Gardner, Francis Shayle, 1890-1945

Date: 1940

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to history, jubilees, centennials, anniversary celebrations in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-HISTORY-1940-01

Description: Flier listing New Zealanders who will appear (John Amadio, Warwick Braithwaite, Hubert Carta, Denis Dowling, Esther Fisher, Merton Hodge, David Low, Wainwright Morgan, Hinemoa Rosieur, Arnold Trowell, Hector Bolitho, Rosina Buckman, Ian Coster, Eileen Driscoll, Shayle Gardner, Kathleen Levi, Tawera Moana, Stella Murray, Harry Rountree, Keith Wilbur, Sir Hugh Walpole). The event was organised by Shayle Gardner, and the proceeds were to go to the provision of comforts for New Zealanders in His Majesty's Forces. David Low was to draw personalities selected by the guests, and Leslie Henson was to auction these and other important items. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flier. Physical Description: Letterpress brown on cream paper, 203 x 129 mm.

Date: 1916 - 1917

Reference: PA1-o-796

Description: Shows life in Trentham & Featherston camps, voyage from Wellington on SS Devon, South Africa, England, France and Belgium. Foote worked in the Divisional Signals Company of the NZEF Engineers and was asked to join the Tui Pierrots in 1918. Includes a group photograph of the Pierrots and their manager Lieutenant Shayle Gardner. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1900 - 1939

From: [Ephemera and theatre programmes for performances of opera and light musicals in Great Britain, mainly featuring New Zealand performers. 1900-1959].

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-GB-1900/1939

Description: Includes programmes for the following performances: 1915: "Tales of Hoffmann". Shaftesbury Theatre [1915]. Programme (Rosina Buckman) 1917: "Aida". New Queen's Theatre and Opera House Manchester. Third season of grand opera 1917-1918. Programme (with Rosina Buckman as Aida) 1919: "Madam Butterfly". Sir Thomas Beecham Grand Opera, Queen's Theatre and Opera House Manchester. 1 January 1919. Programme (with Rosina Buckmann as Madam Butterfly) "Il Trovatore". Sir Thomas Beecham Grand Opera, Queen's Theatre and Opera House Manchester. 20 January 1919. Programme (Rosina Buckman as Leonora) Sir Thomas Beecham's season of grand opera in English. "Tristan and Isolde" Drury Lane, [1919]. Programme (Rosina Buckman) 1920: "Sunshine of the world"; the new operetta. Empire Theatre, [1920]. Programme (Shayle Gardner) 1921: "Cairo". His Majesty's Theatre [London, December 1921]. Programme (Shayle Gardner) J Beagles & Company Ltd Miss Fedora Rozelli & Mr Shayle Gardner in "Cairo". Stage Photo Co., Brook St. W. 471 W. Beagles' Postcards [1921?] "Sybil". Daly's Theatre [February 1921]. Programme (May Beatty) 1927: "Lady Luck". Carlton Theatre London [ca 1927]. Programme (John Kirby) 1928: "That's a good girl". London Hippodrome. 5 June 1928. Programme (New Zealand connection unknown) "Virginia". The Palace, Shaftesbury Avenue, December 1928. Programme (John Kirby) 1929: "Hold everything", a musical comedy. The Palace, Shaftesbury Avenue, September 1929. Programme (John Kirby) 1930s: "La Tosca" (Puccini). Old Vic 4, 7, 9 February; Sadler's Wells 18,21, 24 February [ca 1931?]. Programme 1932: "Bow bells". London Hippodrome, 4 January 1932. Programme (Lance Fairfax) "Waltzes from Vienna". Liverpool Empire, 7 November 1932. Programme (Lance Fairfax) 1933: "Music in the air". His Majesty's Theatre [1932]. Programme (Lance Fairfax) Old Vic. "Othello", by Verdi. Sadler's Wells, 4 and 7 October 1933. Programme (Warwick Braithwaite, conductor) "Waltzes from Vienna". Prince of Wales Theatre Birmingham, 9 January 1933. Programme (Lance Fairfax) "Waltzes from Vienna". Alexandra Theatre, Hull, 27 February [1933]. Programme (Lance Fairfax) 1936: Royal Opera Covent Garden. "Aida". 15 May 1936. Programme (New Zealand connection unknown) Sadler's Wells. "La boheme", season 1936-7. Sadler's Wells Theatre, 4 November 1936. Programme (Warwick Braithwaite, conductor) 1938: "Paprika". His Majesty's Theatre, [Sept 1938]. Programme (Lance Fairfax) Quantity: 21 programmes and fliers. 1 postcard. Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes purchased from Louise Grant, London, in 2003 onwards.

Date: 1921

From: [Ephemera and theatre programmes for performances of opera and light musicals in Great Britain, mainly featuring New Zealand performers. 1900-1959].

By: J Beagles & Company Ltd (London)

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-GB-1921-01

Description: Postcard shows a photograph of New Zealand actor Shayle Gardner in costume as the Sultan seated in an embrace with actress Fedora Rozelli, in the musical "Cairo", staged in London in 1921. Other Titles - Roselli Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photograph on card, 140 x 91 mm.

Date: 1900 - 1929

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-GB-1900/1929

Description: 1900: Opera House Cheltenham. "Rip van Winkle" with Fred Storey as Rip van Winkle. From 24 September 1900. Programme and ticket for 28 September. (New Zealand connection unknown). 1919: "Eyes of youth", with Gertrude Elliott. St James Theatre [May?] 1919. Programme (Shayle Gardner) 1920: Aldwych Theatre London. "Macbeth". 2 November 1920. Programme (New Zealand connection unknown) 1924?: Miss Mary Moore and Miss Sybil Thorndike present "Saint Joan" ... New Theatre, [1924?]. Programme (Shayle Gardner) 1926: "Carnival". Liverpool Empire, commencing 10 May 1926. Programme (Shayle Gardner) "Tip-toes". Winter Garden Theatre, Drury Lane [1926]. Programme (John Kirby) "The wandering Jew". Liverpool Empire, commencing 16 August 1926. Programme (Shayle Gardner) 1928: By arrangement with Andre Charlot. Fenton's Ltd present "Square crooks", by James P Judge. Prince of Wales Theatre. Magazine programme, 26 March 1928. Programme (Isabel Wilford) By arrangement with Miss Mary Moore, Basil Foster and Tom Miller present "A damsel in distress" by Ian Hay and P G Wodehouse. Produced by Nicholas Hannen. (With Isabel Wilford). New Theatre, St Martin's Lane, W C 2. [1 September 1928]. Programme (2 copies). Lyric Theatre. "Sauce for the gander". [1928]. Programme (Isabel Wilford) 1929: "He's mine". Theatre Royal Birmingham, commencing 30 September 1929. Programme (Isabel Wilford) Leslie Henson and Firth Shephard present ... "A warm corner", by Arthur Wimperis and Lauri Wylie. Princes Theatre [1929?]. Programme (Isabel Wilford) Quantity: 12 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by the Theatre Museum London in 2000, some purchased from Louise Grant Theatre Programmes, Middlesex, in 2004 onwards. One donated by Mrs Cummins, London, in 2006.

Date: 1930 - 1949

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-GB-1930/1949

Description: 1930s: "The cherry orchard". New Theatre, [1930s]. Programme (Rosalind Atkinson) 1930: "A warm corner". Princes Theatre 1930. Programme (Isabel Wilford) 1931: "Etienne". St James Theatre, 17 February 1931. Programme (Isabel Wilford) "Lean harvest". St Martin's Theatre London. [1931]. Programme (Isabel Wilford) (2 copies) 1932: "Dangerous corner". Lyric Theatre London. [May 1932]. Programme (Marie Ney - biog notes and portrait) "Wings over Europe". Globe Theatre London, 27 April 1932. Programme (Shayle Gardner) 1933: "The wind and the rain", by Merton Hodge. Savoy Theatre [1933]. Programme (Merton Hodge) 1934: "Half-a-crown". Aldwych Theatre, 3 Dec 1934. Programme (Rosalind Atkinson) "The wind and the rain". Little Theatre Hull, 14 May 1934. Programme (Merton Hodge, playwright) "The wind and the rain". Theatre Royal Nottingham, commencing 20 August 1934. Programme (Merton Hodge, playwright) 1935: "Grief goes over", by Merton Hodge. Theatre Royal Birmingham, week commencing 27 May 1935. Programme (Merton Hodge, playwright)Hi all reader's midave one, otherwise use an x. Using my name as an example you could create a the usual way (but going fairly slowly). If I've put an X in, after the record s successfully created I go into Maintenance and take the X out of the name as hat isn't their name, just something you've added artificially to create the reord. "Grief goes over", by Merton Hodge. Opera House Coventry Repertory Company, commencing 25 August 1935. Programme (Merton Hodge, playwright) "Men in white", by Sidney Kingsley. Adapted by Merton Hodge. Lyric Theatre, [1935]. Programme (Merton Hodge) "The old ladies" adapted from the novel by Hugh Walpole; produced by John Gielgud. New Theatre London, [1935]. Programme (Sir Hugh Walpole) "The wind and the rain". Pleasure Gardens Theatre Folkestone, week commencing 14 January 1935. Programme (Merton Hodge, playwright) "The wind and the rain", by Merton Hodge. New Theatre Oxford, 16 December 1935. Programme (Merton Hodge) 1936: "Kind lady", from a story by Hugh Walpole. Lyric Theatre London, [1936]. Programme (Hugh Walpole) "The seagull", by Anton Chekhov. New Theatre London. [1936]. Programme (no New Zealand connection) "Tovarich". Golder's Green Hippodrome, May 1936. Programme ("Magazine programme") (Ina de la Haye) "Tovarich". Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue [1936]. Programme (Ina de la Haye) "The wind and the rain". Golders Green Hippodrome, February 1936. Programme (Merton Hodge, playwright) 1937: "Going Greek". Gaiety Theatre Strand, from 16 September 1937. Programme (Rosalind Atkinson) "The Island", by Merton Hodge (NZ playwright). Q Theatre. 26 July [1937?]. Card with cast list. "The orchard walls", by Merton Hodge. St James's Theatre [1937]. Programme (Merton Hodge) "You can't take it with you". Opera House Manchester, 22 December 1937. Programme (Ina de la Haye - New Zealand connection uncertain) 1938: "Running riot". Gaiety Theatre, from 31 August 1938. Programme (Rosalind Atkinson) 1939: Little Theatre Hull Ltd presents "The island" by Merton Hodge. 24 October 1938. Programme (Merton Hodge) Olive Schreiner's "Story of an African farm". Play by Merton Hodge. New Theatre [1938]. Programme (Mertin Hodge) The Daniel Mayer Company presents Godfrey Tearle in "The island", by Merton Hodge. Comedy Theatre, [1938]. Programme (Merton Hodge) The Old Vic Company. "Romeo and Juliet". Streatham Hill Theatre. 1939. Programme (Marie Ney) 1941: "The cherry orchard". Cambridge Arts Theatre Trust, commencing 27 October 1941. Programme (Rosalind Atkinson) 1942: Old Vic Shakespeare Company. "The merry wives of Windsor". New Theatre, 3-15 August [1942]. Programme (Rosalind Atkinson) 1943: Barry O'Brien presents "The wind and the rain", by Merton Hodge. Arts Theatre of Cambridge, 5 July 1943. Programme (Merton Hodge) 1944: Derek Salberg's Repertory Company in "The wind and the rain", by Merton Hodge. Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, 21 August 1944. Programme (Merton Hodge) 1945?: "The wind and the rain" by Merton Hodge, produced by Mackenzie Ward. Richmond Theatre, 26 November [1945?]. Programme 1947: Old Vic Theatre Company. "The life and death of King Richard III". New Theatre [1947]. Programme (Rosalind Atkinson) "The taming of the shrew", by William Shakespeare. Alexandra Theatre, 20 October 1947. Programme (Rosalind Atkinson) "The wind and the rain", by Merton Hodge. Grand Theatre Wolverhampton, 2 June 1947. Programme (Merton Hodge, playwright) 1948: "The Gioconda smile". New Theatre London. [12 June 1948]. Programme (Marie Ney) Quantity: 37 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1900 - 1969

Reference: Eph-B-DRAMA-GB-1900/1969

Description: 1920?: Matheson Lang presents "The wandering Jew". New Theatre London, 27 December [1920?] - 8 January [1921?]. Programme (Shayle Gardner) 1933? Palace Court Theatre. Barry O'Brien presents Merton Hodge in his own play "The wind and the rain". Directed by James Moran. Small poster (2 copies) 1934: "The wind and the rain", by Merton Hodge. Directed by Auriol Lee. St Martin's Theatre [1934]. Programme (Merton Hodge) 1936: Mercury Theatre. "Murder in the cathedral". (New Zealand connection unknown) "The wind and the rain", by Merton Hodge. Bristol's Little Theatre, 11 May 1936. Programme (Merton Hodge) 1937: "Tobacco Road". Gate Theatre Studio, [1937]. Programme (Rosalind Atkinson) 1938: "Noah". Tavistock Little Theatre, Tour os South Wales, 11-16 July 1938. programme (Henry Wilkins) "The wind and the rain", by Merton Hodge. Festival Theatre Cambridge, 5-10 December 1938. Programme (Merton Hodge) 1955: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1955. Photographic booklet. (New Zealand connection unknown) 1956: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1956. Programme (Clive Revill) 1957: "Cymbeline". Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 2 July 1957. Programme (Clive Revill) "The tempest". Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 13 August 1957. Programme (Clive Revill) 1958: "Son et lumiere" at Cardiff Castle. Festival of Wales. Souvenir programme (Gordon Gostelow) 1960: "The merchant of Venice". Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. 1960. Programme.(New Zealand connection unknown) "Two gentlemen of Verona". Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. 1960. Programme.(New Zealand connection unknown) 1961: "As you like it". Royal Shakespeare Theatre. 1961. Programme (Gordon Gostelow) Much ado about nothing". Royal Shakespeare Theatre. 1961. Programme (Gordon Gostelow) "Romeo and Juliet". Royal Shakespeare Theatre. 1961. Programme (Gordon Gostelow) ca 1961: "One for the pot". Rix Theatrical Productions. Whitehall Theatre, ca 1961. Programme (Colin Douglas) (2 copies) 1964: Royal Shakespeare Company. "Henry VI". Royal Shakespeare Theatre 1964. Programme (James Laurenson) 1965: Royal Shakespeare Company in "The comedy of errors". 1965 Programme (James Laurenson) Royal Shakespeare Company in "Hamlet". 1965. Programme (James Laurenson) Royal Shakespeare Company in "Love's labours lost". 1965 Programme (James Laurenson) London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art presents "The room" and "No trams to Lime Street". Thursday 8 July 1965. Programme / flier (Barbara Laurenson) Royal Shakespeare Company in "Timon of Athens". 1965 Programme (James Laurenson) 1968: Chichester 68 [season]. "The unknown soldier and his wife", "The cocktail party", "The tempest", "The skin of our teeth". Programme (Clive Revill, Gordon Gostelow) 1969: Liverpool Repertory Theatre. "Peer Gynt". Liverpool Playhouse, 8-26 April 1969. Programme (Barbara Ewing) Royal Shakespeare Company. "King Henry the Eighth". 1969. Programme (Lisa Harrow) Royal Shakespeare Company. "Twelfth Night". Stratford 1969. programme (Lisa Harrow) Royal Shakespeare Company in "The winter's tale". Stratford, 1969. Programme (Lisa Harrow) "Women beware women". Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1969. Programme (Basil Clarke) Quantity: 28 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes, sizes below 350 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated, some purchased from British sources, 1998-2013, 2016.

Date: [ca 1988-1991]

From: Morrison, Anne, fl 1960-1995 : Papers relating to Rosina Buckman and Maurice d'Oisly

Reference: MS-Papers-11901-18

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts

Date: 1923 - 1982

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-B-CINEMA-1982-01

Description: Booklet that is an instalment of a history of cinema covers British silent movies. The front cover shows a photograph of New Zealand actor Shayle Gardner and actress Alma Taylor in the 1923 movie "Comin' thro the rye". Shayle Gardner played the lead in this film. Page 2443 has more detail. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 22 pages (pages 2441-2462), 285 x 212 mm.

Date: 1929 - 1931

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1929-01

Description: Promotional pamphlet for a Warner Bros film starring George Arliss shows several photographs of the actor in his role. Rubber stamps on front and back covers advertise screenings at Kerepehi. New Zealand actor Shayle Gardner played the role of Dr Williams in this film. The film was released in 1929, but played in New Zealand cinemas from 1930 onwards. The year in which it played at Kerepehi is unknown. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlet, folded to 220 x 145 mm.

Date: 1915-1917

By: Gardner, Francis Shayle, 1890-1945

Reference: MS-Papers-11856

Description: Letters, postcards and envelopes, mainly addressed to Shayle Gardner during his military service in World War One. Twelve envelopes (with no letters) which mostly have stamps, and three postcards. Letters include: Letter from Aunt Minnie of 14D Manukau Road, Parnell, on 15 Sep 1916. Mainly personal content. Mentions sending him 20 pairs of socks at the Featherston Military camp, also that Missy Mowbray had a cake to send him. Letter from Isa Outhwaite of Auckland on 22 Sep 1916. Asks him to place the "sacre coeur" medal [she sent him] inside his tunic, and says that it was blessed for him. Letter from R W Cumming [?] of 16th Waikato Regiment, Sling, on 19 Jan 1917. Letter from Michael Joseph, 5 May 1917, from "Somewhere Out West". Brings news of their mutual acquaintances and comments on the weather: "The weather is really splendid here now. Being a great lover of hot weather in preference to a French winter at all events I am muchly in my glory..." Postcard to Shayle Gardner from Robinson McBain, 7 March 1917. Robinson & McBain was a London tailor. Postcard from R H Poynting to Norman Ebbutt (RNVR), 19.II.15. Postcard to Shayle Gardner from Pout[?], date stamped 26 March 1917. Written from West Norwood. One plastic [?] keyring labelled L.G. kitbag, with two small keys attached with string. Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 1 folder(s). 1 curio(s) Key ring with two small keys attached 'L.G. Kitbag'. 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1922

From: [Theatre programmes for drama productions in Great Britain some featuring New Zealand performers and producers. 1900-1929]

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-GB-1922-01

Description: Cigarette card shows a head and shoulders portrait of New Zealand film and stage actor Shayle Gardner. The verso indicates he was playing in the film "Poetic justice" at the time the card was issued, and had also been in "The land of promise" (stage play 1915), "The wandering Jew" (stage play 1920), and "Cairo" (stage musical, 1921) Verso also mentions that he was the nephew of Bishop William Boyd-Carpenter (1841-1918) because his father's sister (Annie Maude Gardner) was the Bishop's second wife. One of a series of 50 subjects Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Sepia photolithograph on card, 62 x 40 mm.

Date: 2020

From: St George, Ian, 1941-: Collection relating to the research interests of Ian St George

Reference: MSDL-5548

Description: Eleven unpublished biographies written by Ian St George in 2020. Ten are about New Zealand actors and are subtitled "Notes on a New Zealand Movie Star". The actors are Elaine Hamill, Eve Balfour, Lily Branscombe, Maisie Carte, Marjorie Day, Molly Raynor, Nada Conrade, Nina Byron, Shayle Gardner, and Vera James. One is titled "The Snatcher" and is about Frederick Richards Raynor, a cartoonist, publisher, singer, and banjo player. Each document also contains supplementary material, including photographs and newspaper clippings. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 11 Electronic document(s).