Musgrove's Celebrity Vaudeville

Date: 1924

Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1924

Description: Includes programmes for: - "Humphrey Bishop Comedy and Operatic Company", Grand Opera House, Wellington, 1 March 1924 - "Humphrey Bishop Comedy and Operatic Company", Concert no 2., Town Hall Concert Chamber, Auckland, 1924 - "Charley's Aunt Social Club", Opening night 1924 season, Town Hall, Thursday 22 May 1924 (two copies) - "Grand military tournament and citizen-soldiers' pageant 'The Army through the Ages'", Newtown Park, March 1st- 8th 1924 - "Grand naval and military tournament and citizen-soldiers' pageant", Newtown Park, 1-8 March 1924 (souvenir programme) - "Musgrove's Celebrity Vaudeville, N.Z. Circuit presenting Long Tack Sam and his famous Chinamen and magnificent supporting company", Grand Opera House, 4 April 1924 (two different copies, one with photo of Long Tack Sam on cover) - "Musgrove Celebrity Vaudeville", Tivoli Theatre Wellington for the weeks beginning 9 May 1924 (two copies), and 28 June 1924 (one copy) - "New Zealand Returned Soldiers Association 1924 Reveille produced by William Lints" (souvenir programme; two copies) - "The Officers of His Majesty's Ship 'Repulse' present the pantomime review 'Sinbad the Sailor', written and arranged entirely by Lieutenant J E Anderson", Grand Opera House, Wellington 2 May 1924 - "Victoria University College Annual extravaganza 'P.E.P.'", Grand Opera House, 14, 16, 17 June 1924 (two copies) - "J C Williamson Entertainers With Bransby Williams", Grand Opera House, Wellington, 27 September 1924 - "J C Williamson Entertainers With Bransby Williams", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 11 Octboer 1924 - "J C Williamson Entertainers Second Company", Grand Opera House Wellington, 4 November 1924 - "J C Williamson Entertainers Third Company", Grand Opera House Wellington, 22 November 1924 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Programmes and flyers, various sizes under 250 mm.

Date: 1924

From: [Theatre programmes of octavo size for shows and performances toured throughout New Zealand by J C Williamson]

By: Mitchell, Murray J, active 1940s-1990

Reference: Eph-A-WILLIAMSON-1924

Description: Includes programmes for the following: - "Auckland Amateur Operatic Society, 'San Toy', words by Edward Morton", His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 17-27 September 1924 - "Miss Estelle Beere presents her dance plays and divertissements", Grand Opera House Wellington, 21 and 23 June 1924 - "The famous English Humphrey Bishop Comedy and Operatic Company on a world tour", Grand Opera House Wellington, 1 March 1924 - "The famous English Humphrey Bishop Comedy and Operatic Company on a world tour", Theatre Royal Christchurch, [15 March 1924] - "The famous English Humphrey Bishop Comedy and Operatic Company on a world tour", His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, 5 April 1924 - "The famous English Humphrey Bishop Comedy and Operatic Company on a world tour", His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 16 August 1924 - "Nellie Bramley and a specially selected company in 'Fair and warmer'", His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 14 June 1924 - "Nellie Bramley and a specially selected company in 'Fair and warmer'", Grand Opera House Wellington, 28 June 1924 - "Nellie Bramley and a specially selected company in 'Fair and warmer'", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 12 August 1924 - "Carter the Great", His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 3-10 April 1924 - "Carter the Great", Grand Opera House Wellington, 19 April 1924 - "Carter the Great", His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, 1 May 1924 - "Carter the Great", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 17 May 1924 - "Christchurch Amateur Operatic Society presents 'Our Miss Gibbs', by 'Cryptos'", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 5 April 1924 - "Gertrude Elliott season, 'Bluebeard's 8th wife', by Alfred Savoir", Theatre Royal Christchurch, [17 January 1924] - "Gertrude Elliott season, 'Woman to woman', by Michael Morton", His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, [January 1924] - "Fuller's Vaudeville", Princess Theatre Dunedin, ten programmes for the weeks beginning: 28 January, 25 February, 17 March, 31 March, 26 May, 23 June, 21 July, 25 August, 22 September, 27 October 1924 - "J C Williamson NZ Ltd present Lawrence Grossmith in 'Ambrose Applejohn's adventure'", His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, 8 January 1924 - "J C Williamson NZ Ltd present Lawrence Grossmith in 'Quarantine'", by F Tennyson Jesse, Grand Opera House Wellington, 19 January 1924 - "J C Williamson NZ Ltd present Lawrence Grossmith in 'Quarantine'", by F Tennyson Jesse, His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 2 February 1924 - "Musgrove's Celebrity Vaudeville presenting Long Tack Sam and his famous Chinamen", His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, 25 February 1924 - "Musgrove's Celebrity Vaudeville presenting Long Tack Sam and his famous Chinamen", Grand Opera House Wellington, 4 April 1924 - "Musgrove's Celebrity Vaudeville presenting Long Tack Sam and his famous Chinamen", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 19 April 1924 - "Musgrove Celebrity Vaudeville, directed by R A Shepard", His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 10 May 1924 - "Musgrove's Celebrity Vaudeville, directed by R A Shepard", His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 31 May 1924 - "Musgrove's Celebrity Vaudeville, directed by R A Shepard", His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, 31 May 1924 (two copies) - "Musgrove Celebrity Vaudeville, directed by R A Shepard", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 21 June 1924 - "J C Williamson presents Miss Kathleen O'Brien in the dance play 'In a Roman court'", Grand Opera House, 25 October 1924 - "Ada Reeve in a gorgeous comedy pantomime 'Aladdin'", Grand Opera House Wellington, 21 May 1924 - "Ada Reeve in a gorgeous comedy pantomime 'Aladdin'", Country tour - "Ada Reeve in a gorgeous comedy pantomime 'Aladdin'", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 3 June 1924 - "Ada Reeve in a gorgeous comedy pantomime 'Aladdin'", His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, 12 June 1924 - "Ada Reeve in a gorgeous comedy pantomime 'Aladdin'", His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 28 June 1924 - "1924 Reveille, under the auspices of the Christchurch R.S.A.". Theatre Royal Christchurch, 9 September 1924 - "Irene Vanbrugh and Dion Boucicault with their complete London company in 'His house in order', by Arthur W Pinero", Country tour, 1924 - "Irene Vanbrugh and Dion Boucicault with their complete London company in 'His house in order', by Arthur W Pinero", His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 23 July 1924 - "Irene Vanbrugh and Dion Boucicault with their complete London company in 'His house in order', by Arthur W Pinero", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 18 September 1924 - "Irene Vanbrugh and Dion Boucicault with their complete London company in 'His house in order', by Arthur W Pinero", His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, 6 October 1924 - "Irene Vanbrugh and Dion Boucicault with their complete London company in 'Mr Pym passes by', by A A Milne", Grand Opera House Wellington, 30 August 1924 - "Wellington Boxing Association, Tommy Fairhall versus Havilah Uren, Wellington, [1924] (pictures of several boxers) - "J C Williamson Ltd presents 'The beggar's opera'", Theatre Royal Christchurch [1924] - "J C Williamson present 'Sally', by Guy Bolton, Produced by George A Highland, With Josie Melville as Sally", Country tour 1924 (two different programmes, one with a portrait of Sally on the front) - "J C Williamson present 'Sally', by Guy Bolton, Produced by George A Highland, With Josie Melville As Sally", Grand Opera House Wellington, 15 March 1924 - "J C Williamson present 'Sally', by Guy Bolton, Produced by George A Highland, With Josie Melville as Sally", His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 12 April 1924 - "J C Williamson present 'Sally', by Guy Bolton, Produced by George A Highland, With Josie Melville as Sally", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 3 May 1924 - "J C Williamson present 'Sally', by Guy Bolton, Produced by George A Highland, With Josie Melville as Sally", His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, 17 May 1924 - "J C Williamson (NZ) Ltd present J C Williamson Entertainers", Cover showing Bransby Williams, His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 6 September 1924 - "J C Williamson (NZ) Ltd present J C Williamson Entertainers", Grand Opera House Wellington, 27 September 1924 - "J C Williamson (NZ) Ltd present J C Williamson Entertainers, Country tour" [September 1924] - "J C Williamson (NZ) Ltd present J C Williamson Entertainers, Country tour" [October 1924] - "J C Williamson (NZ) Ltd present J C Williamson Entertainers, 2nd company", His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 24 October 1924 - "J C Williamson (NZ) Ltd present J C Williamson Entertainers", Cover showing Bransby Williams, Theatre Royal Christchurch, 11 October 1924 - "J C Williamson (NZ) Ltd present J C Williamson Entertainers", Cover showing Bransby Williams, His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, 25 October 1924 - "J C Williamson (NZ) Ltd present J C Williamson Entertainers, Second company", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 25 October 1924 - "J C Williamson (NZ) Ltd present J C Williamson Entertainers, Second company", Grand Opera House Wellington, 4 November 1924 - "J C Williamson (NZ) Ltd present J C Williamson Entertainers, Third company", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 8 November 1924 - "Y.M.C.A. Christchurch, Grand physical culture display", Theatre Royal Christchurch, 6 October 1924 - "Y.M.C.A. Gymnastic Carnival", Grand Opera House Wellington, 11 October 1924 Quantity: 67 programmes. Physical Description: Printed programmes, approximately 220 mm. Provenance: Donated by M J Mitchell in 1990 (Deposit form D 008764. RID 90/0210)