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Fragment of paper with handwritten cast list for production of Andria

Newpaper cutting from The Graphic showing a cartoon drawing of the Westminster Latin Play with the caption 'The Westminster Latin Play'

Photographic reproduction of drawing of performance of Latin Play. Created after 1857.

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.

Handwritten notes concerning sources available for research into the history of the Latin Play.

Letter to from Watkin H. Williams (studied at Westminster School 1858-1863) Lawrence Tanner (Grant's 1905-1909; History Master 1920-1932) concerning the proposed attendance of King George VI at the Latin Play and recording author's mother's recollections of visit of William IV to the Latin Play and Lord Byron's performance at it. This item was removed from the A series 13/05/2015. The previous reference number is given above.

Programme for performance of Andria. Gives a synopsis of the plot of the play and also gives an obituary list of school alumni. A list of cast members is on the front page.

Volume containing lists of names and addresses of attendees to be sent tickets to the College Latin Play for the year 1856. School alumni are indicated by the abbreviation 'O.W.' and the performance for which tickets should be sent is given next to names. There are some later annotations giving dates of death for some attendees. Names are indexed alphabetically.

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.

Index of names of those protesting against the abolition of the Latin Play in 1852. The volume also contains indexes of names for: Subscribers for Lusus Alteri Westmones (1867; List of subscribers to Marshall Testimontial Elizabethan Club Report (1877); Subscribers to Scott Testimonial (1885) and Names of Westminster Past and Present (1884)