Richmond Theatre (1899-date) collection
c.1903-c.2014
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The Richmond Theatre Collection consists of photographs, theatre programmes, playbills and handbills from 1903, shortly after the Theatre opened in 1899, to 2014.
Title:
Richmond Theatre (1899-date) collection
Date of work:
c.1903-c.2014
Reference number:
DC1
Level of description:
Fonds
Includes:
Arrangement:
The Richmond Theatre Collection is arranged in six series:- DC1/1 Photographs of productions, c1950-c1970- DC1/2 Photographs of performers, c1950-c1970- DC1/3 Photographs of theatre buildings and events, c1950-c1970- DC1/4 Programmes c1903-c2014- DC1/5 Playbills and handbills, c1950-c2014- DC1/6 Special events documents, c1911-c1991
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
General notes:
F.C. Mouflet, proprietor of the Greyhound Hotel in George Street, Richmond, acquired a site on the Little Green next to the public library, and commissioned Frank Matcham – the leading theatre architect of the day – to design it. On 18th September 1899, the Richmond Theatre and Opera House opened with a performance of Shakespeare's As You Like It. The theatre went through several name changes until 1924, when it reverted to the Richmond Theatre – the name that still is used today.
Language:
English
Record number:
1496303
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