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Add MS 89649
- Record Id:
- 032-004368282
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004368282
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100165510915.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89649
- Title:
- 'Victoria Regina' photographic album
- Scope & Content:
- Large photograph album commemorating the initial performance in New York City, United States of America, on 25 Dec 1936, of the play 'Victoria Regina' written by Laurence Housman. The volume contains photographs of scenes from the play and a list of the characters with the autographs of the actors. The volume was dedicated to Laurence Housman by Helen Hayes, the actress who played the titular role of Queen Victoria. The volume includes two loose cuttings at the back of the volume: a journal article entitled 'Victoria Regina - A Consideration of the Potential of Theatrical Performance', by William Wilkinson, from the Housman Society Journal, 2002, with accompanying tables indicating which characters are in which scenes; and a photocopy of a newspaper cutting from the Evening Standard, dated 18 Jun 1937, entitled 'Battle over Queen Victoria play ban won at 72'.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004368282
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004368282
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1936
- End Date:
- 2002
- Date Range:
- 1936-2002
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- Gifted to the playright, Laurence Housman, by the lead actress, Helen Hayes in 1936.
- Former Internal References:
- Dep 10477
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated to the British Library by Tom French on behalf of the Housman Society in Jun 2007.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Housman, Laurence, author and art critic, 1865-1959
MacArthur, Helen, actor, 1900-1993
Miller, Gilbert Heron, theatrical producer, 1884-1969