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Title |
[Program for Haverly"s Theatre, "The Merchant of Venice"] |
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Date |
1884-01-09 |
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Production |
The Merchant of Venice |
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Character roles |
Mr. Henry Irving (Shylock); Mr. H. Howe (Duke of Venice ); Mr. T. Mead (Prince of Morocco); Mr. T. Wenman (Antonio); Mr. W. Terriss (Bassanio); Mr. Lyndal (Salanio); Mr. Harbury (Salarino); Mr. F. Tyars (Gratiano); Mr. Norman Forbes (Lorenzo); Mr. J. Carter (Tubal); Mr. S. Johnson (Launcelot Gobbo); Mr. Archer (Old Gobbo); Mr. Harwood (Gaoler); Mr. Marion (Leonardo); Mr. Harvey (Balthazar); Mr. Clifford (Stephano); Mr. Louther (Clerk of the Court); Miss Payne (Nerissa); Miss Millward (Jessica); Miss Ellen Terry (Portia) |
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Artistic roles |
Sir Henry Irving (Actor, Manager); Henry E. Abbey (Producer); Ellen Terry (Actor) |
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Genre |
Shakespeare Comedy |
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Theme |
Famous Companies; Shakespeare; Dynasties; Women in 19th C. Theatre |
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Places |
Chicago (Illinois) |
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Item description |
Clipping out of the program for the Lyceum Theatre Company performance of 'The Merchant of Venice' during January 1884 at Haverly's Theatre in Chicago. The clipping contains the cast list, synopsis of scenery and music, and management information, including Bram Stoker as Acting Manager for Mr. Irving. |
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Object narrative |
Clipping of the cast list from a playbill of Haverly's Theatre in Chicago, IL. The Lyceum Company was undertaking their First American Tour, and this playbill is from their first stop in Chicago of two during the tour. This engagement lasted two weeks. The program says: FOR TWO WEEKS, ENDING JANUARY 19th, 1884, ENGAGEMENT OF MR. HENRY IRVING! MISS ELLEN TERRY AND THE LYCEUM THEATRE COMPANY! Under the Direction of MR. HENRY E. ABBEY. Henry Abbey, an impresario, contracted with Irving to bring his company to the US for four tours. Abbeys relationship with Irving was highly profitable for both men; in 1892 Irving dedicated Abbeys Knickerbocker Theatre in New York when he began his American tour of that year. During the first stop in Chicago, 1884, the program lists no curtain time, although a month later, while performing their second engagement to the city, the curtain time was listed as a quarter to eight for each performance. There are two duplicate programs in this lot for The Merchant of Venice, playing on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings and a Saturday matinee. The company would perform The Bells, another popular Lyceum Company piece and star vehicle for Henry Irving, on Saturday evening. They would play The Lyons Mail on the weekdays during the second week of the engagement. Henry Irving played the role of Shylock, William Terris the role of Bassanio, and Ellen Terry the role of Portia. |
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Type |
Text |
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Original format |
Programs |
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Original publisher |
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
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Language |
en |
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Contributing institution |
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
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Source collection |
MSS255 Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection |
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Series/grouping |
1.1.1.5: Programs -- Theatre Programs -- United States Theatre Programs -- Other US; 1.1.1.5: Programs -- Theatre Programs -- United States Theatre Programs -- Other US; |
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Box |
Oversize |
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Finding aid link |
http://library.uncg.edu/info/depts/scua/collections/manuscripts/ead/mss255.xml |
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Preferred citation |
[Identification of item], Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection, 1753-2006 (MSS255), Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives and Manuscripts, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA. |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
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Additional rights information |
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determing actual copyright status for any reuse of the material. |
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Object ID |
MSS255.O.002 |
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Digital publisher |
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 |
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OCLC number |
872280825 |
