| Ref No | MEL/CUT/10 : 0600176 |
| Collection | Melville Theatre Collection |
| Title | Press Cuttings: scrap book with cuttings relating to plays, licensing in theatres, Melville family history and theatre history. 1907-1913 |
| Date | 1907-1913 |
| Extent | 1 scrap book |
| Description | Series of cuttings including play reviews especiaaly for DRIVEN FROM HOME and MONTE CRISTO. Many of the reviews especially DRIVEN FROM HOME and IN A WOMAN'S GRIP are for Andrew Melville II. There is also a page from The Cambria Daily Leader 8 Aug 1907 with photographs of George Melville, Andrew I, Andrew II, Kate Melville and Rosamund Melville entitled Four Generations of the Melvilles.Also a newspaper reproduction pen and ink sketch of Andrew Emm and his leading lady. Collection also includes pieces on theatres around the country including the re-opening of the Lyceum in Newport, a power cut in Middlesborough that affected the theatre. Also a page in the book with cuttings concerning licensing, alcohol restrictions and a move to refuse entry to any unaccompanied children under 14.Also a case at the Grand theatre, Birmingham involving the theft of pass out checks by members of staff and a story involving rival theatre managers and flyposting. There is also a piece discussing the merits of National Theatres as opposed to smaller companies.Other theatre stories include the death of Mr. Lester Collingwood, proprietor of the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham and a 1906 review of THE STILL ALARM with Andrew Melville II and Rose Ralph.
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| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/MEL/CUT/10 : 0600176 |
| Subject | Age groups |
| Theatre |
| Event | DRIVEN FROM HOME |
| IN A WOMAN'S GRIP |
| MARRIED TO THE WRONG MAN |
| GREAT WORLD OF LONDON |
| THE SOLDIERS WEDDING |
| THE STILL ALARM |
| Related Person | Melville, Andrew, 1853-1896, actor, theatre proprietor (real name Andrew Robbins) |
| Melville, Andrew, 1882-1938, actor, theatre proprietor (real name Andrew Robbins) |
| Melville, Kate, 1879-1910 (born Kate Robbins, daughter of Andrew Melville I, stage name Kate Walfred, married to Leonard Podmore) |
| Melville, Rosamund, 1906-1974 (daughter of Andrew Melville II) |
| Melville, George, 1824-1898, actor, theatre proprietor (eal name George Robbins) |
| Ralph, Rose, 1877-1927, actress (married to Andrew Melville II, born Emily Rosina Ralph) |
| Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945, Member of Parliament |
| Collingwood, Lester, d.1910, proprietor of the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham |
| Related Organisation | Cambrian Daily Leader |
| Related Place | Lyceum Theatre, Newport, Isle of Wight |
| Middlesborough, North Riding, Yorkshire |
| Grand theatre, Birmingham, Warwickshire |
| ContentNote | Large scrap book with cuttings stuck in and loose. Cover is marbled paper with leather edgings. Many pages are loose and the cuttings are generally in poor condition. |
| Category | Press cuttings |
| 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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