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.
The Latin Play
248 Description archivistique résultats pour 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.
Handwritten notes concerning sources available for research into the history of the Latin Play.
Letter from 'Morrice' to L.Tanner (Grant's 1905-1909; History Master 1920-1932) concerning Morrice's disagreement with the ideas expressed by R. Southern in article 'The Houses of the Westminster Play' in Theatre Notebook.
Letter from Peter Brown, Tutor, Trinity College Oxford, to the Westminster School Archivist enquring about information and the availability of archival material relating to the Latin Play.
This sub-series contains memories of school alumni (and others) relating to the Latin Play. The sub-series is incomplete.
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.
On deaths from flu and various remedies he has been taking, and the suicide of St John Mildmay (financial difficulties). His grandson (son of his deceased son Rawden) has been staying. The school performed an extra night of the Play for Prince Albert, on his return to London...who gave them a extra week's holiday.
Sans titreOn a particularly bad attack of indigestion. Received 2 tickets to the Phormio, which he gave to his doctor and his amanuensis. The Epilogue, a satire on the Chartists of the day, was received with much applause - will be published in The Times on the 19th. The last time he and JB saw the play was in 1779 - 2 lead characters, Dickens and Kelly, went to Oxford the following spring. Quotes a line referring to a set of gamblers known as blacklegs. Refers to Welch's List of the Scholars of Westminster School. Does JB exercise on horseback or on shanks' pony, as their schoolboy expression had it (NB very early use of this phrase)?
Sans titreSketches and drawings of the drop scenes for the Latin Play. Also included is a drawing for costume design. The sub-series is incomplete.