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040-002016052

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032-002015995

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GILBERT PAPERS. Vol. XLV (ff. 238). Correspondence and papers of Gilbert relating to the Savoy Operas; 1876-1911. Viz:– 1. ff. 1-62. General correspondence; 1876-1893.

2. ff. 63-182. Correspondence with Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan; 1889-1895. Preceded (f. 63) by a draft of a song from 'The Gondoliers'.

3. ff. 183-238. Correspondence with Mrs Helen Carte; 1903-1911.

includes:

ff. 1-4 Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, composer: Bill of exchange signed by, etc.,: 1876.
ff. 1-4 Charles Morton, theatrical manager: Bills of exchange, etc., to: 1876.
f. 5 John Elwes, Business Manager, H Walsham's Grand English Opera Co: Letter to Sir W. S. Gilbert: 1877.
f. 7 Henry Walsham, opera company manager: Letter to W. S. Gilbert: 1877: Signed.
ff. 8-15b James Cassius Williamson, actor-manager: Letters to S. French: 1879: Partly imperf.
ff. 8-15b Samuel French: Letters to: 1879: Partly imperf.
f. 16b Lynch and McDonald; solicitors, Victoria, Melbourne: Letter to W. S. Gilbert: 1879.
f. 18 Douglas Cox, of the Dramatic Authors' Society: Letter to W. S. Gilbert: 1879.
f. 20 Hugh Talbot, singer: Letter to W. S. Gilbert: 1880.
f. 22 James E. Pickering, singer: Letter to W. S. Gilbert: 1881.
f. 23 Harry A. Eversfield, singing actor: Letter to W. S. Gilbert: [1881?].
f. 24 Fanny Carter, singer: Letter to W. S. Gilbert: [1881?].
f. 26 Alfred Horace Rivers, singer: Letter to W. S. Gilbert: [1881?].
ff. 27, 30, 34 Wybert Reeve, actor-manager and dramatist: Letters to W. S. Gilbert: 1881, 1882.
f. 29 London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Savoy Theatre: Letter from male chorus at Savoy Theatre to W. S. Gilbert: 1882.
f. 32 Wybert Reeve, actor-manager and dramatist: Letter to: 1881.
f. 32 Pavey and Wilson; solicitors, Victoria, Melbourne: Letter to W. Reeve: 1882.
f. 36 Sir Roundell Palmer, 1st Baron and 1st Earl of Selborne; Lord Chancellor: Letter to W. S. Gilbert: 1882.
ff. 37, 40-57b Luscombe Searelle, vocalist, composer and theatrical manager: Correspondence with W. S. Gilbert: 1892: Partly signed.
f. 38b Frederick W. Carter, of Johannesburg: Letter to W. S. Gilbert: 1892.
f. 58 Luscombe Searelle, vocalist, composer and theatrical manager: Letter to: 1893.
f. 58 Charles Leonard, solicitor, of Johannesburg: Letter to L. Searelle: 1893.
f. 63 Drama: Drafts and synopses of plays and libretti by Sir W. S. Gilbert: 19th-20th cent: Partly typewritten and pressed copies: Mostly autograph.
ff. 63-182 Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, composer: Correspondence with W. S. Gilbert: 1889-1895.
ff. 183-237b Helen Boulter, formerly Carte; widow of Richard D'Oyly Carte; wife (1902) of S C Boulter: Correspondence with Sir W. S. Gilbert: 1903-1911.
f. 218 Helen Boulter, formerly Carte; widow of Richard D'Oyly Carte; wife (1902) of S C Boulter: Letter to Lord Chamberlain: 1907: Copy.
f. 222 London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Savoy Theatre: Receipted invoice for seats at Savoy Theatre: 1907.

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Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-002015995
036-002016047
040-002016052

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Add MS 49289-49353 : Correspondence and papers of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (b. 1836, d. 1911); 1836-1952, n.d. Acquired from the executors…
Add MS 49330-49345 : E. CORRESPONDENCE

Add MS 49333 : GILBERT PAPERS. Vol. XLV (ff. 238). Correspondence and papers of Gilbert relating to the Savoy Operas; 1876-1911. Viz:– 1. ff.…

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032-002015995[0005]/036-002016047[0002]/040-002016052

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1876

End Date:

1911

Date Range:

1876-1911

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Names:

Boulter, Helen, formerly wife of Richard D'Oyly Carte, wife 1902 of S C Boulter, 1852-1913
Carter, Fanny, singer
Carter, Frederick W, of Johannesburg
Cox, Douglas, of the Dramatic Authors' Society
Elwes, John, Business Manager H Walsham's Grand English Opera Co
Eversfield, Harry A, singer and actor, fl 1881-1912
French, Samuel
Leonard, Charles, solicitor of Johannesburg
Lynch and McDonald, solicitors, of Melbourne, Victoria
Morton, Charles, theatrical manager
Palmer, Roundell, 1st Baron and 1st Earl of Selborne, Lord Chancellor
Pavey and Wilson, solicitors, of Melbourne, Victoria
Pickering, James E, singer
Reeve, Wybert, actor-manager and dramatist
Rivers, Alfred Horace, singer
Savoy Theatre, London
Searelle, Luscombe, vocalist composer and theatrical manager
Sullivan, Arthur Seymour, Knight, composer, 1842-1900
Talbot, Hugh, singer
Walsham, Henry, opera company manager
Williamson, James Cassius, actor-manager