| Collection | Shirley Programme Collection |
| Description | 34 programmes for the following productions at the Croydon Repertory Theatre during it's inaugural season, 1938-1939.
* On the spot, by Edgar Wallace, the theatre's third production since opening (c. October 1932).
* The marquise, by Noel Coward, produced 24 Oct 1932.
* The outsider, by Dorothy Brandon, produced 31 Oct 1932.
* To see ourselves, by E M Delafield, produced 07 Nov 1932.
* Bird in hand, by John Drinkwater, produced 21 Nov 1932.
* The rising sun, by Herman Heijermans, produced 28 Nov 1932.
* Private lives, by Noel Coward, produced 05 Dec 1932.
* Milestones, by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock, produced 12 Dec 1932.
* By candlelight, by Siegfried Geyer (adapted by Harry Graham), produced 19 Dec 1932.
* Alice in Wonderland, by Herbert M Prentice, produced 26 Dec 1932.
* To have the honour, by A A Milne, produced 09 Jan 1933.
* Musical chairs, by Ronald MacKenzie, produced 16 Jan 1933.
* Mrs Moonlight, by Benn W Levy, produced 23 Jan 1933.
* The importance of being earnest, by Oscar Wilde, produced 30 Jan 1933.
* Outward bound, by Sutton Vane, produced 06 Feb 1933.
* The Brontes, by Alfred Sangster, produced 13 Feb 1933.
* The Brontes, by Alfred Sangster, produced 20 Feb 1933.
* Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, produced 27 Feb 1933.
* Dear Brutus, by J M Barrie, produced 06 Mar 1933.
* Escape, by John Galsworthy, produced 13 Mar 1933.
* The torchbearers, by George Kelly, produced 20 Mar 1933.
* Autumn crocus, by C L Anthony, produced 17 Mar 1933.
* Anna Christie, by Eugene O'Neill, produced 03 Apr 1933.
* A double bill of The cradle song by Martinez Sierra (translated), and Love and how to cure it by Thornton Wilder, produced 10 Apr 1933.
* Hay fever, by Noel Coward, produced 17 Apr 1933.
* Gallows glorious, by Ronald Gow, produced 24 Apr 1933 (two copies, one with press cuttings of reviews).
* The enchanted cottage, by Arthur Pinero, produced 15 May 1933.
* The soldier and the gentlewoman, by Dorothy Massingham and Laurier Lister, produced 29 May 1933.
* Arms and the man, by George Bernard Shaw, produced 05 Jun 1933.
* Emil and the detectives, translated and adapted from the novel by Erich Kästner, produced 12 Jun 1933. Includes press cuttings of reviews.
* A double bill of Martine by Jean-Jacques Bernard, and OHMS by Ronald Gow, produced 26 Jun 1933.
* Repertory revue, produced 10 Jul 1933.
* Repertory revue, produced 17 Jul 1933.
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| Admin history | Collection accumulated by Shirley's parents and grandparents. |