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The Latin Play English Events
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Press Cutting

Press cutting from unidentified newspaper showing cartoon drawing by H.M Paget, captioned 'The Arrest of Nausistrata, a Suffragette: One of the lively incidents of the epilogue'.

Paget, H. M., 1856-1936

Production of the Latin Play

Papers relating to the arrangements for the production and performance of the Latin Play. Includes cast lists, sketches and drawings for scenery, Epilogues and Prologues spoken at performances of the play and samples of programmes and tickets for the play. Also includes lists of names and addresses of individuals to receive tickets, production notes covering all aspects of rehearsal and performance and draft seating plans and arrangements for individual performances.

Protests against abolition

The sub-series contains indexes of names of those protesting against the discontinuation of the Latin Play, as well as correspondence on this subject. Some material has been taken from the A series. Where this is the case the previous reference number is given.

Reception of the Latin Play

Records and correspondence relating to research on the history of the Latin Play, and to the issue of its continuation. Includes articles and correspondence, and correspondence and records relating to protests made by parents and former pupils against the abolition of the tradition of the Latin Play.

Scenery

Sketches and drawings of the drop scenes for the Latin Play. Also included is a drawing for costume design. The sub-series is incomplete.

Seating Plan

Rough sketch for seating plan for Latin Play, probably drawn in advance of King George VI's attendance at the production of Adelphi in 1937. Also contains information about the number of people to be presented to the King. The document is numbered '2' at the top right of the page.

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