artwork) with photos. £6.00
83 1949 21st - 23rd February. Rex Theatre, Ely. City of Ely Operatic Society presents By permission of the Executors of R.D'Oyly Carte THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD (Amateur prog.) £5.00
84 1949 March 23 - 26. Bleak House Operatic Society. A COUNTRY GIRL (by Tanner, Ross, Greenbank, Monckton and Rubens) a cut-away programme with attractive cover £6.00
84X 1949 16th - 18th May Sadler's Wells DC OC RUDDIGORE (small landscape : 13 x 9 cms) rare £12.00 rare
85 1949 Thur. 19 May Woking Choral Society. Concert Version of MERRIE ENGLAND by E.German (flyer) £1.00
85X

1949 Chiswick Empire. DC OC PATIENCE July 28th

£15.00
86 1949 New Theatre Royal, Norwich. Nov 14-19 The Norfolk and Norwich Amateur Operatic Society RUDDIGORE. Souvenir Programme (cover with original colour artwork) with photos. £6.00
87X 1881-1951 G&S FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN SOUVENIR Savoy Theatre May 7th to August 4th 1951 (with loose cast list - sellotape mark to card and inside hinge of programme, ow VG) pp12 plus outer card wraps. B&W photos.of `Some of the Players who took part in early productions of THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY'. Colour costume designs, and b&w production photos. `Principal Members of the Present Company' (b&w photos.). Article by J.C.Trewin : `Gilbert and Sullivan THEN and NOW'. Outside back wrap : Facsimile of the first Savoy Theatre Souvenir Programme (PATIENCE - cast list) scarce £40.00 scarce
88

1951 SAVOY THEATRE, BRIDGET D'OYLY CARTE'S Season of GILBERT and SULLIVAN OPERAS

THE MIKADO Monday, July 2nd to Saturday, July 7th (Ricketts MIKADO design on cover)

 

£10.00

 

89

1952 Bristol Hippodrome April 7 for Three Weeks DC OC:

(a) GN April 7/ 16/ 24

(b) IO April 12/ 22

£8.00 each
91 1952. King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester at 7.30p.m. HOLIDAY `PROMS' Halle Orchestra cond. George Weldon. Thurs. August 21st Excerpts from Gilbert & Sullivan Operas. Includes `A Cartoon of Arthur Sullivan drawn by Linley Sambourne for PUNCH'/ Friday August 22nd MUSIC FROM THE OPERAS (not G&S) with JOAN HAMMOND who has signed her photograph £20.00
91X

1952. Golder's Green Hippodrome DC OC

(a) Cox & Box and H.M.S. Pinafore 8th & 9th Sept.

(b) IOLANTHE Thursday 11 Sept. 1952 with Peter Pratt, Ivor Evans, Leonard Osborn, Fisher Morgan, Alan Styler, Ann Drummond-Grant, Joyce Wright, Cynthia Morey, Elizabeth Howarth, Jean Tyler and Shirley Hall (folded four ways)

(a)£8.00

(b)£10.00

91Y

1952 Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House DC OC Monday December 8th (2 Weeks from Dec.1) TRIAL/ PIRATES

£8.00
91Z 1953 Opera House, Blackpool DC OC Monday, January 26th, 1953 for Two Weeks : MK; RG; TJ; PP; YG; MK; GN - half the usual size (usual masks/Shakespeare bust coloured cover design) @ £10.00 £10.00
92XX

1953 Sadler's Wells. DC OC THE MIKADO Tuesday, July 21st

£15.00
93 1954 Opera House, Blackpool. DC OC For Two Weeks commencing Monday 1st Feb. COX AND BOX and H.M.S. PINAFORE (Feb. 8th); PATIENCE (Feb. 9th); IOLANTHE (Feb. 10th); RUDDIGORE (Feb. 11th); THE GONDOLIERS (Feb. 12th); THE MIKADO (Feb. 13th) £10.00
93X 1954 THE SCALA THEATRE The Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic Society (amateur): TJ and PF 24th – 27th Feb.
£3.00
94

1954 Savoy Theatre DC OC London Season:

(a) MK Mon. Sept. 13th to Sat. Sept. 18th (cover torn and written on)

(b) PRINCESS IDA (inscribed 30.9.54) (12.5 x 18.5 cms)

(c) COX & BOX and PF Oct.21st - 23rd

(d) COX & BOX and PF Oct.21st - 23rd (inscribed on front cover)

(e) MK 28th and 30th Oct.

(f) GN 12 Nov.

 

(a)£1.00

(b)£15.00

(c)£8.00

(d)£5.00

(e)£8.00

(f)£8.00

95 1955 Mon. - Sat. April 25th - 30th TRIAL BY JURY and H.M.S.PINAFORE The Leicester G&S Soc. The Little Theatre, Dover Street (decorative line-drawings on cover) (infact theatre burnt down week before performance which then took place at Leicester Grammar School) £6.00
96 1956 Theatre Royal, Norwich. Feb. 13th week. Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet season includes PINEAPPLE POLL cond. John Lanchbery (with press cuttings) £5.00
97 1956 The Opera House, Manchester. 12 March week. Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet. Season includes PINEAPPLE POLL cond. Kenneth Alwyn £5.00
97X 1956 Opera House, Blackpool. Monday October 15th for Two Weeks : DEREK OLDHAM in Summer Song £10.00
98

1956 Princes Theatre, London DC OC CHRISTMAS SEASON 3 Dec. 1956 - 25 Feb.1957 :

(a) RUDDIGORE (Dec. 3 week 1956) (Pratt, Osborn, Adams, Morey)

(b) IOLANTHE Wed. (19 Dec.1956) (Pratt, Adams, Osborn, Drummond-Grant, Wright, Morey)

(c) MIKADO (28 Dec. 1956) (Adams, Griffiths, Pratt, Morey)

(d) TRIAL BY JURY & PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Jan. 7 week 1957) (Reed, Styler, Pratt, Adams)

(e) PATIENCE (Jan. 28 week 1957) (Adams, Reed, Osborn)

(f) THE GONDOLIERS (inscribed 14/2/57)

£6.00 each
98X 1957 Bristol Hipppodrome DC OC Week Commencing April 29th for Two Weeks YEOMEN (worn, folded vertically twice) £6.00
101

(a) 1957 The Streatham Hill Theatre. DC OC IOLANTHE photocopied: Full page newspaper report from THE NEWS Nov. 29, 1957:` The Guards in IOLANTHE again. How they looked... And how they performed' + attachment (sellotaped): Points From LETTERS This was music RARE SET

(b) RUDDIGORE 23 Nov.

(a)£3.00 photocopy only

(b)£6.00

 

102

1958 New Theatre, Oxford. DC OC Two Weeks from Monday, May 12th :

May 14th/24th MK

 

£5.00
105

1958 15 Dec to 14 March 1959. Princes Theatre DC OC Christmas Season 1958 :

(a) GONDOLIERS (Dec. 15 week) (Pratt, Fryatt, Sandford, Round, Hindmarsh)

(b) PRINCESS IDA (Jan. 5 - 7 1959) (Sandford, Fryatt, Osborn, Pratt, Hindmarsh)

(c) THE MIKADO (inscribed on front 17.1.59) (ticket stub) (Adams, Round, Pratt, Sandford, Skitch, Banks, Anne Sessions - replacing Jean Barrington - Wright, Dixon, Drummond-Grant)

(d) THE MIKADO (Feb. 4th, 1959) (Adams, Round, Pratt, Barrington)

(e) RUDDIGORE (Feb. 9 - 11 1959) (Pratt, Osborn, Sandford - with indisposition slips : Joan Lawrence and Alice Hynd)

(f) PATIENCE (18 Feb. 1959) (Adams, Reed, Osborn, Dixon)

(g) IOLANTHE (Pratt, Adams, Osborn)

(h) SOUVENIR With the compliments of Bridget DC: glossy folded card (approx. 20 x 25.5 cm) with photos of 12 artistes and facsimile autographs

(a)£6.00

(b)£8.00

(c)£8.00

(d)£8.00

(e)£6.00

(f)£6.00

(g)£6.00

(h)£20.00

106 1959 Princes Theatre, London. 5 Jan. DC OC 75th Anniversary of PRINCESS IDA (with facsimile prog.) coloured cover MINT £20.00
107

1959 Opera House., Manchester. DC OC 16 March 4 weeks :

(a) MK (with ticket stub) (MINT)

(b) THE MIKADO (stain bottom joint)

(a)£8.00

(b)£4.00

107X 1959 The Golders Green Hippodrome DC OC Four Weeks Commencing Monday, October 26th THE GONDOLIERS £8.00
109 1959 2nd and 12 Dec. The Streatham Hill Theatre DC OC COX & BOX and H.M.S.PINAFORE £7.00
110

1960 Princes Theatre Christmas Season (Dec. 19th - Feb. 18th) DC OC :

(a) TJ/ PP

(b) PC

£6.00 each
112 1960 The Opera House, Manchester DC OC Monday 29th February for Four Weeks THE MIKADO VG £8.00
113X 1960 June 6 (inscribed) (first night on the May 17th ) Sadler's Wells Opera in ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD by Offenbach (with Cynthia Morey as Aurora) (production photos.) (indisposition slip : Juno played at this performance by Jean Manning (replacing Sheila Rex)) £15.00
113Y 1960 10 August MERRIE ENGLAND by Edward German & Basil Hood (inscribed 1st Night) Sadler's Wells Theatre VG+ £30.00
114

(a) 1960 Stratford, Ontario PF large prog. (coloured) + x 2 smaller ones

(b) 1960 original costume artwork by Brian Jackson (Aunt) as used in above prog. (approx. sixe : 21.5 x 28 cms) (ring binder traces down left margin)

(c) 1961 Stratford, Ontario PP large prog. (coloured) + x 2 smaller ones

(d) 1961 original costume artwork by Brian Jackson (Isabel) as used in above prog. (approx. sixe : 21.5 x 28 cms) (ring binder traces down left margin)

(e) 1962 Stratford, Ontario GN large prog. (coloured) + x 2 smaller ones

(f) 1963 Stratford, Ontario MK large prog. cuttings only from MK section (coloured) + x 2 smaller ones

(g) 1964 Stratford, Ontario YG large prog. (coloured) + x 2 smaller ones £30.00

(a)£30.00

(b)£40.00

(c)£30.00

(d)£40.00

(e)£30.00

(f)£20.00

(g)£30.00

115 1960 CHRISTMAS SEASON DC OC Princes Theatre YEOMEN (with cast photos.) £8.00
116 1961 The Opera House, Manchester DC OC 6th March For Four Weeks THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD £5.00
117

1961 New Theatre, Oxford. Mon. May 22 Two Weeks. DC OC :

May 22nd/ 27th/ 31st MK

 

£5.00
117X 1961 14 August (inscribed). Sadler's Wells Theatre.Sadler's Wells Opera ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD by Offenbach £5.00
118

1961 Brighton Hippodrome. Sept. 18 Two Weeks. DC OC :

YG (19/29 Sept.) (with indisposition slip)

 

£5.00
119 1961-62 SOUVENIR. D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY. Savoy Theatre pp24 :

(a) VG

(b) cover creased vertically, contents VG - contains end of copyright card 27/1/1961

Programmes:

(c) PC (with b&w photos from PP, PC, IO and MK) (undated)

(d) PI (with bw photos) (inscribed 27/12/61)

(e) RG (with b&w photos) (inscribed 22/1/62: 75th Anniversary)

(f) GONDOLIERS (production photos)

(g) 22 Jan. RUDDYGORE 75th Anniversary (with facsimile prog.) coloured cover

(h) COX AND BOX/ PIRATES (incorrectly inscribed on front PINAFORE/TRIAL but includes additional loose cast list centre pages for TJ/PF) (with photos.)

(a)£10.00

(b)£20.00

(c) £6.00

(d)£6.00

(e)£6.00

(f)£7.00

(g)£20.00

(h)£3.00

120 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Trust : folded card statement re: expiry of copyright 31 Dec. 1961 £10.00
121 1962 Theatre Royal, Brighton Mon. 29th Jan One Week Tyrone Guthrie's production of H.M.S. PINAFORE £10.00
122 1962 Her Majesty's Theatre. Tyrone Guthrie's production of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE :

PINAFORE 1st perf. Feb. 8 /PIRATES 1st perf. Feb. 15 flyer (with b&w photo collage on verso)

£4.00
124 1962 Empire Liverpool. Sadler's Wells Opera Monday, April 16 and week: Thur 19/Sat 21 IOLANTHE (Derek Hammond-Stroud, Elizabeth Harwood etc. + John Stoddart as Tolloller and Leon Greene as Willis, both ex-DC OC) £8.00
125 1962 May 19th. Colston Hall, Bristol. Gilbert and Sullivan Concert. Souvenir Programme. Artistes: Jean Hindmarsh, Thomas Round, Donald Adams, Peter Pratt cond. Stanford Robinson. £5.00
126 1962 from May 29th Sadler's Wells MK (coloured cover) £8.00
127 1962. New Theatre, Oxford. Week commencing Monday June 25th. Sadler's Wells Opera THE MIKADO £6..00
128 1962 Festival of the City of London brochure pp64 THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD p47 £5.00
129

1962 S.Hurok/DC OC USA Tour:

(a) Tour Schedule flyer Aug. 13 1962 - Jan. 5 1963

1962 Sept.17 - 22 DC OC North American Tour WORLD'S FAIR OPERA HOUSE, Seattle 9, Washington : MK; PP; GN (flyer/booking form - red and black lettering on white - : 15.5 x 23 cms) Ricketts' design: Ko-Ko image:

(b) no overprinting at front bottom, production photos on verso, folded across in two places

(c) no overprinting on front, FULL TOUR details on verso

(d) overprinted flyer with photos./order form on verso Opera House, Chicago Dec. 18-22

(a)£5.00

(b)£5.00

(c)£5.00

(d)£5.00

130 1962 Sept. 17 week Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton SADLER'S WELLS OPERA in IOLANTHE (b&w photo.). Cast: Derek Hammond-Stroud, Denis Dowling, John Carolan, Leon Greene, Julian Moyle, Heather Begg, Mary Gilmore, Margaret Gale, Diana Chadwick, Lydia Conway, Catherine Wilson. Cond. John Barker. Producer Frank Hauser (with indisposition slip: Miss Diana Chadwick playing Leila sung by Miss Mirri Fuller) £5.00
131 1962 20 Nov. Sadler's Wells MK £6.00
132 1962 Dec. 26 - Jan. 5, 1963. O'KEEFE CENTRE, Toronto, Canada for the performing arts. DC OC North American Tour.

(a) Programme (Ricketts' design: Ko-Ko image)

(b) x 3 booking forms (pink, grey and light blue) (size: 21.5 x 16.5 cms: folded vertically)

(a)£20.00

(b)£15.00

133 1963 7 Feb. Sadler's Wells IO £6.00
134 1963 Theatre Royal, Newcastle 2 March. Sadler's Wells Opera THE MIKADO (Derek Hammond-Stroud etc.) £5.00
135 1963 Empire Liverpool 9 March.Sadler's Wells Opera THE MIKADO (Derek Hammond-Stroud etc.) £8.00
138 1963 June 17 to Sept. 28 Stratford Festival, Canada season leaflet/order form (includes THE MIKADO) £4.00
139 1963 THE THEATRE ROYAL, BRISTOL Wed. 17 July - Sat. 20 July, 1963 Bristol Opera School presents ENGAGED! (or CHEVIOT'S CHOICE). A Comic Opera in Three Acts adapted from WSG and AS by George Rowell and Kenneth Mobbs £5.00
140 1963 Sept. 16th for Two Weeks. BRIGHTON, Hippodrome. DC OC : GN; C&B + PP; IO; YG; MK £6.00
141 1963 3 Oct. King's Theatre, Southsea SOUVENIR of the 75th Anniversary of YEOMEN 1888-1963 (with facsimile (pink) 1st night prog.)

£20.00

142

1963 - 1964 Dec. 16th - March 14th SAVOY THEATRE DC OC :

(a) CB/PP (inscribed 23 Dec. 1963) (with b&w photos.)

(b) IO

(c) GN

(d) MK

(e) YG (with photos.) (also (ee) available (inscribed on front 22.2.64) @ £5.00)

(f) TJ & PF

(g) TJ & PF with ticket stub March 2, 1964 pp20 (with photos.)

(h) PC

(i) PI (with photos.)

(j) red programme folded Season card

(a)£6.00

(b)£7.00

(c)£7.00

(d)£7.00

(e)£7.00 + (ee) @ £5.00

(f)£7.00

(g)£8.00

(h)£7.00

(i)£7.00

(j)£2.00

143

1964 Last Night 4 April. DC OC LONDON SEASON. SAVOY THEATRE

(a) (blue cover) (with production photos. :TJ; PF;PC; GN; PI; RG)

(b) 4 pages of G&S characters / 3 `cutaways', ingenious Goffin design scarce

(a)£12.00

(b)£50.00

143X 1964 22nd-25th April. The Adelaide University Choral Society presnts RUDDIGORE at the University Union Hall (3-fold) £5.00
144 1964 Festival of the City of London brochure pp72 THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD pp54 - 57 (colour plate) £8.00
145

1965 Opera House, Blackpool. March 22 Two Weeks. DC OC GN/ YG/ PC/ RG/ PP (with ticket) MINT

£10.00
146

SOUVENIR OF THE 85th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE 1880- 1965. Opera House, Blackpool 3 April 1965. Contains stitched-in facsimile programme from the Opera Comique:

in envelope: With the compliments of MISS BRIDGET D'OYLY CARTE) SOLD

£22.00 SOLD

146X 1965 10 July. Sadler's Wells Theatre. Sadler's Wells Opera ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD by Offenbach (folded vertically) (with Cynthia Morey as Calliope) £5.00
147X 1965 Wimbledon Theatre DC OC IOLANTHE Aug. £7.00
148

1965 Royal Court Th. Liverpool. 1 Nov. for Three Weeks DC OC

PRINCESS IDA

 

£10.00
149 1965 Ashton Hall, Lancaster Wed. 24th Nov. G&S FOR ALL £6.00
150 1965-66 Saville Theatre, London. 6 Dec 1965 - 12 Feb. 1966. DC OC Season: IO/ PC/ RG/ MK/ YG/ PP/ PF/ TJ/ CB/ GN/ PI.

(a) PRINCESS IDA (+ photos.)

(b) TRIAL/ PINAFORE (+ photos.)

(c) YG (+ photos.)

(d) COX & BOX and PP (+ photos.)

(e) RG (+ photos.)

 

£10.00 each
151

1966. Opera House, Manchester. DC OC Commencing Monday, 28th March for Five Weeks :

(a) IOLANTHE 31 March/ 12, 20, 25 April (with company photos.) Playbill Vol.1, No.2

(b) YEOMEN (with company photos.) 9,14,19, 29 April 1966. Clean condition, not folded. Playbill Vol.1, No.2

(c) PRINCESS IDA, 16 & 22 April 1966. Playbill Vol.1, No.2

£8.00 each
152 SOUVENIR OF THE 85th ANNIVERSARY OF PATIENCE 1881 - 1966. Manchester Opera House 23 April 1966 contains stitched-in facsimile Opera Comique programme (buff colour) SOLD £20.00 SOLD
153 1966 Essoldo, Norwich. Monday 9 May for one week. DC OC MK/ GN/ IO/ PP £8.00
154 Festival of the City of London 1966 - Programme for The Yeomen of the Guard, 11-23 July 1966 at the Tower of London. Gillian Knight as Dame Carruthers. Includes diary of events and background article Gilbert, Sullivan and the Tower by Arthur Jacobs. Approx. 7" x 9" £8.00
156 1967 Ashton Hall, Lancaster Thur. 12 Jan G&S FOR ALL £6.00
157

1967 GOLDERS GREEN HIPPODROME March 6 Two Weeks

(a) DC OC PINAFORE (Reed, Styler, David Palmer, Adams, Hood, Christene Palmer)

(b) DC OC RUDDIGORE 15th March

£8.00 each
158

1967 OH, Man. 20 March for Six Weeks. DC OC :

(a) THE MIKADO 20, 24 & 28 March/ 5, 13, 21 & 24 April : loose cast list (with company photos.) (Playbill April Vol.2 No.4)

(b) THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD 30 March/ 4 & 17 April : loose cast list (with company photos.) (Playbill April Vol.2 No.4)

(c) without loose cast list (Playbill April Vol.2 No.3)

£6.00 each
159 1967 OH, Man. 20 March for Six Weeks. DC OC PRINCESS IDA loose cast list + cast changes sheet (Playbill April Vol.2 No.4) £6.00
160 1968 Ashton Hall, Lancaster Sat 27 Jan G&S FOR ALL £6.00
161

1968 29 Jan. SOUVENIR of the new presentation of THE GONDOLIERS. Saville Theatre, London. Director Anthony Besch; costumes Luciana Arrighi; settings John Stoddart pp16 - glossy brochure with colour and b&w photos. :

(a) (in envelope) scarce

(b) without envelope

 

(a)£32.00

(b)£30.00

 

162 1968 OH, Man. 1 April for Six Weeks. DC OC TRIAL/ PINAFORE loose cast list (amended) (Playbill Vol.3 No.4) £6.00
163 1968 OH, Man. 1 April for Six Weeks. DC OC THE GONDOLIERS loose cast list (amended) (Playbill Vol.3 No.4) £6.00
165

1968/69 Season Sadler’s Wells Opera at the London Coliseum IOLANTHE

£4.00
166 1969 10 Feb. The Davenport Theatre, Stockport. GILBERT AND SULIVAN FOR ALL LTD. MIKADO/PIRATES £5.00
167 1969 Blackpool Opera House. DC OC 24 Feb. 1 week : MK; IO; PP; GN; PF (with ticket) (MINT) £8.00
168 1969 Opera House, Man. 24 March DC OC Season 6 wks (Playbill Vol.4 No.4) GN/ MK autographed by Jean Hindmarsh £15.00
169 1969 OH, Man. 24 March for Six Weeks. DC OC :

(a) GONDOLIERS/ MIKADO + PRINCESS IDA loose cast list (Playbill Vol.4 No.4)

(b) GONDOLIERS/ MIKADO (Playbill Vol.4 No.4)

(a)£8.00

(b)£6.00

170

1969 Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum PATIENCE (first performance at the London Coliseum October 9 1969) : well-illustrated (inscribed 5/11/69)

£8.00
171 1969 (c.19 November) Opera House, Manchester. SADLER'S WELLS OPERA: PATIENCE (with printed programme correction - including Gillian Knight) (Playbill Vol.4. No.12) (photo. scene from PC) £8.00
172 1969 The Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. Playbill Volume 4 No.11. DC OC Three Weeks commencing 10th November (with head-shot photos. in costume + PC Act I - John Reed as Bunthorne with chorus of lovesick maidens) : IO; CB; PP; MK; YG; RG; GN; PC; TJ; PF; PI (ticket stub 24/11/1969 + review) £8.00
173

1969 Dec. 15 - March 7 1970. DC OC at Sadler's Wells Theatre:

TRIAL BY JURY/ H.M.S.PINAFORE (with b&w photos. from PRINCESS IDA, THE MIKADO and THE GONDOLIERS )

£6.00
174

Greetings Card: AQUATIC THEATRE, SADLER'S WELLS. DC Christmas Season at Sadler's Wells Theatre 15th December 1969 to 7th March 1970. Inside: notes on Sadler's Wells' history; 1969-1970 `With Greetings' 1 Savoy Hill London WC2 (2 copies available) (upright, approx. size: 12.7 x 16.1 cms)

£5.00 each
175 1970 7 Feb. Ashton Hall, Lancaster. G&S FOR ALL Programme 14 (loose sheet inserted in main prog.) with Masterson, Landis, Round, Adams. MD: Michael Moores (cast photos.) £7.00
176 1970 Blackpool Opera House. DC OC 9 March 2 weeks : MK; C&B and PP; IO; TJ and PF; PC; GN; RG (with 3 tickets) (MINT) £8.00
177 1970 Sadler's Wells DC OC SOUVENIR of the 95th ANNIVERSARY (25 March, 1875) of TRIAL BY JURY 1875-1970 £20.00
178 1970 Opera House, Man. 23 March for Six Weeks DC OC :

(a) (Playbill Vol.5 No.3) IO / Cox and Box/ MK/ YG / RG/ GN/ PC/ TJ/ PF/ PI/ PP

(b) (Playbill Vol.5 No.4) same operas, different editorial

(a) and (b) £6.00 each
179 1970 Hippodrome, Bristol DC OC Two Weeks from 15th June IO (inscribed 18th May,1971); YG (19th May); MK; TJ and PF; CB and PP (21 May, 1971); GN (22 May) £5.00
181 1970 Nov. 18th A D'OYLY CARTE EVENING of GILBERT AND SULLIVAN. St. James's Palace in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Society (with indisposition slip for Philip Pott £15.00
182 1970 Empire Theatre, Liverpool. Commencing Mon. 23 Nov. for two weeks. DC OC : MK; TJ; PF; GN; YG; RG; CB; PP; IO; PI (ticket stubs for Nov 23; De.3 and Dec 5 + 9 press-cuttings) £10.00
183 1970 Sadler's Wells Theatre Dec. 14 1970 - March 6 1971. DC OC Season (Goffin proscenium arch cover design listing operas) :

(a) Mon. Dec. 14 1970 to Sat. March 6 1971: GN/ MK/ TJ & PF with photos. PI, PC, PF and YG + indisposition slip

(b) Mon. Dec. 28 1970 to Sat. Jan. 9 1971: YG/ PC/ IO with photos. PI, PC, PP and YG + indisposition slip (DC O Trust form cut out - no information lost)

(c) Mon. Dec. 28 1970 to Sat. Jan. 9 1971: YG/ PC/ IO (cover listed: IO/ PC/ RG/ MK/ YG/ PP/ PF/ TJ/ CB/ GN/ PI) (with b&w photos: PI/ PC/ PP/ YG)

(d) from Mon 11 Jan. 1971 : CB & PP/ RG/ PI with photos of PI, PP and portraits in character of Pauline Wales, Kenneth Sandford, Christene Palmer, Julia Goss and John Ayldon

£10.00 each
184

1971 SOUVENIR of the Christmas Season at Sadler's Wells Theatre Dec. 14 1970 - March 6 1971 folded card (20cms x 25.5cms) The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Inside: facsimile autographs beneath photos of 12 artistes: Reed/ Palmer/ Sandford/ Webley/ Ann Jones/ Mason/ Lawlor/ Wales/ Ayldon/ Goss/ Wright/ Hutchinson (with `compliments of Bridget DC' envelope) (cover designed by Peter Goffin - blue/grey background with fan/wig/coronet)

(b) blank card designed by Peter Goffin with same cover design as above (but with details of theatre and dates omitted) (approx.size 15.5 x 20.6 cms) (covers sl. foxed, ow good - inside clean) scarce

(a)£20.00

(b)£15.00 scarce

185 1971 Ashton Hall, Lancaster 30 Jan G&S FOR ALL £6.00
186 1971 Davenport Theatre, Stockport Sun. 7 March GILBERT & SULLIVAN FOR ALL Prog.6 £5.00
187 1971 29 March Promotional card for the new production of THE SORCERER Opera House, Manchester (Goffin design: proscenium arch containing b/w original engraving) (13cms x 16.5cms) £5.00
188

1971 Commencing Monday, 15th March for Six Weeks. DC OC in G&S Operas. Opera House, Manchester:

(a) GN/ TJ/ PF/ MK/ IO

(b) CB/ PP/ RG/ YG/ SO

£6.00 each
189 1971 Davenport Th. Stockport Sun. 18 April GILBERT & SULLIVAN FOR ALL Prog.11 £5.00
190 1971 Commencing Monday, 7th June For Two Weeks. DC OC in G&S Operas. Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Full Repertoire Programme £5.00
191 Gilbert & Sullivan For All, Hollywood Bowl 1971 - Programme for Hollywood Bowl 71. Approx. 8" x 11". 34 pages. Calendar of performances 10 August to 11 September 1971. Details of: (1) 17 August - Wagner Night, items from Tristan und Isolde and Götterdammerung; James Levine, Ingrid Bjoner, Jess Thomas. (2) 19 August - Messiah; Neville Marriner, Sheila Armstrong, Robert Tear (Insert with further information missing). (3) 21 August - Gilbert & Sullivan For All, programme of 25 listed items; Neville Marriner, Sylvia Eaves, Helen Landis, Thomas Round, John Cartier, Donald Adams. Detailed historical programme notes for the three performances. Signed by Thomas Round. £15.00
192

1971 Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. DC OC Two Weeks Commencing Mon. 15 Nov. :

(a) CB; PP; SO; PC; TJ; PF (ticket stubs for 22 and 23 Nov. + 4 press cuttings)

(b) as above (without extras)

 

(a)£10.00

(b)£6.00

 

193 1971 Mon. 20 Dec.1971 to Sat. 12 Feb.1972. Sadler's Wells Theatre DC OC Season (Goffin proscenium arch cover design) :

(a) MK/ SO/ YG (with photos: SO, IO, RG, MK, GN, PF, PP) (Theatreprint Vol.1 No.12)

(b) CB & PP; TJ & PF; GN (Theatreprint Vol.2 No.1) (with b&w photos.)

(c) RG/ IO/ PC (with photos as above) (Theatreprint Vol.2 No. 2)

(d) Saturday 12 February ? INTERVAL ? (with b&w photos. of RG/ MK/ GN/ SO/ IO/ PF and PP)

(e) Programme card + ticket stub (Jan.29, 1972 RUDDIGORE Sat. matinee)

(a) and (c)£8.00 each

(d)£6.00

(e)£3.00

194 A SOUVENIR of the new presentation of THE SORCERER Sadler's Wells Theatre London Season from 20th Dec. 1971 to 12th Feb. 1972. With settings and costumes designed by Osbert Lancaster. Colour front cover + pp12 (some in colour) scarce £35.00 scarce
195 1972 Ashton Hall, Lancaster 5 Feb G&S FOR ALL £6.00
196

1972 Opera House, Man 6 March for Seven Weeks. DC OC

MK/ IO/ GN/ YG

£8.00
196X c1972 20 May AN EVENING OG G&S. Festival Th. Paignton with Ian Wallace (photo) £3.00
197 1972 Sept. A Season of G&S For All: On Stage and Screen Souvenir Prog.: MK/ PF/ YG/ PP (centre pages detached). Also sheet for event at Free Trade Hall, Manchester 6 Sept. 1972: On Screen World Premiere: TRIAL BY JURY followed by ON STAGE G&S FOR ALL £15.00
199 1972 Theatre Royal, Norwich. 9 Oct. for Two Weeks. DC OC

(a) Oct.11/16 CB/PP; Oct.19 RG

(b) Oct.10/20 IO/ Oct.12 YG (with short history of DC OC in Norwich)

£5.00 each
201 1972 (first performance Nov. 8) PATIENCE Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum (original production1969) (illustrated) £10.00
203 1972 11 Dec. - 1973 10 March. Sadler's Wells Th. DC OC Season (Goffin proscenium design) :

(a) GN/ CB/ PP/ TJ/PF

(b) MK/ YG/ PC (with b&w photos.: GN/ RG/ CB/ MK/ YG/ PP) (signed by John Ayldon)

(c) IO/ RG/ SO (with b&w photos: as above)

(d) Last Night ? ? ? (with b&w photos. as above)

(a) to (c) £6.00 each

(d)£10.00

204 1972-1973 SEASON December 16 ALICE TULLY HALL (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, USA) The World of Gilbert and Sullivan (Thomas Round, Donald Adams etc.) (folded across) £4.00
205 1973 Sadler's Wells Th. 10 March DC OC PINAFORE SOUVENIR of the 95th Anniversary 1878 - 1973 (with facsimile prog.) (Last Night):

£20.00

206 1973 Davenport Major Th. Stockport. Week 26 Feb. GILBERT & SULLIVAN FOR ALL: MK/ CB/ PF £5.00
207 1973 Opera Hs. Man. 12 March for Seven Weeks DC OC : GN/ YG/ MK/ IO (one staple missing) £5.00
208 1973 Theatre Royal, Brighton. 30 July One Week. DC OC MK/ PF/ YG/ RG (worn) £4.00
209 1973 Sept. IOLANTHE Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum (first performance this season Aug. 17). Cast: Anne Collins, Sarah Walker, Alan Opie, Barbara Walker, Denis Dowling, Terry Jenkins, Eric Shilling, Harry Coghill. Well-illustrated £5.00
211 1973 Mon.17 Dec. to Sat. 9 Feb. 1974. Sadler's Wells Theatre. DC OC Season: (Goffin proscenium arch cover design) TJ & PF/ CB & PP/ IO (with portriats in character of: John Reed, Lyndsie Holland, Judi Merri, Kenneth Sandford, John Ayldon, Pamela Field, Colin Wright, Julia Goss, Michael Rayner, Pauline Wales, Malcolm Williams) £12.00
213 1974 Blackpool Opera House. DC OC Two Weeks Commencing Mon. 25 Feb. : GN; TJ & PF; MK; RG; CB & PP; IO; YG; PC; SO (ticket stub Feb. 27th) £8.00
214 1974 Opera House, Man 11 March for Seven Weeks :

(a) GN/ CB/ PP/ YG/ SO (short tear cover and inside page bottom front off centre)

(b) MK/ IO/ TJ/ PF/ RG/ PC with handwritten cast changes/conductor

£6.00 each
215 1974 Theatre Royal, Norwich 17 June for Two Weeks. DC OC MK/ RG/ YG/ PC/ SO/ GN £5.00
216 1974 HALLE PROMS PROSPECTUS. Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Contains listing for Sat. July 6 FINAL NIGHT Concert including Sullivan Overture, THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD £5.00
217 1974 Theatre Royal, Brighton. Mon. 15 July Three Weeks. DC OC PP/ RG/ PC/ GN/ SO/ MK £5.00
218 1974 6 Oct. Sale Town Hall. Past and Present DC (charity concert) £4.00
219

1974 Tue 17 Dec. to Sat. 22 March 1975. Sadler's Wells Theatre DC OC Season (Goffin proscenium arch cover design):

(a) PI & PC (with b&w photos. : RG & PC) (inscribed 14/1/75)

(b) RG/ YG (with b&w photos.: RG & YG) (inscribed `1st night of Season RUDDIGORE 17/12/74) (autographed by John Ayldon)

£8.00 each
220 1975 24 March GILBERT & SULLIVAN CENTENARY SERVICE St. Paul's Church Covent Garden £5.00
221 1975 Savoy Centenary Season :

(a) 25 March: DRAMATIC LICENCE (or - I Wonder Whether They'll Live Together) by William Douglas Home with TRIAL BY JURY and THE SORCERER

(b) 26 March: TRIAL BY JURY and H.M.S. PINAFORE

(c) 27 March: TRIAL BY JURY and THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

(d) 29 March: PATIENCE (Matinee) and IOLANTHE (Evening)

(e) 1 April: THE MIKADO

(f) 3 April: THE GONDOLIERS in the presence of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Einburgh

(g) 4 April: UTOPIA LIMITED

(h) 5 April THE GRAND DUKE/ TJ

£10.00 each
222

1975 (inscribed 20.5.75) New Theatre, Oxford : English National Opera IOLANTHE

£5.00
222X 1975 Royal Festival Hall. Sunday 20 July D'OYLY CARTE IN CONCERT £6.00
223 1975 Theatre Royal, Norwich. Week commencing Monday 1st Sept. Norman Meadmore presents Peter Pratt and John Lawrenson in THE WORLD OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN £5.00
223X 1975 New Theatre, Oxford DC OC 15 Sept. for Two Weeks MK/ PP/ IO/ YG/ RG £5.00
224 1975 Civic Theatre, Chelmsford. Friday 3 Oct. Norman Meadmore presents THE WORLD OF G&S Programme 1 with Anna Bernardin, Jean Temperley, Adrian de Peyer, Peter Pratt and Michael Wakeham. MD Michael Moores £5.00
226 1975 Royal Court, Liverpool. DC OC Two Weeks from Dec. 1st : MK; YG; PP; RG; IO (ticket stubs for 2, 9, 11 and 13 Dec. + 5 press cuttings) £10.00
227

1975 15 Dec - 1976 20 March Sadler's Wells Th. DC OC Season (Goffin proscenium arch cover design) :

(a) THE GONDOLIERS

(b) RUDDIGORE with b&w photos. (inscribed 17/1/76)

(c) TRIAL BY JURY/ H.M.S. PINAFORE with b&w photos and Errata page

(d) ??? (Last Night 20 March, 1976) (with b&w photos.) (inscribed on duplicate inner Goffin page with complete breakdown starting with IMPERIAL MARCH)

(e) ??? (Last Night 20 March, 1976) (no coloured inner title page) (with ticket stub)

(f) Programme schedule

(a)£6.00

(b)£6.00

(c)£6.00

(d)£8.00

(e)£6.00

(f)£2.00

228 1976 DC OC NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 101st ANNIVERSARY YEAR (colour wraps/ many b&w production photos. of MK; PP & PF) (back outer wraps : album attachment marks in corners) ow good
£6.00
228X 1976 Swan Theare, Worcester. 27th & 29th January GILBERT & SULLIVAN FOR ALL Programme No.14 £4.00
229 1976 1st Feb. Theatre Royal, York GILBERT AND SULLIVAN FOR ALL Souvenir Programme £3.00
230 1976 April.  Royal Alexandra Theatre (Toronto) DC OC Centre Stage magazine MK; PP; PF
£6.00
231 1976 HALLE PROMS Free Trade Hall, Manchester:

Programme 4 July . Massed Brass Bands Concert. Concert includes Sullivan arr. Rimmer MARCH OF THE PEERS (Iolanthe) and A TENOR, ALL SINGERS ABOVE (Utopia Limited)

£5.00
232 1976 HALLE PROMS Free Trade Hall, Manchester:

Programme 17 July. Concert includes G&S Selection with Patricia Clark and Ian Wallace

£5.00
233 1976 Theatre Royal, Brighton. 23 Aug. Two Weeks. DC OC PC/ YG/ MK £5.00
234 1976 Bristol Hippodrome 6 Sept. for Two Weeks DC OC : YG/ GN/ MK/ PC/ PF £5.00
235 1976 Huyton Suite, Huyton Thur. 9th Sept. GILBERT & SULLIVAN FOR ALL Programme No.2 signed on cover by Thomas Round and Donald Adams and alongside photo. by Marilyn Hill Smith £15.00 signed
236 1976 Empire Theatre, Liverpool. DC OC