Westminster School's Archive & Collections

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April 1949

Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

Issue of magazine Theatre Notebook, containing article by R. Southern: 'The Houses of the Westminster Play'. Annotated 'L.E. Tanner'.

Theatre Notebook

Reception of the Latin Play

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Subseries
1885-2001

Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

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.

Preliminary sketches for stage design

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c.1857

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Undated pen and ink sketches by 'C. R. Cockerell, R.A.' for design of screens for Latin Play. Sketches are on both sides of paper.

Cockerell, Sir Charles Robert, 1788-1863

Press Cutting

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c.1910

Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

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

Research

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1949-2001

Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

Research articles and correspondence concerning the history and background to the Latin Play.

Drawing of Latin Play - 1800s

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post 1857

Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

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

Production of the Latin Play

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c.1795-c.1999

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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.

Draft cast list