Theatre Royal, Sydney - miscellaneous papers, together with some papers of Samuel Lazar, ca. 1864-1895

A 650 ; A 652 ; A 653 ; B 106

series

1864, 1867, 1869-1871, 1873, 1875-1880, 1887, 1895

Textual Records, Clippings

430582

4 volumes - 0.22 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (printed)
Clippings

I. PAY SHEETS (A 650)
24 Jan., 20 Dec. 1875 - 19 Apr. 1879; Weekly pay sheets for the Theatre Royal. Entries include employee's signature and amounts.
Includes two pay sheets headed "Queen & Theatre" for weeks ended 15th Jan. and 1st Feb. 1879
II. RECEIPTS & EPHEMERA (A 652)
ca. 1867, 1870-1871, 1873, 1875-1879; Receipts for salaries (actors and the Asiatic Circus Troupe), accounts, balance sheets, legal fees, notes for lease agreements, newspaper articles, and ephemera.
Includes flyers for "The Judge", a William Elton & Company play at the Criterion Theatre, 1895; and "My Darling Margaret" written by Tommy Empson
Death notice of Mons. del Sarte
Alexander the Great [advertising flyer], Royal Victoria Theatre Aug. 14
Terms of Occupation of the Theatre Royal, Hobart Town [printed]
License for Theatrical Performances in Buildings, [issued by] Henry Parkes, Colonial Secretary, 25 June 1887 [printed]
Membership certificate of Samuel Lazar of Adelaide for the United Tradesmen's Lodge No.583 [printed]
Rules and Regulations for the Theatre Royal Adelaide under the management of Samuel Lazar [printed]
[Promulgation of illegitimacy of marriage of Adrien Mauprat to Julie de Mortemar. Handwritten statement]
The Daily Butterfly [newspaper]
Maccabe and Irving [and] Theatre Royal [newsarticles]
Theatre. Opinions of the Press. Miss Edith Sandford as Joan of Arc, Dublin, 1871 [flyer]
III. AGREEMENTS (A 653)
24 Mar. 1875 - 4 Dec. 1878, 1880; Theatrical agreements between Samuel Lazar and various individuals outlining terms of engagement and termination advice.
Includes the following individuals (in order):
John Gordon Joyce, James Hasker, Henry Simmons, William Andrews, Edwin Blagdon Russell, James P. West, Barnett Levy, William J. Holloway, George P. Carey, Henry Daniels, Susan Woolderidge, Maggie Olive, William Kinchela, Kate Douglas, Gerald Dillon, Alick Andrews, Charles Pluche, Alfred Clint, John Marsh, James Fish, Harry Lester, Edward McLean, John Dunn, John White, Emma Rogers, Augustus Huenubein [?], James South, Kelly Daley, [Esewio Ocoti?], Alexander Andrews, William Martin, Walter Rice, Frank White, Alexander Brodie, Adam Genbel [?], Hattie Roche, Lottie Wilmot, Frank Hewitt, Joseph Taylor, Morton Lavares, Tracey Lilus, Captain Heywood, C.A. Chizzola, May Vivian, Charles Florence, H. Shepperson, Eugene Beder, John Deorwyn, Myra Kimble, John Hall, Laura Cassidy, Lancelot Booth, Lachlan McGowan & Wife, William Seagrave, and Frederick Luer
IV. TELEGRAMS (B 106)
10 Dec. 1864 - ca. 20 Apr. 1880; Electric Telegraphs primarily addressed to Samuel Lazar and James Booty & Co. from various individuals regarding productions at the Theatre Royal, finances, terms of service, travel arrangements, and general business matters. Telegraphs are issued from South Australian Magnetic Telegraph, Electric Telegraph Victoria, New South Wales Electric Telegraph, Post Office Telegraphs, and New Zealand Telegraph.

By subject series

A 650 - Some pages are tipped into volume.
A 652 - Most of the ephemera at the back of this volume does not pertain to the Theatre Royal but principally relates to Samuel Lazar and may have been added at a later date.
A 653 - some documents comprise printed forms with handwritten additions whilst others are handwritten.
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside the front cover of each volume.

"Theatrical Receipts, &c." on spine of A 652
"Theatrical Agreements" embossed on spine of A 653