| Ref No | READ/PER/PLY/101907d |
| Collection | Reading Rayner |
| Title | Merry Widow (The Play Pictorial volume 10) |
| Date | 8.6.1907 |
| Description | The cast list is accompanied by a description of the plot and photographs of the actors in character and in scenes from the play. In particular Miss Lily Elsie as Sonia (The Merry Widow), Miss Gabrielle Ray as Frou-Frou, Mr. W.H. Berry as Visch, Mr. Joseph Coyne as Prince Danilo, Miss Irene Desmond as Sylvaine, Mr. Ralph Roberts as the Waiter at Maxim's, Mr. Robert Evett as Vicomte Camille de Jolidon, Miss Elizabeth Firth as Natalie wife of Popoff and Mr. George Graves as Baron Popoff. There is also an article entitled, "Delightful Dresses at Daly's" providing costume details. |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/PER/PLY/101907d |
| "Adapted by Captain Basil Hood from 'Die Lustige Witwe'". |
| Subject | Drama |
| Related Person | Edwardes, George, 1852-1915 |
| Minor, G. E. |
| Johns, Barter |
| Farren, Fred |
| Malone, J. A. E., c.1860-1929 |
| Hood, Basil, 1864-1917 |
| Léon, Victor, Monsieur, 1860-1940 |
| Evett, Robert, 1874-1949 |
| Pawle, Lennox, 1872-1936 |
| Stein, Leo, 1862-1920 |
| Cleather, Gordon |
| Kaye, Fred |
| O'Connor, Valentine |
| Berry, W. H., 1870-1951, (born William Henry Berry) |
| Roberts, R. |
| Coyne, Joseph |
| Graves, George, 1876-1949 |
| Firth, Elizabeth, 1884- |
| Sevening, Nina |
| Desmond, Irene |
| Welch, Kate |
| Webster, Amy |
| Dunbar, Dorothy, 1902-1992 |
| Dombey, Dolly |
| Irving, Daisie |
| Grand, Phyllis Le |
| Munro, Mabel |
| Erskine, Margot |
| Lester, Gertrude |
| Russell, Mabel, fl.1930s |
| Elsie, Lily, 1886-1962 |
| Related Organisation | Daly's Theatre |
| Related Place | Westminster, City of Westminster, London |
| Category | Periodicals |
| Printed publications |
| 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. |
| Level | Piece |