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English thespian. Thanks Fletcher for his catalogue of autograph letters of nineteenth-century actors. 'I doubt if I will be able to get in before Christmas but hope to see you and them as soon as possible.' Signed 'Donald Sinden'. Creased and with some unobtrusive calculations on the reverse.

Zustand: Good. BROADSIDE. 8vo. Single Page, Good with tears, losses, creasing, minor staining.

12mo in sixes, engraved title and pp. iv, [396]; pagination including three leaves of advertisements at end; with ten sepia plates (of, perhaps, 22 required); contemporary calf, gilt spine (spine and upper joint slightly defective; corners bumped). Second edition: first published in 1802. This anonymous dictionary of playwrights, actors and other performers does not concern itself with long-dead people (such as Shakespeare or Dryden) but concentrates only on the 18th century and current figures. However, it does have some rather peculiar priorities: there are a dozen double-column pages on Thomas Sheridan (1719-88), but barely more than one page on his famous son, and just one column on Sarah Siddons, despite including a portrait of this famous actress. The title page calls for 'twenty-two elegant engravings', but this copy only has ten apart from the engraved title page: the entry in A&R seems to imply that there should be twenty only, so this copy must lack some, but perhaps not as many as it would at first appear. Arnott & Robinson 43.

Zustand: Good. volumes 38; 41; 43-52; 54-60; 62-64; 66 (1966-1994, all complete volumes, partly bound, library markings, textually clean & tight, price is for the lot. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.

Perth, WA : [s.n.], 1883. Broadsheet, 210 x 130 mm, lithograph-printed in navy on light blue linen paper, on the first side of a bifolium (the other three sides blank); some silverfishing along the fold and at bottom edges, otherwise good condition. Perth playbill listing the casts of two plays. Performers include Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr. Harper, Mr. Wright, Mrs. Price, Mrs. L. Clifton, Mrs. Broadhurst, Mr. Leake, Mr. James Prinsep, Mr. Drake, Mr. Prinsep. Note: a review appeared in The West Australian, 10 April 1883. A rare ephemeral printing dating from a time before there was any homegrown professional theatre in Western Australia (thefirst purpose-built professional theatre in Perth,the Theatre Royal, did not open until 1897). Provenance: UK trade, ex UK private collection. Originally contained in a nineteenth-century commonplace album which was almost certainly compiled by a British immigrant to Western Australia in the 1870s-80s, possibly Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson (Clarke) (1844-1929), wife of Captain George Faulkner Wilkinson (1837-1884).

[Perth, WA : s.n.], 1880. Broadsheet,210 x 145 mm, lithograph-printed in violet recto only, on cheap white paper, with two vignette illustrations; some light foxing and creasing, else good condition. Perth playbill for two theatrical pieces; the characters in each play are listed in French and Classical Greek, respectively (the names of the performers are not listed). A rare ephemeral printing dating from a time before there was any homegrown professional theatre in Western Australia (thefirst purpose-built professional theatre in Perth,the Theatre Royal, did not open until 1897). Provenance: UK trade, ex UK private collection. Originally contained in a nineteenth-century commonplace album which was almost certainly compiled by a British immigrant to Western Australia in the 1870s-80s, possibly Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson (Clarke) (1844-1929), wife of Captain George Faulkner Wilkinson (1837-1884).

an Amateur Company will perform the well-known 3-act musical melodrama the Colleen Bawn, or the Brides of Garryowen . . Perth, W.A. : Stirling Bros., Printers, 1879. Quarto bifolium, [4] pp., printed entirely in gold ink; short closed tear at upper margin of second leaf, last side lightly marked, otherwise extremely well preserved; accompanied by two related clippings from Perth newspapers of the period containing reviews of other productions of the Thespian Dramatic Company. Very rare programme for the very first performances at St. George's Hall, the city of Perth's first purpose-built theatre, on 4 and 8 December 1879. Dion Boucicault's popular play, The Colleen Bawn, was performed on both nights by members of the newly formed amateur troupe, the Thespian Dramatic Company, whose members are billed as Mr H. C. Prinsep (scenery designer and narrator); Mr Mayhew; Mr. Turner; Mr. F. M. Stone; Mr. T. Hills; Mr. A. J. Hillman; Mr. W. Gegg; Mr. C. Woodhouse; Mrs Broadhurst; Mrs Price; Mrs Wilkinson; and Mrs Machree. A lengthy review of the first evening (Thursday, 4 December) appeared in the The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth), 10 December 1879, in which the writer noted that 'the spacious room [was] crowded by one of the most fashionable audiences I have seen in the colony. It was proper, of course, that there should be a Prologue, and Mr. H. C. Prinsep gave one - brief and to the point.' A highly significant piece of Western Australian theatre ephemera, dating from a period before there was any homegrown professional theatre in Western Australia. (The first purpose-built professional theatre in Perth, the Theatre Royal, did not open until 1897). Provenance: UK trade, ex UK private collection. Originally contained in a nineteenth-century commonplace album which was almost certainly compiled by a British immigrant to Western Australia in the 1870s-80s, possibly Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson (Clarke) (1844-1929), wife of Captain George Faulkner Wilkinson (1837-1884).