[Theatre ephemera and programmes for music-hall, comedy and variety productions in New Zealand, in 1913].

Includes:

Mr V M Beebe presents "Polite vaudeville de luxe" (With George Walton, Will White, Wal Rockley, William Fairbank, George Spilker, Miss Rubee Raymond, Miss Ella Conrad, Miss Lillie Rockley, Miss Ruby Cox, the Great & Only Keilderson, Mr James Laidlaw & Orchestra). Opera House Wellington, 19 May 1913. Programme

"The blue bird", by Maurice Maeterlinck, translated by Texeira de Mattos. Opera House Wellington, 19 April 1913. Plus open at the Dresden, 16 April. Promotional booklet with photographs

J C Williamson presents Maurice Maeterlinck's beautiful stage fantasy, "The blue bird", by arrangement with Mr Frederick Harrison (London). Opera House Wellington, 19 April 1913. Programme (2 copies, one without cover)

Mr Jack Waller presents his musical flight of fancy, "The butterflies" (With Jack Waller, Mr Wylie Watson, Cecilia Gold, Mr R Foster-Hine, Miss Marion Armitage, Miss Ada Smart, Mr Frederick W Dennett). Opera House Wellington, 8 March 1913. Programme (2 copies)

Concert tendered by Mr John Court (With the Lyric Quartet, Miss Zoe Bartley, Madame Chambers, Herr Raimund Pechotsch, Mr H C Borradale, Miss Margaret McKenzie, Mr Fred G Bourke, Madame Wielart, Mr Laurie Abrahams, Mr Claude Over, Mr J W Ryan). Auckland Town Hall, 14 August 1913. Programme

Mr Edward Branscombe's New English Comedy Company, The Dandies. Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber, [1912-1913 - see back cover]. Programme (horizontal format)

Mr E Branscombe presents his English Costume Comedy Company, The Dandies (With Claude Dampier, George Morgan, Oliver Peacock, Gavin Wood, Leonard Griffiths, Evelyn Ward, Hilda Lane, Irene Vere). Concert Chamber Town Hall [Wellington], 26 May 1913. Programme

Mr E Branscombe presents his English Costume Comedy Company, The Dandies (With Claude Dampier, George Morgan, Oliver Peacock, Gavin Wood, Leonard Griffiths, Evelyn Ward, Hilda Lane, Irene Vere). Opera House Wellington, 2-3 June 1913. Programme (2 copies)

Mr E Branscombe presents his English Costume Comedy Company, The Dandies (With Claude Dampier, George Morgan, Oliver Peacock, Gavin Wood, Leonard Griffiths, Evelyn Ward, Hilda Lane, Irene Vere). New Zealand tour June - July 1913. Itinerary.

The Follies Costume Comedy Company (With Kennedy Black, Iris Edgar, Balfour Fergusson, Clifford O'Keefe, Percy Clifton, Cissie O'Keefe, Percy Dalton, Lily Moore, Lily and Lulu Lussanne, Hugh C Steyne. Musical director W H Butler). Concert Chamber Town Hall Wellington, commencing 15 February 1913. Programme

Members of the "H" Company. Company Concert by the members, assisted by leading talent and the band of the 4th regiment. (With Mr S Hall, Sgt T R George, Miss D'Arcy Davidson, Miss E Wallace, Private A Ford, Mr A Smith, Mr Phil Duncan, Privates G Robinson and Rae, Miss E Ford, Captain W Fleming) Mornington, 28 March 1913. Programme /flier

His Majesty's Theatre, where everybody goes. Vaudeville de Luxe. Managing director Ben J Fuller. Brennan-Fullers Circuit (With Miss Eileen Capel, The Creightons, Maurice Chenoweth, Mahoney Bros & daisy, Miss Gerildine [sic] Morton, Hubanik Company in tabloid grand opera, Callen & Emery). Programme for week commencing 15 December 1913 (Red cover).

His Majesty's Theatre, where everybody goes. Vaudeville de Luxe. Managing director Ben J Fuller (With Frank Crowther and Orchestra, Miss Olga Pennington, Klimo & Klifton, Ernest Picture, the Lyrical Four, St George & Dayne, Mr John Fuller, the Royal Banzai family (Japan), Neil Cant, Karl and Grace Roma). His Majesty's Theatre, 15 September 1913. Programme (white cover)

Cecil Haines Concert Party (With Ernst Luks, Rowland Digby, Norman Aitken). [August 1913]. Programme / flier (damaged)

Hugard's Mysteries, an entertainment that has dazed, dazzled, delighted and dumbfounded thousands (With Madam Carrol & Orchestra, M Jean Hugard (magician), George Carman, comedian). Opera House Wellington, 10 February 1913. Programme

Rickards Great Tivoli Company, governing director Hugh D McIntosh. (With Chinko, Alberto Marini, Nella Webb, Arnold de Biere, Earl Taylor & Dick Arnold, Miss Minnie Kaufmann). Opera House Wellington, 27 February 1913. Programme (2 copies)

Wellington Historical Pageant & Bazaar. Newtown Park and Town Hall, 25 October - 1 November 1913. Programme.

Quantity: 17 theatre programmes and flyers..

Physical Description: Programmes and flyers, various sizes under 250 mm.