Woods, Alma, 1918-2005

Date: 1979

Reference: Eph-A-MERCURY-1979

Description: Includes: Announcement of 2nd subscription ticket offer, January-July 1979 3rd subscription season flier and ticket, 1979 "Abigail's party", devised by Mike Leigh. Directed by Noreen Craven, designed by Chris Booth. Mercury 2 [July 1979?]. Programme (2 copies) "Cinderella", a traditional pantomime by Roger Hall. Directed by Ian Mullins; set designer Arthur Thompson. Mercury Theatre 5 January - 10 February 1979. Programme (2 copies) "The club", by David Williamson. Directed by Howard Rubie. Mercury Theatre, 10 August 1979. Programme "Don Juan comes back from the war", by Odon von Horvath, translated by Christopher Hampton. Directed by George Pensotti. Mercury 2 Theatre 13 August 1979. Programme "Henry IV, part one", by William Shakespeare, preceded by a prologue devised from "Richard II". Directed by Ian Mullins. Mercury Theatre, 1979. Programme "Home", by David Storey. Directed by Chris Sheil. With Alma Woods. Mercury Theatre, 26 November 1979. Programme "Just between ourselves", by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by George Pensotti. Mercury Theatre, 30 May 1979. Programme "Man Friday", by Adrian Mitchell. Directed by Paul Robinson. Mercury Theatre, 4 June 1979. Programme "The naval officer", by Brian McNeill. Directed by Ian Mullins. World premiere, Mercury Theatre, 4 July 1979. Programme "Old King Cole", by Ken Campbell. Directed by Robert Alderton and Margaret Barron. Mercury Theatre 7 May 1979. Programme "Privates on parade", by Peter Nichols. Directed by Robert Alderton. Mercury Theatre, 23 November 1979. Programme "Same time next year", by Bernard Slade. Directed by Mary Amoore. Mercury Theatre, 25 April 1979. Programme (2 copies) "The school for scandal", by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Directed by Ian Mullins. Mercury Theatre, 19 October 1979. Programme (2 copies) "Something's afoot", by James McDonald, David Vos and Robert Gerlach. Directed by Chris Sheil. Mercury Theatre, 14 February 1979. Programme "Spider's web", by Agatha Christie. Directed by Chris Sheil. Mercury Theatre, 14 September 1979. Programme "Staircase", by Charles Dyer. Directed by Karl Bradley. Mercury 2, 24 October 1979. Programme "State of the play", by Roger Hall. Directed by Anne Flannery. Mercury 2, 30 April 1979. Programme "Writer's cramp", by John Byrne. Directed by Stephen Dee. Mercury 2, 1979. Programme Quantity: 20 programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to octavo.

Date: 1960 - 1969

By: Reid, John Cowie, 1916-1972

Reference: Eph-B-MERCURY-1960s

Description: Includes: 1968: "The admirable Crichton", by J M Barrie. Produced by Anthony Richardson. [1968]. Programme. (2 copies) The Auckland Theatre Trust in association with the New Zealand Maori Theatre Trust presents "He Mana toa" (The spirit of a warrior). Part One: The Auckland Anglican Maori Club presents "Mana Maori"; Part Two, "He Mana Toa" (The Creation) by James Ritchie, directed by Richard Campion, choreographer Leigh Brewer. Mercury Theatre. [1968]. Programme. "An hour and a bit with Winnie-the-Pooh", by A A Milne. Produced by Alma Woods. Mercury Theatre. 20-21 August [1968]. Programme. "New adventures with Winnie-the-Pooh", by A A Milne. Produced by Alma Woods. Mercury Theatre. 14-31 December 1968. Programme. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, varying sizes up to quarto.

Date: 1985

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1985

Description: Includes: Alika Productions in association with Michael Edgley International and Continental Airlines presents Patricia Morison in "Aloha", the spectacular new musical of Hawaii. Directed & choreographed by Joe Layton. (With Freddie Hemara, Derek Metzger, Carey Ure, Doreen Donnell, Francie Gray, Margo O'Mahony, Graham Cleaver, musical director Derek Williams; assistant director Robert Alderton, assistant choreographer Aileen Downey). [1985]. Programme The Perkel Opera Company of Auckland presents "Cinderella", by Rossini. Director Alma Woods; Musical Director Michael McLellan. [North Island tour], September - November 1985. Programme (2 copies). Shoestring Theatre Company. "The Clown"; A rock opera by Charles Harter. Auditions, Sunday 9th June [1985]. Flier for auditions only. V.U.W. Music Department & Music Society. "Imeneo" by George Frideric Handel. Director Fiona Farrell Poole; conductor Peter Walls; designer Julia Morison. [Wellington], 1985. Programme (2 copies) Pahiatua Repertory Society Inc. proudly presents the 50th jubilee production of Lionel Bart's "Oliver!". Directed by Yvonne Jordan; musical direction by Joyce Goodin. Downstairs Theatre, June 1985. Programme Lower Hutt Operatic Society presents "Robin Hood", a pantomime. Written by Tony Hare & Pat Wilson; produced by Lawry Sutherland; musical director Bob Walker; choreographer Regina Parsons. Lower Hutt Little Theatre, 28th November - 7th December [1985]. Programme The Lower Hutt Operatic Society presents "The sound of music". Lower Hutt Little Theatre, 28 June - 6 July 1985. [Members newsletters, fliers, committee minutes, etc] Christchurch Operatic Society Inc. "Stage door". Directed & choregraphed by Robert Young; music director Thomas Brown. Theatre Royal, March 16 - 23, 1985. Programme Quantity: 9 programmes and fliers. Physical Description: Photolithographs on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm.

Date: 1960 - 1979

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to pantomimes and pantomime extravaganzas performed in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-PANTOMIME-1960/1979

Description: Includes: 1962: In association with Kerridge-Odeon, Tibor Rudas presents the original Seven Dwarfs in person in Tibor Rudas' "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". New Zealand tour [1962]. Programme The Light Opera Club (Inc) presents the ever popular pantomime "Mother Goose". Produced and devised by Alma Woods; conductor Frank Poore; choreography by Russell Kerr. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, season commencing 8 December 1972. Programme 1963: The story of "Robin Hood and his merry men", written and directed by David Tinkham; musical director Geoffrey Newson. Grand Opera House Wellington, 11-21 December [1963]. Programme (2 copies) 1965: The Light Opera Club presents "Aladdin", by Alma Woods. Produced by William Fletcher; musical director Frank Poore; ballet mistress Doreen Yalland. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 9 December 1965. Programme 1972: A.C.T. Group in conjunction with University Students' Association proudly present the spectacular pantomime "Aladdin". Written and produced by Tony Currie; technical direction Bill Turner; musical director Cliff Walker; choreographer Yvonne Sanders. University Memorial Theatre Wellington, 15 November - 9 December 1972. Programme 1975: Taumarunui Repertory and Choral & Operatic Societies present the pantomime "Dick Whittington". producer Doug Sidwell; musical director Faye Murray. Taumarunui War Memorial Hall, 29 November, 1-6 December 1975. Programme Quantity: 6 programmes. Physical Description: Programmes sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1961

By: Nash, Walter (Sir), 1882-1968

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-1961

Description: Includes: Light Opera Club (Inc) presents the ever popular pantomime "Babes in the wood". Produced and devised by Alma Woods; conductor Frank Poore; ballets by Nettleton-Edward-Kerrs Studios; choreography by Russell Kerr. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 9 December 1961. Programme (2 copies) Christchurch Operatic Society Inc proudly presents the NZ premiere stage production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Carousel" director Keith Newson; production Stan Lawson; ballet mistress Lenor Barry-Baker. Theatre Royal Christchurch, commencing 11 March 1961. Programme (2 copies) Te Kuiti Choral and Operatic Society (Inc) presents "The gondoliers", by Gilbert and Sullivan. Produced by D Grainger; musical director W V McMinn. [1961]. Programme Gilbert & Sullivan Operatic Society Dunedin Incorporated proudly present ... "The gondoliers". Concert Chamber Dunedin, 27 September 1961. Flier / cast list only. Together with Subscriber's member ship card 1961 for the Rt Honourable W Nash Hamilton Amateur Operatic Society proudly presents NZ premiere Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstien's "Music in the air", produced by Molly Donald. Embassy Hamilton, October 1961. Programme Light Opera Club (Inc) presents Gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" preceded by "Trial by jury". Directed by Phyllis Mackney; musical director Gordon Cole. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, from 30 September 1961. Programme Pocket Opera Club presents "Iolanthe" by W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Producer and musical director Bernard Holibar. [Auckland], October - November 1961. Programme Auckland Amateur Operatic Society. "King's rhapsody", by Ivor Novello. Directed and produced by John N Thomson; musical director W Lindsay Hall; choreographer Doreen O'Leary. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 9 September 1961. Programme (2 copies) and flier / newsletter no. 10, August 1961 (2 copies, one originally owned by Molly Donald) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd presents David Oxley and Patricia Moore in "My fair lady", adapted from Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion". Producer John McCallum (photo, also photos of David Oxley, Patricia Moore, John Baskcomb, David Hutcheson, Minnie Love, Robert McPhee). His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 11 February 1961. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd presents David Oxley and Patricia Moore in "My fair lady", adapted from Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion". Producer John McCallum (photo, also photos of David Oxley, Patricia Moore, John Baskcomb, David Hutcheson, Minnie Love, Robert McPhee). Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 26 August 1961. Programme (2 copies) Howick Light Opera Group proudly presents "Rose Marie". Producer Beryl Prentice; ballet mistress Sylvia Hilling; Margaret McCulloch, costume design (With performers Pettine-Ann Croul, Boyd Gavin, Jacqueline Heath-Preest, Robert Karl, Natalie Limm). Pakuranga College Hall, 5-9 September 1961. Programme Wellington District Secondary Schools. "Ruddigore", by Gilbert & Sullivan. Producer Edna Wiggs; musical direction by Hugh Reid. Festival of Wellington 1961. Programme (2 copies) Hamilton Dickson Light Opera Singers present concert version of "Tom Jones". Lyrics by Chas H Taylor; music by Edward German. Lower Hutt Little Theatre, 17 October 1961; Concert Chamber Wellington, 18 October 1961. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm.

Date: 1968

By: Reid, John Cowie, 1916-1972

Reference: Eph-A-MERCURY-1968

Description: Includes: Mercury Theatre, the British Council in association with the Auckland Theatre Trust presents Max Adrian as "George Bernard Shaw". Devised by Michael Voysey; directed by Brian Freeland; company and stage manager David A Grant. 7-10 May 1968. Programme (2 copies) "Alfie; the dangerous man you must meet", by Bill Naughton. (With Barry Hill). Produced by Bruce Montague; designed by Logan Brewer. Mercury Theatre, 5-22 June 1968. Programme "The Caucasian chalk circle", by Bertolt Brecht. Produced by Richard Campion; music and songs composed by Neal Totty. [September?] 1968. Programme (2 copies) "Dark of the moon" by Howard Richardson and William Berney, based on the Ballad of Barbara Allen. Directed by Anthony Richardson; choreography by Basil Pattison; musical direction Bruce Montague. [April?] 1968. Programme "Fings ain't wot they used t' be", book by Frank Norman; music & lyrics by Lionel Bart. Producer Bruce Montague; musical numbers staged by Basil Pattison; musical director Neal Totty (photos of Lee Grant, Athol Coats). [June-July?] 1968. Programme (2 copies) "A flea in her ear", by Georges Feydeau; produced by Roy Hope (With Alma Woods' photo). "Lock up your daughters", adapted by Bernard Miles from Henry Fielding's comedy "Rape upon rape". Produced by Anthony Richardson. (With photo of Dawson Manning). Programme (2 copies) "The merchant of Venice", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Anthony Richardson; set designer Logan Brewer. (With photograph of David Weatherley). Programme Margaret Webster in "No coward soul"; a portrait of the Brontes. Mercury Theatre [1968]. Programme "There's a girl in my soup", by Terence Frisby. Produced by Bruce Montague; designed by Logan Brewer (With a photo of Stephen O'Rourke). October 1968. Programme (2 copies) "Wait until dark", by Frederick Knott. Produced by Bruce Montague (With photo of Roy Heayberd). 1968. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to octavo.

Date: 1982

Reference: Eph-A-MERCURY-1982

Description: Includes: Mercury Theatre "Horizon 82" prospectus pamphlet, January - July 1982 (2 copies) Mercury Theatre presents the world premiere of "Aladdin", by Steve Agnew and Jonathan Hardy. Music by Stephen McCurdy and Penelope Dodd. Directed by Steve Agnew (With photos and biographical notes about Darryl Forbes-Dawson, and Alma Woods). Mercury Theatre, 8 January 1982. Programme "Amadeus", by Peter Shaffer. Director Simon Phillips (With photos and biographical notes about Frank Whitten, Michael Hurst). Mercury Theatre, 3 September 1982. Programme "Blood of the lamb", by Bruce Mason. Directed by Simon Phillips (Dorothy McKegg as Eliza, Elizabeth Moody as Henry, Denise O'Connell at Victoria). Promotional card only "Foreskin's lament", by Greg McGee. Directed by Jonathan Hardy and Steve Agnew (with photos and biographical notes about Greg McGee, Linden Wilkenson [Wilkinson], Roy Billing, Philip Holder). Mercury Theatre [1982]. Programme Grand variety concert to celebrate the opposition to the Springbok tour. Mercury Theatre, 18 July [1982?]. Card Mercury Theatre in association with Television New Zealand presents the world premiere of "The great Kiwi concert show", by Tom Parkinson and Maurice Shadbolt. Mercury Theatre, 12 February 1982. Programme (2 copies) "Hot water", by Roger Hall. Directed by Steve Agnew (With photos and brief notes about Dorothy McKegg, Paul Robinson, Merv Smith, Philip Holder, Davina Whitehouse, Annie Whittle, Frances Edmond, Nathaniel Lees). World premiere season, 30 July - 28 August 1982. Programme "Once on Chunuk Bair", by Maurice Shadbolt. Directed by Ian Mune. World premiere, Mercury Theatre, 23 April 1982. Programme (2 copies) "She stoops to conquer", by Oliver Goldsmith. Directed by Simon Phillips (With photos and biographical notes about Aileen O'Sullivan, Graham Trevor Johnson). Mercury Theatre, 19 March 1982. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to octavo.

Date: 1863, 1974, 1976, 1993

From: Jones, Jenny Robin, 1947- : Research papers and transcripts

Reference: MS-Papers-11793-29

Description: Contains miscellaneous publications, including the first issue of the New Zealand herald newspaper, dated 13 November 1863, and the front section of a 130th anniversary issue dated 13 November 1993. Also contains two magazines from the 1970s - Life and career of the late Prime Minister Norman Kirk (1974) and TV personality parade by Clive Morris (1976), which features profiles and photographs of New Zealand television personalities from the 1970s. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1970s-1990s]

From: Dunlop, Sue, fl 1990-2007 : Research papers and recordings relating to women's theatre

Reference: MS-Papers-8894-01

Description: Information sheets and correspondence with women involved in theatre. Includes biographical information, curricula vitae's, theatre programmes and newspaper articles. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter Transfers: To Oral History Collection - Information sheets for Hazel Menehira, Terry MacTavish, Nancy Bruce. Photocopies of three photographs - Scene from "Muses" with actors L-R, Sharon Alston, Kate Jasonsmith, Lindy Hatherly, Sandy Hall, Maggie Eyre [UWC 1977, Christchurch] Original held by Maia Mistral; Scene from "Reign of the Mother" with actors Hera Dunleavy and Celia Nicholson; Scene from "Accidential Phantasies" with Fiona Samuel, Lucy Sheehan, May Lloyd and Lorae Parry [Photo by Karen Parkes or Downes?]

Date: 1966

Reference: Eph-E-CINEMA-1966-01

Description: An arrangement of text in red and black, with photographed heads of the performers incorporated into a drawing of an open sports car towing an open wagon. In these vehicles are some of the stars of the film. As well as those listed in the main title, these included, in smaller text: Carmen Duncan, Tanya Binning, Kiri Te Kanawa, Rim D Paul, Gerry merito, Herma Keil, Gwynn Owen, Lew Pryme, Eliza Keil, Harry Lavington, Alma Woods. There is a photograph of "Australia's top pop star" Normie Rowe at the bottom. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 1015 x 762 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2006.

Date: 1964

Reference: Eph-D-CINEMA-1964-01

Description: Shows a close-up illustration of a man and woman embracing. At the top is an illustration of a man loading a rifle, and at the bottom a woman in a bikini stands at the edge of a pool. Other actors in the cast included: Kiri Te Kanawa (Isobel Wharewera), Selwyn Muru (Joe Wharewera), Gil Cornwall (Tom Morton), Sam Stevens (Tana), Rim D Paul (Simon Rangi), Alma Woods (Mrs Milligan), Ray Columbus (Bandleader). Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 755 x 335 mm.