Supplementary Poetry Bookshop Papers. Vol. ii a-j. Diaries of Harold Monro; 1900-1931. Diaries for other years are at Add. 57742, 80796, and 80798 (extracts). Ten parts. Various sizes.
Supplementary Poetry Bookshop Papers. Vols. v, vi. Poetry Bookshop business correspondence addressed to and written by Harold Monro; 1911-1932, n.d. Partly autograph, typewritten and typewritten copies. Includes royalty statements and order lists, notes of readings, some ephemera, correspondence relating to The Poetry Review and Poetry and Drama, edited by Monro before the opening of the bookshop. See also Add. 57740, 57741, 57743-57746, 57756-57748. Two volumes.
Supplementary Poetry Bookshop Papers. Vol. xviii-xxv. Press cuttings and single issues of periodicals collected by Harold and Alida Monro; 1835-1974, n.d. Printed. Some cuttings have been mounted in volumes or on single sheets. Eight volumes
Lord Chamberlain’s Office Theatre Files (Series i). Vols. ii-iv. Piccadilly Theatre; 1926-1935. Former LCO file no. 7. The Piccadilly Theatre was opened on 27 April 1928. Includes a request of 5 November 1931 for permission to transmit television broadcasts in the theatre. For files relating to the years 1936–1951, see Add. 88891/1.
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London County Council: Correspondence of the London County Council with the Lord Chamberlain relating to the licensing of theatres in London: 1902-1936: Typewritten and typewritten copies.
Lord Chamberlain’s Office Theatre Files (Series i). Vols. v, vi. The Dalston Theatre; 1903-1919. Former LCO file no. 19. The theatre was sold to a film syndicate in 1919.
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London County Council: Correspondence of the London County Council with the Lord Chamberlain relating to the licensing of theatres in London: 1902-1936: Typewritten and typewritten copies.
Lord Chamberlain’s Office Theatre Files (Series i). Vol. viii-xii. The Covent Garden Theatre, also known as the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; 1919-1935. Former LCO file no. 33. See also Add. 83483 and 83530 for earlier correspondence. As the theatre was governed by Royal Patent, correspondence with the Home Office is also included, particularly during the years 1922 to 1924 when the Theatres and Music Halls Committee of the London County Council were taking especial interest in the ...
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London County Council: Correspondence of the London County Council with the Lord Chamberlain relating to the licensing of theatres in London: 1902-1936: Typewritten and typewritten copies.
Lord Chamberlain’s Office Theatre Files (Series i). Vols. xv-xviii. Queen’s Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue; 1907-1935. Former LCO file no. 56. The Queen’s Theatre was opened on 8 October 1907. For files relating to the years 1936–1940, 1949, see 88891/6.
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London County Council: Correspondence of the London County Council with the Lord Chamberlain relating to the licensing of theatres in London: 1902-1936: Typewritten and typewritten copies.