Burlesque Giants and Dwarfs

London , J. R. Maxwell, 1885. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce pamphlet of illusions, with illustrations. A publication on transfiguration and stage tricks for Burlesque theatre. Transfiguration and stage tricks. Vanishingly scarce, not recorded on Copac only one on Worldcat. Number 35 from the 'British Standard Handbooks' series. Undated, Worldcat estimates date to be 1885 from Clarke & Blind.  This was prior to Spencer Blackett's acquisition of the publishers in 1887. The British Standard Handbooks series were originally sold at 2d each and are advertised as 'A New Series of Illustrated Practical Handbooks of Sports and Pastimes&apos. The rear wrap states that 'These Handbooks are perfect encyclopaedias of information upon their respective topics they readily commend themselves as marvels of cheapness&apos. This title looks into the creation of giants and dwarfs for Victorian burlesque theatre. There are also many other tricks and performances from Burlesque theatre described and explained such as 'The Three Legged Drawf', 'The Collapsible Gentleman', 'The Man-Pig' and 'The Explosive Spider.' Burlesque in the Victorian era was a theatrical extravaganza. It features caricature, parody and travesty. In the original paper wraps. Externally, smart with some creasing to the extremities. Front wrap is coming away to the tail. Pages 15-18 are detached. Pages are generally bright and clean. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 860B26

Catalogus: Theatre

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Orpheus in the Underworld

London, Not Stated, 1988. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this playbill for the English National Opera's 1987-88 production of 'Orpheus in the Underworld', illustrated throughout by Gerald Scarfe. A very scarce work. The first edition of this work. A playbill for the 1987-1988 English National Opera production of 'Orpheus in the Underworld&apos. Illustrated throughout by Gerald Scarfe, who designed the sets and costumes for this production. With an interesting history on the opera, which was first performed in two acts in 1858, and in four acts in 1874. The music for the comic opera was written by Jacques Offenbach, and the words by Hector Cremieux and Ludovic Halevy. The opera is a parody of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. Scarfe is a cartoonist who is best known for his contributions to 'The Sunday Times', and 'The New Yorker&apos. He was also the production designed for the 1997 Disney 'Hercules&apos. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Some loss to the bottom and fore edge of one page, affecting image. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Gerald Scarfe. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 659P13

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: orpheus in the underworld gerald scarfe orphee aux enfers jacques offenbach gerald scarfe ludovic halevy opera Gerald Scarfe

Six Programs for Galashiels Arts Club Pantomimes

Galashiels, Galashiels Arts Club, 1955-61. Paperback. Six very scarce programs from the entertaining pantomimes put on by the Galashiels Art Club between 1955 and 1961. Very scarce works.Six programs for the pantomimes put on by the Galashiels Arts Club between 1955 and 1961, all in pretty illustrated wraps.'Cinderella', 1955. 'Dick Whittington', 1956. 'Aladdin', 1958. 'The Babes in the Wood', 1958-59. 'Jack and the Beanstalk', 1959-60. 'The Ugly Duckling', 1960-61&apos.Adverts printed throughout the programs.Galashiels is a town in the Scottish Borders, a major commercial centre for the Borders region, known for being important in the textile industry. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart, with some light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a couple of odd handling marks and spots. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 748P20

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Galashiels Arts Club galashiels theatre pantomime galashiels dick whittington aladdin Not Stated

Souvenir Programme of the Matinee Organised by the Daily Telegraph As a Tribute to Miss Marie Tempest

London , The Daily Telegraph , 1935. First edition. Cloth. A charming souvenir programme dedicated to a star of the opera and the stage. The Souvenir Programme for Marie Tempest's jubilee matinee organised by the Daily Telegraph for Tuesday May 28th 1935. All the proceeds from this jubilee performance formed a special fund to help actors and actresses when they are ill. The programme is a gracious tribute to Miss Tempest and is beautifully illustrated and presented. There are contributions written by Sir James Barrie, W. Somerset Maugham, Sir Edward German, Sir Landon Ronald, Noel Coward, St. John Ervine and W. A Darlington. There is also a loose slip for  'Addition to the Programme.' Marie Tempest was an English singer and actress, who became a famous soprano in late Victorian light opera and Edwardian Musical comedies. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some fading to the boards and spine and some bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the odd scattered spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 821B53

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Daily Telegraph Souvenir Programme of the Matinee organised by the Daily Telegraph as a tribute to Miss Marie Tempest majesty the queen performance Souvenir Programme of the Matinee organised by the Daily Telegraph as a tribute to Miss Marie Tempest

Reginald Fraser Amonoo

La Fortune Du Theatre Cornelien En France Sous le Consulat L&Apos;Empire Et la Restauration These Presentee Par M. Reginald Fraser Amonoo En Vue Du Doctorat D&Apos;Universite de Paris

None, None, 1970. First edition. Paperback. A late twentieth century dissertation on the seventeenth century French dramatist Corneille's works under the Bourbon restoration. Signed by the author, Reginald Fraser Amonoo and dated 1970. This theses was written whilst Amonoo was studying for a Doctorate at University of Paris. Amonoo is a Docteur en Litterature Francaise and has written several published papers such as ' La Rome de Corneille Mythes et Realities' and 'Reflections on Language Situations with Particular reference to Ghana&apos. This work analyses the theatre of Corneille in the context of the consulate, empire and restoration. It looks at the survival of Corneille's theatre and its relevance. This work is in French. Corneille was a French tragedian. He is regarded to be one of the great seventeenth-century French dramatists alongside Moliere and Racine. In a quarter cloth binding with paper wraps. Externally, very smart. Minor bumping to the extremities. Author's signature to the title page dated 18 March 1970. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 620L14

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Theatre Corneille borboun Restoration Corneille Tragedian None

J. Keith Angus

Children&Apos;S Theatricals Being a Series of Popular Fairy Tales Adapted for Representation in the Drawing Room

London , George Routledge and Sons, 1879. Cloth. A series of Popular Fairy Tales. Very scarce. Adapted for Representation in the Drawing-Room. Written by J. Keith Angus, Author of "A Scotch Play-House," "So Sinks the Day-Star," etc. In a decorative paper binding. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN25-C-6

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Fairy Tales Theatricals Children's Theatricals None

Clemence Dane [Winifred Ashton]

The Lion and the Unicorn: A Play in Three Acts

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1943. Hardback. An excellent limited edition copy, signed by the author, of this illustrated play by Clemence Dane. A limited edition printed to one thousand copies signed by the author, this volume being number two hundred and ten in the series. A play in three acts by author Clemence Dane, Winifred Ashton's pseudonym, whose first play A Bill of Divorcement had a great commercial success. Illustrated throughout. Signed by Ashton to limitation page. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding, and decorative paper covered boards. Externally excellent, with only minor shelfwear and slight bumping ot head and tail of spine. Signed by author to limitation page. Internally, firmly bound. Minor faint scattered spotting to endpapers, otherwise pages are bright and clean. With illustrations throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Unnamed. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 762A21

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: play theatre illustrations signed theatre Unnamed

James Baldwin

Blues for Mr Charlie

London , Michael Joseph , 1965. First edition. Hardback. A social commentary by James Baldwin. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Blues for Mister Charlie is a play by James Baldwin. It was first produced and published in 1964. The play was written in dedication to Medgar Evers. The story is a social commentary written in three acts. James Baldwin addresses ideas of Christianity and slavery. Bound in the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Edgewear to the dust wrapper. Minor age toning to the dust wrapper and flyleaf. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 880V23

Catalogus: Theatre

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J. M. Barrie

Quality Street

London, Hodder & Stoughton , c1913. Cloth. An early edition of this play written by J. M. Barrie, lavishly illustrated by Hugh Thomson. This work is a comedy complete in four acts, and predates his most famous work 'Peter Pan', and it tells the tale of two sisters who open a school. The first Broadway production opened in 1901, and it was revived countless times before the outbreak of the Second World War.Most widely known for his play 'Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up', J. M Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright.Illustrated by Hugh Thomson (1860-1920), an Irish illustrator known for illustrating authors such as Jane Austen and Charles Dickens as well as Barrie. With a profuse number of tipped in colour plates by Thomson.With a decorative binding, with gilt detail to the spine and cover. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, some chipping and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean bar the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 758R33

Catalogus: Theatre

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Dr. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Elijah an Oratorio to Be Performed at the Crystal Palace

London , Robert K. Burt, 1860. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce pamphlet of Elijah an Oratorio. A pamphlet from the occasion of the performance of Elijah, an Oratorio during the inaugurating of the bronze memorial statue of the composer in 1860 at The Crystal Palace.The pamphlet contains the English version by W. Bartholomew. Elijah is an oratorio, a large musical composition for orchestra, choir and soloists, that depict the events in the life of Prophet Elijah. In the original paper wraps. Externally, smart with spotting to the rear wrap and chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 860B27

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Elijah an Oratoria to be Performed at The Crystal Palace Performance Dr. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Performance None

J Bisset

Critical Essays on the Dramatic Excellencies of the Young Roscus

Birmingham; London, Knott and Lloyd; J Johnson, 1805. First edition. Leather. A well bound, very scarce first edition of this tract looking at the dramatic talents of William Henry West Betty, or 'The Young Roscius&apos. Rebound, in a stunning half calf binding with marbled boards. With half title. These critical essays, which have been written by 'gentlemen of distinguished literary talents' and 'theatrical amateurs' have been compiled by James Bisset of Birmingham. Jams Bisset was a Scottish-born manufacturer, artist and poet who was a notable figure in Birmingham's cultural and commercial life. He was a prominent member of the Birmingham Book Club. A very scarce work. Undated, dated using the British library entry on copac, 1805. Other entries, including the University of Oxford, state this work to be from 1804. These essays regard Master Betty or 'the young Roscius&apos. Betty was a popular child actor of the nineteenth century. He showed his desire for the stage from the age of eleven and his first role was Osman in Voltaire's 'Zair&apos. Other roles played include Young Norval in John Home's 'Douglas' and Hamlet. These essays were published at the start of Betty's career, and Bisset notes to the editor's preface 'the editor does not wish to influence or to bias the minds of the public- his only aim is to enable them to judge for themselves&apos. A good example of this very scarce work. In a half morocco binding with paper covered boards. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. The half title has been repaired professionally. Final leaf has been professionally repaired to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the occasional spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 690L4

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Theatre Performance Critical Performance None

Rupert Brooke

Lithuania: A Play in One Act

London, Sidgewick & Jackson, 1935. Paperback. A first U.K edition of Rupert Brooke's play 'Lituania&apos. With the original yellow wraps in a bright condition. Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was an English poet remembered for his war poetry. He was a friend amongst the Bloomsbury group of writers, and was a member of the literary groups the Georgian Poets and the Dymock poets, which included Robert Frost and Edward Thomas as members. His sonnets written during the First World War remain some of the most important examples of Western war poetry, with 'The Soldier' and 'The Dead' being his most well known verses. He tragically perished from sepsis from a mosquito bite whilst sailing with the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the First World War at the age of twenty-seven.This play tells the tale of an impoverished family living in Lithuania visited by a wealthy stranger.Wuth five leaves of publisher's advertisements bound to the rear. In paper wraps. Externally very smart, minor wear only. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 756R15

Catalogus: Theatre

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Rupert Brooke

Lithuania, a Drama in One Act

Chicago, The Chicago Little Theatre, 1915. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this play by tragic war poet and writer Rupert Brooke, first performed the year of his death at the Chicago Little Theatre. Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was an English poet remembered for his war poetry. He was a friend amongst the Bloomsbury group of writers, and was a member of the literary groups the Georgian Poets and the Dymock poets, which included Robert Frost and Edward Thomas as members. His sonnets written during the First World War remain some of the most important examples of Western war poetry, with 'The Soldier' and 'The Dead' being his most well known verses. He tragically perished from sepsis from a mosquito bite whilst sailing with the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the First World War at the age of twenty-seven.This is a play, published for its first performance at the Little Theatre Chicago. It tells the tale of an impoverished family living in Lithuania visited by a wealthy stranger.Published the year of Brooke's death.From the library of fellow peripheral member of the Bloomsbury Group, Roger Senhouse (1899-1970), co-owner of publishing house Secker & Warburg and translator. Senhouse was the final lover of Lytton Strachey. Strachey's brother, James, had an affair with Rupert Brooke. In the publisher's original paper wraps, with a pictorial dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, some wear to the cover which is detached from the contents. Pencil annotations to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 756R13

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Iris Brooke

Western European Costume

London, George G Harrap & Co, 1939-40. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated two volume set discussing the historical costumes of western Europe, written by Iris Brooke, illustrated in colour. Complete in two volumes. In the original price-clipped dustwrappers. These two volumes go in depth looking at western costumes from the thirteenth to the mid nineteenth century, looking at the costumes in relation to how they have been used in theatre. Volume I with colour frontispiece, fifteen colour plates, and numerous monochrome illustrations. Volume II with a colour frontispiece, fifteen colour plates, and numerous monochrome illustrations. Written by Iris Brooke, who wrote many other works on historical costume. Bookplate to the front pastedowns, 'John M. Blundall&apos. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrappers. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the front board of 'Seventeenth to Mid-Nineteenth Century&apos. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Dustwrappers with edgewear, resulting in some loss to the head and tail of the spines, and some loss to the tail of the rear wrap of 'Thirteenth to Seventeenth Centuries&apos. Light discolouration to the spines of the dustwrappers, and light marks to the wraps. Bookplate to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Blindstamp to the half-titles. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 676P9

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: western european costume iris brooke theatre costume iris brooke dresses Not Stated

Alfred Bunn

The Stage Both Before and Behind the Curtain

London, Richard Bentley, 1840. First edition. Cloth. The complete three volumes of this comprehensive account of Alfred Bunn's experiences as a Stage Manager. The first edition of this work, complete in three volumes. With errata slips to volume II and III. Alfred Bunn was an English theatrical manager. He was stage manager of Drury Lane Theatre, London, Theatre Roayl Birmingham as well as Covent Garden Theatre. Bunn's control of the London theatres was extremely successful in an artistic sense. Nearly every leading actor of tthe age played under his management. He also sought to establish English opera, translating many operas. A fascinating work, giving great insight into nineteenth century theatre. This work discusses the organisational nature of the role, as well as featuring several anecdotes and passages on specific individuals in the industry. In contemporary full cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart. Volumes I and II are lacking spine labels. Light rubbing to the joints and to the head and tail of spines. Head and tail of spines are bumped. Spines are faded. Offsetting to endpapers. Hinges to all volumes are slightly strained but firm. Offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with occasional scattered spots, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 588L30

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Theatre Covent Garden Stage Management ASM Covent Garden Opera Drury Lane None