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Production of the Latin Play
GB 2014 WS-02-EVE-01-01 · Subseries · c.1795-c.1999
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

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.

Press cutting
GB 2014 WS-02-EVE-01-01-04-01 · Item · 29th December 1869
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

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

The Daily Graphic
Letter from W. H. Williams
GB 2014 WS-02-EVE-01-02-03-01 · Item · 1st December 1937
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

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.

Scenery
GB 2014 WS-02-EVE-01-01-01 · Subseries · 1857-1897
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

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

Painting of drop screen
GB 2014 WS-02-EVE-01-01-01-01 · Item · 1897
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

Watercolour painting showing different aspects of scenery and backdrop at different dates for Latin Play: 1850, 1857 and 1897. Shows drop scene designed by Sir Charles Robert Cockerell (OW), and includes pasted copy of newspaper cutting from The Times.

Fenton, F.
Latin Play Programme
GB 2014 WS-02-EVE-01-01-05-01 · Item · 1885
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

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.

Westminster School
GB 2014 WS-02-EVE-01-01-06-01 · Item · 1856
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

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.