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Album containing miscellaneous printed official notices, copies of programmes for command concerts, etc., tickets, seating plans of St James’s Hall, menus for directors’ annual dinners, and other material; 1867-72. Printed. Part of an earlier binding, preserved on the present upper cover, is let...
Posters advertising seasons and individual concerts; 1867-72. Formerly mounted in the albums RPS MSS 322 and 325 . With a poster for four ‘Grand Concerts’ given by Sarasate; n.d. Various sizes. Sir William George Cusins, composer: Posters for concerts conducted by: 1867-1871: Printed. include...
Miscellaneous official notices; 1881-1962. Various sizes. 1. Notices, including of composition prize competition (1882, 1884), and of annual dinners, with season prospectus 1925-26; 1881-[1912], 1925. Printed. 2. Official notices, press-releases, etc.; 1960-62. Printed and duplicated from typ...
Album of press cuttings; 1868-72. 320 x 255mm. In a guard book lettered ‘Philharmonic Society. / Press Notices.’ on upper cover. [Posters formerly in this volume are now part of RPS MS 323.] Sir William George Cusins, composer: Press cuttings for concerts conducted by: 1868-72: Printed. inclu...
Ivory counters admitting Directors, etc., of the Society to concerts; 1821, 1825, n.d. Each has the words ‘Philharmonic Society’ on one side, with the name of the person issued with the ticket on the other. All but three tickets issued in individual names also specify the office held within the ...
Conductor’s baton presented by Sir Thomas Gladstone, 1869. See his letter of 26 June 1869, RPS MS 345, ff. 15-16. Wooden, with an ivory handle mounted on silver and with a silver tip, lettered in blue enamel on the hilt; 682mm. Boxed. Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Baronet; elder brother of WE Glad...
Letter book; 1831-44. All in the hand of William Watts. ff. 197. Largest size 230 x 185mm. includes: ff. 1, 64 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Pierre François Laporte, actor and impresario: Letters to Pierre François Laporte from William Watts: 1831, 1836: Copies. ff. 1, 82, 1...
Letter book; 1846-49. In the hand of William Watts, 1846-47, and of George William Budd, 1847-49. ff. 115. 222 x 185mm. includes: f. 1 Sir Michael Costa, composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Copy of a letter to Sir Michael Costa from William Watts: 1846.ff. 1, 2, 3v W...
Letter book; 1850-58. ff. 179. 225 x 184mm. includes: ff. 2, 10, 34, 54, 56, 60v, 75r, 75v, 77, 95, 96, 97 Sir Michael Costa, composer: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Sir Michael Costa from George Hogarth: 1850-54: Copies.ff. 2, 6, 34v...