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Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959: Photographs
- Date
- [ca 1930-1958]
- By
- Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959; New Zealand Centre for Photography
- Reference
- PA-Group-00716
- Description
Photographs taken ca 1930s-1950s by Geoffrey Perry of Wellington.
The largest groups of photographs are of amateur theatrical societies' productions. The societies involved are - Unity Theatre (Wellington). The Thespians (Wellington). The Wellington Operatic Society. A Victoria University College Extravaganza. Hutt Repertory Society. Hutt Little Theatre. Levin Little Theatre. Levin Opera Society. The Army Education and Welfare Service (AEWS). The Webby Concert Party. The Tonic Concert Party.
There are groups of photographs relating to ballet, many portraits of children and young adults in ballet costume, but also some of scenes from ballet productions and ballroom dancing.
There is a fairly large number of group wedding photographs as well as some individual portraits. Some of the portraits (eg of scouts and fashion models) are photographs for promotional material. There is a small group of photographs of female impersonators.
There is a group of five negatives of the Dorothy Davies Trio.
Source of title - Title supplied by Library
Accompanying material - See Photographic Archive back file for further information about the Geoffrey Perry Collection, including photocopies of studio register, articles about provenance of collection and NZCP documentation, and biography of Geoffrey Perry
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 1862 b&w original negative(s) of which 237 are 35mm negative strips comprising 884 images. 613 b&w original photographic print(s).
Physical Description: Photograph album, negatives, photographic prints
Provenance: The Centre had been gifted the collection ca late 1988 or early 1989 by Geoffrey Perry's son, Hugh.
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- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), 1862 b&w original negative(s) of which 237 are 35mm negative strips comprising 884 images, 613 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Photograph album, negatives, photographic prints
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Spencer Digby at work in his studio
Date: [194-?]
From: Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959: Photographs
Reference: 35mm-96551-F
Description: Spencer digby at work in his photographic studio. Photographs taken 1940s by Geoffrey Perry of Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 4 images. Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 35mm
Plays and The Dorothy Davies Trio
Date: [ca 1937-1952]
From: Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-9888-4
Description: Included are - Operetta "The Vagabond King" by Rudolf Friml (music) and Brian Hooker and William H Post (book and lyrics), USA, 1925. Children's play "Cinderella." Actor in the play "Cradle Song" by Gregorio Martinez Sierra, Spain. First performed 1911. Play - "Much ado about Nothing" by William shakespeare. Play - "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare. The Thespians production. Play - "The Foolish Gentlewoman" by Margery sharp, UK. ca 1948. Play or musical - "Rose without a Thorn." Play - "Mountain air." Edith Campion in "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" by Bertholt Brecht. New Zealand Centre for Photography postcard of artist, Russell Clark's pallet and brushes. Contact sheets of 35mm images of Dunedin. Betty Waller, nee Aslin, in the surf. Scene from the play "The Lower Depths" by Maxim Gorky. A Unity Threatre production. Scene from the play "The Bat" by the Hutt Repertory Theatre. The Dorothy Davies Trio. Studio wedding photographs. Barbara Basham (Aunt Daisy) broadcaster. G. Te Waari in traditional Maori costume and made up with a moko (facial tattoo). Maria Martin dressed as a man. Series of actors in "Shakespeare's Women". New Zealand Centennial Exhibition buildings, Rongotai, Wellington. Brian O'brien of radio 2ZB. US Navy sailor, Paul J Newman. Comic woman actor called Lizzy. Actors in the "Gondoliers" by Gilbert and Sullivan. Miss D Howie, 1945. Miss K Sotham, 1945. Actors in "Iolanthe" by Gilbert and sullivan. Miss L Brewer (dancer), 1945. Mr Jacobsen (jnr), 1945. Mr Gaultar. Actors in "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare. Selwyn Toogood and Mrs Tansley of National Radio. Event which is probably the conference of the Photographic Society of New Zealand, Christchurch, 1947. Mr and Mrs Pepernick. The McWilliams family. Wellington Railway Station. Unidentified dance groups. Unidentified portraits. Dates of plays in this record refer to when they were written or first performed, not to the dates of the productions depicted in this collection. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 179 b&w original photographic print(s) of which 91 are 35mm contact prints. 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Provenance: Donated by New Zealand Centre for Photography, Wellington, 2011
Plays, university extravaganza, and Gilbert and Sullivan operas
Date: [ca 1937-1952]
From: Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-9888-2
Description: Included are - Production of play "While the sun Shines," by Terrance Rattigan, UK, 1943. Scenes from an unidentified play (photos for Dr Mitchell). Portraits of a man in academic robes (photos for Dr Mitchell). Production of play "The Rising Generation" by Laura Leycester, UK, written some time in the 1920s. Graff-Sherlock wedding photographs. Photographs for play "Mountain Air." Female impersonators, 1930s-1940s. Scenes from a university extravaganza, 1930s-1940s. Choirboys. Two photographs for the Boy Scout Association. Three photographs of a model of St Paul's Anglican Cathedrel, Wellington. Production of "The Mikado" by Gilbert and Sullivan, and includes photos of Mervyn King as the Mikado. Unity Theatre production of "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder, USA, written in 1937. Unity Theatre production of "King Lear." Mrs Arcus modeling an evening dress. Woman modeling a bathing costume. Play "A Rose without a Thorn." Studio set up modeling wedding and bridesmaid dresses. Production of "The Gondoliers" by Gilbert and Sullivan. Dates of plays in this record refer to when they were written or first performed, not to the dates of the productions depicted in this collection. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 132 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by New Zealand Centre for Photography, Wellington, 2011
Plays and operettas
Date: [ca 1937-1952]
From: Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-9888-3
Description: Included are - Child with basket of flowers standing on a studio stage. Portrait of an unidentified woman. Child ballerina (photo for Mrs D Power). Play "Now we are Married" by J B Priestly, UK, 1938. Play "The Gentle people" by Irwin Shaw, USA, 1939. Unity Theatre production, Wellington. Portrait of an unidentified man. Models wearing callots and an evening dress. Play "The Infernal Machine" by Jean Cocteau, France, 1934. Army Education and Welfare Service production of "Iolanthe" by Gilbert and Sullivan. Scenes from a variety concert by the Webby Concert Party. Poster graphics and photographs for the play "The Male Animal" by James Thurber and Elliot Nugent, USA, 1940. Play "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespear. Play "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder, written in 1937. Unity Theatre production, Wellington. Play "Quiet wedding" by Esther McCracken, USA, 1938. Unidentified male dancer/actor posing on a studio stage. Girl dancing in folk costume. Promotional photographs of a boy Scout. The "Wizards of Quiz"- a group of one woman and three men seated at a table. Play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" by Bertholt Brecht, written in 1944. Postcard by Geoffrey Perry. Two portraits, probably wedding photos, for Norris-Smith. Play "Bonaventure" by Charlotte Hastings, UK, 1950. Hutt Repertory Theatre production. Portraits of Miss Wharrie in middle eastern costume. Operetta "The Vagabond King" by Rudolf Friml (music) and Brian Hooker and William H Post (book and lyrics), USA, 1925. Dates of plays in this record refer to when they were written or first produced, not to the dates of the productions depicted in this collection. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 152 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by New Zealand Centre for Photography, Wellington, 2011
Children, ballet dancers, and productions of plays
Date: [ca 1939-1952]
From: Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-9888-1
Description: Included are - portraits of children. The Dorothy Davis Trio consisting of Dorothy Davis (piano), Marie Vandewart (cello), and Erika Schorss (violin), 1940s. Unity Theatre, Wellington, production of "The Lower Depths" by Maxim Gorky, written 1901. A female ballet dancer. Girl with skipping rope (Miss Brenton). Portrait of an actor playing an old man. Young girls in ballet costume. "Table top" photographs. Production of a play "The Princess and the Swineherd." Unity Theatre, Wellington, production of "Deep are the Roots," written by Arnaud d'Ussean and James Gow, USA, and first produced in October 1945. Production of a play called "Background." Hutt Repertory theatre production of "The Bat" written by detective fiction writer Mary Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, USA, first performed in New York in 1920. Review scenes by the girls of the Webby Concert Party, 1940s. Young ballerinas pluss one male ballet dancer. Scenes from ballet performances. Production of the play "The House of Bernarda Alba" by Frederico Garcia Lorca, written in 1936, and first performed in 1945. Man and woman dancing in evening dress (photos for Miss Berry). Production of play "Home at Seven" by Robert Cedric Sherriff, UK, 1950. Photographs of fungus. Production of a play "Young Wives' Tale" by Ronald Jeans, UK, 1951. Dates of plays in this record refer to when they were written or first produced, not to the dates of the productions depicted in this collection. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 150 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by New Zealand Centre for Photography, Wellington, 2011
Photographs by Geoffrey William Perry
Date: 1931-1959
From: Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959: Photographs
Reference: PA1-q-348
Description: Examples of prints by Geoffrey William Perry compiled by the New Zealand Centre for Phototgraphy. Most are portraits dating from 1931 to 1959. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s). Provenance: Donated by New Zealand Centre for Photography, Wellington, 2011
Dorothy Davies Trio
Date: [ca 1945]
From: Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959: Photographs
Reference: 1/2-234966-F
Description: The Dorothy Davies trio; from left Marie Vandewart (cello), Erika Schorss (violin) and Dorothy Davies (piano). Photograph taken late 1940s by Geoffrey Perry of Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches
Aunt Daisy (Maud Ruby Basham)
Date: [ca 1947]
From: Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959: Photographs
Reference: 35mm-96518-39-F
Description: Aunt Daisy (Maud Ruby Basham). Photograph taken ca 1947 by Geoffrey Perry of Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) individual image on strip. Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 35mm
Unity Theatre production of "The Lower Depths" by Maxim Gorki
Date: March 1951
From: Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959: Photographs
Reference: 1/2-234992-F
Description: Scene from "The Lower depths", by Maxim Gorki, produced for the Unity Theatre by Nola Millar, at the Wellington Town Concert Chamber, 13-16 March 1951. Photograph taken ca March 1951 by Geoffrey Perry of Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches