Found 11 collections related to Theater -- England

Wotherspoon, G. (George)
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2002-024
(1 portfolio)
Consists of an undated 52-page typescript by George Wotherspoon, which appears to have been written in the late 1940s. Entitled "A Lady of Many Amours," Wotherspoon's manuscript is focused primarily on actress Lillie Langtry and her extramarital... more
Langtry, Lillie, 1853-1929
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18078
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Lillie Langtry (1853-1929), an English actress, organized her own company and toured in Europe and the U.S. Collection consists of letters from Lillie Langtry to Clement Scott, drama critic, from London, Paris, the provinces of France, and... more
Gilder, Rosamond
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1157
.3 linear feet (1 box)
Rosamond Gilder (1896-1986), an American author and theatre figure in New York, was founder and president of the International Theater Institute. She wrote about the theatre and edited the letters of her father, Richard Watson Gilder. Collection... more
Jackson, Holbrook, 1874-1948
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1951-003
25 items (1 portfolio)
Letters from Edward Gordon Craig to Holbrook Jackson. Mostly friendly in nature discussing work and trips and other matters of interest to them.
Wagner, Charles, 1852-1918
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2001-030
.21 linear feet. (1 box)
Mary Anderson was an American actress who performed in both the United States and England in the 1870s and 1880s, retired from the stage in 1889, married, and spent the remaining fifty years of her life in England. Born in Sacramento, California... more
Kane, Whitford, 1882-1956
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1613
.5 linear feet (1 box)
Whitford Kane (1882-1956) was an English-American actor. Collection consists of correspondence with prominent American, English and Irish theater and literary figures, and theater agreements and contracts. Correspondents include Padraic Colum, St.... more
Moran, Edward Raleigh
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2053
.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Edward Raleigh Moran was sub-editor of the London Globe. Collection consists of letters to Moran from members of the English peerage, authors, artists, publishers, and others, relating principally to contemporary affairs, and to the theater.
Frohman, Charles, 1860-1915
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1088
Collection contains correspondence of theatrical manager and producer Charles Frohman and his assistant, Alfred Hayman, with each other and with other people in the theatre. Letters concern dramatic productions in the United States and England.... more
Strange, Michael, 1890-1950
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1994-009
The Michael Strange papers consist primarily of 218 autographed letters, many more then 2 pages in length, from her second husband John Barrymore. These span the years 1917-1925 and coincide with the end of her marriage to Leonard Thomas, as well... more
Greet, Ben, Sir, 1857-1936
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1241
1.3 linear feet (3 boxes)
Philip Ben Greet (1857-1936) was an English actor and theater manager. Collection consists of papers reflecting Greet's career in the theater. Includes correspondence, 1881-1936, concerning his American productions of Shakespeare's plays; notes on... more
French, Valerie, 1932-1990
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2012-034
2.3 linear feet (7 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Valerie French (d.1990) was a British film, television, and stage actress. The collection dates from 1916 to 1990 and documents her personal and professional life through clippings, programs, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and posters.