| Ref No | MWT/EPH/3 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Imperial Players scrapbook |
| Date | 1930-1931 |
| Extent | 1 scrapbook |
| Description | This detailed scrapbook contains handwritten notes about, and inserted programmes of, the Imperial Players and their productions. General details about the Imperial Players and their tours such as production costs, locations, and dates are described, before the author goes on to provide details of each company of the Imperial Players in turn (yellow, green, orange, fawn, mauve, red, blue, black & white, grey). Of particular note are the sketches of costumes with preserved fabric swatches attached. Details such as the amount of fabric required for each costume, and the cost of this is included alongside the sketches and photographs of the players in costume, as well as each players body measurements.
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| Notes | Conservation completed [Jan 2026]. Work carried out by Canterbury Cathedral conservator. Notes and images of conservation work available on request. |
| Subject | performers |
| music |
| costume |
| theatre |
| variety |
| PhysicalDescription | 23cm x 18cm, paper scrapbook with thread sewn binding covered with tape. |
| ConditionNote | Front cover is seperated from binding. Some photographs/programmes are loose within the scrapbook. |
| Related Person | Verne Morgan, Comedian |
| George Heriot, Baritone, Siffleur |
| Kitty Adams, Comedienne |
| Billy Franklin, Violinist |
| Betty Bray, Pianiste, Soprano |
| Bonnie Verne, Soubrette, Dancer |
| Cedric Millar, Comedian |
| Jack Shelley, Character actor |
| Cyril King, Baritone, Pianist |
| Winifred Sabine, Comedienne |
| Marian Clarke, Soprano |
| James Crombie, Comedian |
| Shenton Harris, Tenor, Dancer |
| Lena Lawton, Comedienne |
| Gladys Fraser, Soprano |
| Cora Craven, Soubrette, Dancer |
| Jack Smith, Trumpeter, Dancer |
| Frank Bishop, Pianiste |
| Patricia Maude, Soprano |
| Eric Tissington, Light comedian |
| Constance [Bonthron?], Pianiste |
| May Holden, Comedienne |
| Arthur Forbes, Comedian |
| Leslie Hyde, Comedian |
| Sylvia Bell, Soprano, Pianiste |
| Trevor Jones, Tenor |
| Eileen Merrie, Comedienne |
| Stradini, Violinist |
| Syd Munroe, Comedian |
| Ralph Lowe, Baritone |
| Sylvia Hannam, Soprano |
| Jose Harvey, Soubrette, Dancer |
| George Crew, Light Comedian |
| Madge Rutte, Pianiste |
| Leslie Glenroy, Comedian |
| Jack Granville, Pianiste |
| Winifred Linfield, Contrato |
| Walten Swash, Baritone |
| Winnie Warden, Comedienne |
| Fred George, Comedian |
| Mary Manktelow, Pianiste |
| Stella White, Soubrette, Dancer |
| Geroge Glover, Baritone |
| Nellie Vancourt, Mezzo-contrato |
| Henry Wynn, The Tramp Fiddler |
| Mark Sheridan Jnr, Comedian, Saxophone |
| Mary Hughes, Soprano |
| Edward Barrie, Bass Baritone |
| May Ashmore, Soubrette, Dancer |
| Jackson Rawlings, Pianiste |
| Elva Ledson, Comedienne, Dancer |
| Related Organisation | The Imperial Players |
| Category | Scrapbooks |
| 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). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
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