Theatrical Print collection, 1720-1927 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: Theatrical Print collection, 1720-1927

Predominant Dates:1770-1893

ID: 02/Theatrical Prints

Primary Creator: Leavitt, Theodore

Other Creators: Hewitt, Barnard (1906-), Shattuck, Charles Harlen (1910-)

Extent: 9.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Series 1 is alphabetical by actor's last name, except Box 22, which is by title of play.�  Prints of theatres in Series 2 are arranged alphabetically by name of theatre.�  Programs in Series 3 are arranged alphabetically by the name of the theatre. Photographs in Series 4 are arranged first by type (cabinet cards then photographs) and alphabetical by performer's last name thereunder.

Date Acquired: 01/10/1953

Subjects: Actors, Theater, Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- Pictorial works, Theater -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works, Theater -- United States -- History -- Sources, Theaters

Forms of Material: Broadsides, Photographs, Playbills, Printed ephemera, Prints, Theater programs

Languages: English

Actors
Theater
Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- Pictorial works
Theater -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works
Theater -- United States -- History -- Sources
Theaters

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.

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Acquisition Source: A & B Booksellers, New York

Acquisition Method: The University of Illinois Foundation paid for the collection in February 1953 and the Department of Speech paid for the postage, according to a ledger in the Special Collections Acquisition File, 1905-1996 (University Archives record group 35/1/19, Box 7).

Related Materials: Barnard Hewitt Papers (University Archives Record Series Number: 12/11/20).�  Charles H. Shattuck Papers (University Archives Record Series Number: 15/7/39). Theatre Program Collection (#37). Alyene Westall Prehn Theatre Program Collection (#36).

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Box and Folder Listing

Series 2: Prints: Theatres

Etchings and engravings of theatres, mainly exteriors. Filed by the name of the theatre.

Box 23

Folder 1: Adelphi Theatre (London)

Folder 2: American theatres (misc.), 1800-1900

Folder 3: Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia)

Folder 4: Astley's Amphitheatre (London)

Folder 5: Astor Place Opera House (New York)

Folder 6: Bear Garden (London - 17th century)

Folder 7: Booth's Theatre (New York), 1869-1870

Folder 8: Boston Museum

Folder 9: Boston Theatre, 1854

Folder 10: Bowery Theatre (New York)

Folder 11: Broadway Theatre (New York)

Folder 12: Brougham's Theatre (New York)

Folder 13: Chatham Theatre (New York)

Folder 14: Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia)

Folder 15: Commedia Del Arte - characters

Folder 16: Daly's Fifth Avenue (New York)

Folder 17: Drury Lane (London), 1794-1809

Folder 18: Drury Lane (London), 1812

Folder 19: Duke's Theatre-Dorset Gardens (London)

Folder 20: Duke's Theatre-Lincoln's Inn Fields (London)

Folder 21: Federal Street Theatre (Boston)

Folder 22: Fortune's Playhouse (London - 17th century)

Folder 23: French theatres

Folder 24: Globe Theatre (London - 17th century)

Folder 25: Greek Theatres

Folder 26: Italian Opera House - Haymarket (London)

Folder 27: Lafayette Theatre (New York)

Folder 28: Latin American theatres

Folder 29: Marybone Gardens (London)

Folder 30: Medieval theatre

Folder 31: Metropolitan Opera House (New York)

Folder 32: Niblo's Garden (New York)

Folder 33: Palmo's Opera House/Burton's Theatre (New York)

Folder 34: Pantheon Theatre (Oxford Street, London)

Folder 35: Park Theatre (New York)

Folder 36: Princess Theatre (London)

Folder 37: Provincial theatres (England): B-E

Folder 38: Provincial theatres (England): G-L

Folder 39: Provincial theatres (England): M

Folder 40: Provincial theatres (England): O-S

Folder 41: Provincial theatres (England): W

Folder 42: Ranelagh Gardens (London)

Folder 43: Red Bull Theatre (London - 17th century)

Folder 44: Roman theatres

Folder 45: Royal Olympic Theatre (London)

Folder 46: Royal Victoria Theatre (London)

Folder 47: Royalty Theatre (Wellclose Square, London)

Folder 48: Sadler's Wells (Islington, North London)

Folder 49: Surrey Theatre (London)

Folder 50: Swan Theatre (London)

Folder 51: Tremont Theatre (Boston)

Folder 52: Vaux-Hall Gardens (London)

Folder 53: Wallack's Theatre (New York)

Folder 54: Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia), 1831

Folder 55: Theatrical companies -- group portraits

Folder 56: Miscellaneous theatrical prints

Box-Folder 26/6: OVERSIZE Materials

Arrangement: Oversize print materials will be stored in either oversize print shelving in UL6 South or will be stored in map cases in LL6 North. Oversize manuscript materials will, by and large, be stored in oversize boxes in UL 6 North. Collections are arranged in oversize locations by collection ID number.

These materials are filed in print shelving, as indicated below.

Folder 6: Oversize prints

Item 2: The Duke's Theatre-Dorset Gardens

Item 3: Polander's performances at Sadler's Wells

Item 4: Guy Bates Post, "The Masquerade" (ink drawing), 1925

Publicity proof