Series 12: J C Williamson (firm) - press books, 1895-1967

MLMSS 2185/36-78

series

1895 - 1967

446743

Press books, some of which cover a particular production, others numerous productions, may contain all or some of the following: newscuttings; programs; photographs of performers, performances and set designs; advertisements; scene plots. Few press books are indexed. Contents cover productions (not all for JCW) mounted in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and New York.

1895-1896; Press book for productions at the Theatre Royal. Note on spine reads: 'Newspaper Cuttings'. Indexed by newspaper. Stamp in front reads 'Mr C B Westmacott's Dramatic Company'. Former call number: part of (carton) Y4923. (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/36)
1896-1897; Press book for productions at the Theatre Royal. Note on spine reads: 'Newspaper Cuttings'. Stamp in front reads 'Mr C B Westmacott's Dramatic Company'. Former call number: part of (carton) Y4923. (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/37)
1897-1901; Press book. London and New York. Former call number: part of (carton) Y857/1 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/38)
1902-1909; Press book. Mainly UK performances. Former call number: YV 128A (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/39)

1902-1910; Press book. UK performances. Indexed, but index A-H missing. Former call number: YV 129A (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/40)
1909-1910; Press book. Mainly for performances of The Arcadians. Former call number: part of (carton) Y857 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/41)
1910-1911; Press book. Mainly concerning The bad girl of the family. Former call number: part of (carton) Y857 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/42)
1910-1914; Press book. Mainly for UK and New York performances. At page 273: loose index pages for 'C' and 'W'. Former call number: YV 128C (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/43)
1911; Press book. Tearawa Maoris European tour. Former call number: YV 128B (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/44)
1911-1912; Press book. Former call number: YV 129B (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/45)
1912-1914; Press book. Includes information concerning: the first Sydney performance of Wagner's The ring of the nibelungs by the Quinlan Opera Co; application by the Actors' Union for registration; the death of James Cassius Williamson in July 1913. Former call number: YV 129C (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/46)
1913-1914; Press book. (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/47)
1914-1915; Press book. Indexed. Note on spine reads 'Press cuttings English & American'. Former call number: YV 130 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/48)
1914-1915; Press book. Indexed. Mainly for the following performances: Le Roy, Talma & Bosco; Graham Moffatt's Company of Scottish Players in A scrape o' the pen. Former call number: Part of (carton) Y 4923 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/49)

1915-1918; Press book. Indexed. Note on spine reads 'Press Cuttings English & American'. Former call number: YV 131 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/50)
1918-1919; Press book. Indexed. Note on spine reads 'Press Cuttings English & American'. (Includes only one press cutting for 1919). Former call number: YV 132 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/51)
1918-1919; Press book. Note on spine reads 'E J Tait Press Book. America'. Former call number: YV 1808. (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/52)
1920-1924; Press book. Former call number: YV 127A (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/53)
1921-1925; Press book. Former call number YV 127B (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/54)
1921-1926; 'General Press book'. Former call number YV 127C (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/55)
1926; Press book. Mainly concerning New Zealand performances of Eliza comes to stay; The unfair sex; Outward bound. Annotation on front cover reads 'E. Johanson. 7 Goring Street Wellington N.Z. [Johanson was the Touring Manager]. Former call number: part of (carton) Y857. (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/56)
1926-1929; Press book. Includes advertisements only. Former call number: YV 128D (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/57)
1926; 1936-1938; Press book. Note on spine reads 'Publicity Book, Melbourne'. Former call number YV 129E (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/58)
1932-1933; Press book. Mainly advertisements for performances of Dick Whittington and his cat, and Honi Soit. Former call number: part of (carton) Y857 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/59)

1933; 1948; Press book. Mainly concerning the musical Tout Paris. Former call number YV 129D (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/60)
1936; Press book. Note on spine reads 'Melbourne Press Cuttings'. Advance and later publicity for Col. W De Basil's Monte Carlo Russian Ballet, 1936-1937. Former call number: part of (carton) Y4923 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/61)
1937-1938; Press book. Includes presscuttings concerning structural changes to J C Williamson (firm). Former call number: YV 133 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/62)
1938; Press book. Note on spine reads 'J.C. Williamson Ltd Publicity Department General 1938'. + envelope 1948 + envelope 1945-1947. Former call number YV 129F (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/63)
1938-1939; Press book. Note on spine reads 'Melbourne Publicity Book'. Former call number: YV 1809 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/64)
1938-1941; Press book. Former call number: YV 1811A (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/65)
1939-1940; Press book. Note on spine reads 'Publicity Book'. Press cuttings concerning the Sydney Season of Col. W De Basil's Russian Ballet Season. Former call number: part of (carton) Y857 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/66)
1939-1940; Press book. Former call number: YV 1810 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/67)
1940-1941; Press book. Note on spine reads 'Publicity Book. Clippings Melbourne Brisbane'. Former call number: YV 1811 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/68)
1945-1948; Press book. Indexed. Former call number: YV 134 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/69)

1950-1951; Press book. Former call number: YV 135 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/70)
1951-1953; Press book. Note on spine reads 'Publicity cuttings'. Former call number: YV 136 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/71)
1954; Press book. Note on spine reads 'Publicity cuttings'. Former call number: YV 137 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/72)
1955; Press book. Note on spine reads 'Publicity cuttings'. Former call number: YV 138 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/73)
1955-1956; Press book. Former call number: YV 139 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/74)
1955-1956; Press book. 'The Boy Friend'. (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/75)
1956; Press book. The Boy Friend. New Zealand tour 1956 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/76)
1959-1963; Press book. Former call number: YV 140 (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/77)
1967; Press book. 'Luisillo' (Call No.: MLMSS 2185/78)

See also loose newscuttings at MLMSS 2185/152