Photographs and negatives depicting Ralph and Meriel at home with an infant Charles, and on the beach and a hotel balcony in Brighton with Charles as a little boy.
Two large photographs depicting Muriel Hewitt in character. This folder contains: a photograph of Muriel Hewitt as Ophelia from Hamleta photograph of Muriel Hewitt as Beth Widicombe
Theatrical headshots depicting Meriel Forbes. These mostly show Meriel out of character and were probably enlarged versions of those distributed to agents and fans. One depicts Meriel as a young woman and the others as middle-aged. These images are mostly the work of the photographer, Angus McB...
Pocket diary of Lydia Susie Richardson, mother of Ralph, recording a stay in Fürstenwalde, Germany. The diary records Lydia education as a boarder at a school in Fürstenwalde and details her lessons, relationships with other students, and diet. The second half of the diary is written in German. ...
Black and white photographs and negatives of Charles Richardson as a young child, or toddler, on holiday with Ralph and Meriel in Malibu, United States of America. These photographs mostly depict Charles in the garden or on the beach and a couple also depict his parents and his nanny.
Two sketchbook journals belonging to David Richardson, Ralph's grandfather, recording trips and holidays with writing and sketches. The smaller volume dates from around 1854 and mostly contains sketches; it describes a trip around County Wicklow, Ireland, and another trip to the Scottish Highlan...
Papers of the company Avenue Productions Limited, established by Martin Tickner to provide investment for theatre productions, including Blithe Spirit and Noel and Gertie. Meriel Forbes was a joint director and shareholder.
Theatre programmes for shows attended by Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes
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Copies of programmes for shows attended by Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes in the 1950s and 1960s. This folder contains: a programme for a production of The Mikado at the Savoy Theatre in May 1951 a programme for a production of Quadrille at the Phoenix Theatre in 1952 a programme for a perf...
Theatre programmes for shows attended by Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes
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Copies of programmes for shows attended by Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes in the 1970s. This folder contains: a programme for a production of The Contractor at the Fortune Theatre in 1970 a programme for a production of Paul Still’s Story Theatre at the Ambassador Theatre in 1970 a programm...