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The Theatre Collection is a collection of some 4000 books and journals bequeathed to the Library in 1976 by Miss Angel Symon, with some later additions. It relates principally to British theatre of the late 19th to mid-20th century and has works on dance and significant collections of theatre programmes and illustrative material.
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Item Open Access Item Open Access Traite elementaire, theorique et pratique de l’art de la danse : contenant les dveloppemens, et les dmonstrations des principes generaux et particuliers, qui doivent guider la danseur(Milan : Chez Joseph Beati et Antoine Tenenti, 1820) Blasis, C (Carlo), 1803-1878Item Open Access American Hippodrome(1858-07-06)The Largest and most Celebrated Equestrian, Gymnastic, and Acrobatic Company that ever appeared in Melbourne; and the only one in the Colonies capable of producing Spectacular Pageants, which will be placed in the Ring in a style of Unexampled Splendour, with New and Gorgeous Costumes, Properties and Appointments. WONDER-INSPIRING FEATS NIGHTLY! Embracing Equestrian, Gymnastic and Acorbatic Display, in which all the great Riders and Acrobats of this Monster Company will appear.Item Open Access White's Rooms(1861)White's Rooms in the Clarence Hotel. (George White's concert and assembly rooms were established between 1861 and 1865, and became Garner's Theatre and Hudson's Bijou between 1876 and 1900 when Harry Rickard of the Tivoli Theatres Australia converted the premises into his Adelaide (new) Tivoli Thearte.)Item Open Access Early Adelaide: Adelaide Musical Association / Sleeping Beauty / To The Sons of Art.(1889-02-16)Frederic Cowan's cantata "Sleeping Beauty" and Mendelssohn's "To the Sons of Art"Item Open Access Early Adelaide: Dramatic Entertainment and Concert : Withered Leaves / Cupboard Love(1890-09-24)Theatre programme for "Dramatic Entertainment and concert" in aid of the funds of the Church of England.Item Open Access Adelaide Album : Wirth Brother's Wild West Combined Shows(1891-04-17)Circus acts inluding trapeze, clowns, actrobats, trained animals, throwing hats and songs with hippodrome races and five scene wild west frontier life including Hunter's Cabin, picking an object from the ground, Emigrant Train, Cowboys illustrating hanging a Horse Thief and lassooingItem Open Access Early Adelaide : Wirth Bros. Wild West Combined Shows(1891-12-01)Double ring, circus, theatre, hippodrome and Wild West. Circus programme, followed by Hippodrome programme of races, with Wild West frontier life by Captain Sutton, his band of cowboys and indians.Item Open Access King Lear : a tragedy in five acts(London : Nassau Steam Press, 1892) Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616King Lear : a tragedy in five acts / by William Shakespeare ; as arranged for the stage by Henry Irving, and presented at the Lyceum Theatre, on November 10th, 1892. `This version ... has been made for practical use on the stage, the play being necessarily reduced to reasonable length ... In the curtailment, all superfluous horrors have been omitted`.--PrefaceItem Open Access Early Adelaide: "Great Double Attraction" : London Assurance(1892-05-31)First appearance of the Garrick Dramatic Club with performance of "London Assurance" by Dion BoucicaultItem Open Access Item Open Access Fillis Circus, South Australia, 18 March 1893(1893-03-18)Item Open Access Fillis Circus, South Australia, 4 April 1893(1893-04-04)Item Open Access Early Adelaide: Dramatic Entertainment : A Silent Woman / Fennel or The Violin Makers / Written in Sand.(1893-08-02)In aid of the North Adelaide Institute Stage and ProsceniumItem Open Access Item Open Access Early Adelaide: Dramatic Entertainment and Musical Entertainment : Withered Leaves / A Bed of Roses.(1893-11-08)Dramatic and musical entertainment in aid of Mrs. Thomas and family, who, through the unfortunate death of Mr. Thomas in West Australian mines, are left in distressing circumstances.Item Open Access Early Adelaide: Garrick Dramatic Club : Caste.(1893-11-16)A Comedy in Three Acts by T W Robertson, performed by the Garrick Dramatic Club with Musical Selections between the Acts.Item Open Access The importance of being Earnest(1895-09) Wilde, Oscar"A Farcial Comedy, in Three Acts, by Oscar Wilde." "Orchestral entertainment - fantasia, waltz and march."Item Open Access Early Adelaide: Special Comedy Entertainment / Drifted Apart / The Hunchback / A Bed of Roses(1896-09-19)Theatre programme for "Special Comedy Entertainment" held in St Martin's Hall, Campbelltown. Proceeds in aid of hall fund.Item Open Access Early Adelaide: University Shakespeare Society Programme for Final Meeting of Thirteenth Session(1896-11-26)Theatre programme from University Shakespeare Scociety / Hamlet's renunciation of Ophelia, Hamlet - Act 3 Scene 1 / The Surrender of Richard the Second, Richard the Second, Act 4/ The Fall of Cardinal Wolsey, Henry the Eighth, Act 3 Scene 2