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A Legal Wreck at the Madison Square Theatre, 1888

 File — Box: 106, Folder: 31

Scope and Contents

Various materials for A Legal Wreck at the Madison Square Theatre:

1) Madison Square Theatre progam for "(Preliminary Season of 1888) Monday Evening, September 17, and continuing until further notice, a new comedy by William Gillette entitled A Legal Wreck (arranged in four counts)." Cast of characters included Alfred Hudson, Sidney Smith Boyd Putnam, Sidney Drew, Bertha Welby, Gladys Graves, Lelia Vane, Fanny Denham Rouse, Elsie Lombard. Eighteen pages, the majority of which is advertising, quips and witticisms.

2) Souvenir flier for 50th performance of A Legal Wreck at the Madison Square Theatre (October 1, 1888). Laminated.

3) Souvenir with hard cover and decorative clasp for the 50th performance of A Legal Wreck, contains 4 pages of [printed] drawings of scenes.

4) Souvenir booklet presented in commemoration of the one hundredth performance of A Legal Wreck, Friday, November 9, 1888, 11 pages, tied with yellow string.

All items stamped to indicate they were part of the SUNY Binghamton Theater Colllection.

Dates

  • 1888

Extent

From the Collection: 100 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Binghamton NY 13902 USA