| Ref No | DDP/PAN/TP/CIN/REG/SPT/1/1 |
| Collection | David Drummond Pantomime Collection |
| Title | Programme for Cinderella at the Southport Opera House |
| Name of creator | Designed and printed by A.G. Green, St. George's Presse, Post Office Avenue, Southport. |
| Date | 1902 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Description | The souvenir programme for 'Cinderella, Or The Pretty Lass and the Slipper of Glass' which commenced on 13th January 1902 'And Every Evening at 7.30' at the Southport Opera House. It does not specify how long the pantomime ran for. The programme is printed on white paper which is slightly discoloured. The cover shows blue illustrations of the Southport Opera House at the top, and the Southport Winter Gardens below. Yellow banners bear the names of the venues. At the bottom is another blue illustration of the General Manager of the Opera House, Edgar O. Waller. There are various advertisements on the front cover as well. There is no mention of Cinderella on the front cover. Most of the programme is made up of advertisements. There is a synopsis of scenery on p. 6. |
| Notes | Record created by volunteers during the Cinderella Archive Listing project in 2023-24 |
| Southport Opera House burned down in 1921. |
| Sung by kind permission of the various publishers' is ambiguous. |
| Subject | Pantomime |
| Musical Theatre |
| PhysicalDescription | 18.3cm x 24.9cm booklet printed on white, discoloured paper. It is made from 6 sheets stapled together, but the second sheet appears to have been cut out. There are only 5 leaves in the booklet. The staples which hold it together are both still there, but |
| Related Person | Waller, Edgar O., General Manager of the Opera House |
| Elliston, J.F., Director of the Pantomime |
| Meadows, Mr. Lonnen, Stage Manager |
| Hall, Mr. Selby and Assistants, Set Designers |
| Robinson, Mr. Snell, Musical Director |
| Alias, Mons., and Assistants, Costume Designer |
| Garden, W. C., Choreographer/Organiser of the Ballets |
| Davis, Frank, and Assistants, Inventor and Executor of Mechanical Effects |
| Dunlop, W., and Assistants, Inventor and Executor of Mechanical Effects |
| Wright, Henry, Electric, Gas and Limelight Effects |
| Dooley, Mr. Harry, Business Manager |
| Related Organisation | Southport Opera House |
| Chorus of Operatic Vocalists from the Principal London Theatres |
| Messrs. Cockshoots & Co., Manufacturers of the Stage Coach |
| Almonte Troupe of Pantomimists |
| The Musical Vezzeys with their Marvellous Singing and Playing Russian Poodles |
| Related Place | Southport
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| Category | Programmes (theatre) |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
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