raymond mander and joe mitchenson theatre collection

THE RAYMOND MANDER AND JOE MITCHENSON THEATRE COLLECTION

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In 1939 Raymond Mander and Joe Mitchenson were two young actors playing small parts in London and regional theatres. They met in a production of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the London Docklands Settlement and discovered they shared a mutual passion for all things theatrical. As a child, Joe Mitchenson (1911 – 1992) would build model theatres whilst Raymond Mander (1911 – 1983) had decided he would like to be a museum curator and would label things with an enthusiasm bordering on obsession – a trait that would prove of great value in the years to come.

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ANDRE PREVIN, GERmAN boRN coNDuctoR, PIANIst AND comPosER | sybIl thoRNDIkE IN sAINt JoAN, NEw thEAtRE, loNDoN, 1924

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mAcbEth, Amy shuARD AND tIto GobbI , RoyAl oPERA housE, coVENt GARDEN, 1960

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othERwIsE ENGAGED, QuEEN’s thEAtRE, loNDoN, IAN chARlEsoN As DAVE | thE loNG AND thE shoRt AND thE tAll, RoyAl couRt thEAtRE , loNDoN 1959, PEtER o’toolE AND RobERt shAw

thE slEEPING bEAuty, bRIAN shAw AND ANNEttE PAGE, RoyAl bAllEt, coVENt GARDEN, 1960 | RomEo AND JulIEt, 1956, yuRI ZhDANoV

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The M&M Theatre Collection consists of posters, playbills, programmes, engravings, cuttings and photographs of the London and regional theatres, from the earliest days of Drury Lane and Covent Garden to London’s most recent productions. They also hold sections on actors and actresses, designers, dramatists, music hall, variety, cir-cus, dance, opera, singers, composers and world theatre, together with relevant en-gravings and pictures.

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AlEc GuINNEss IN thE mAN IN thE whItE suIt, 1951

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N o E l c o w A R D A N D l A u R E N c E o l I V I E R I N P R I V At E l I V E s At t h E P h o E N I x t h E At R E , l o N D o N , 1 9 3 0

As well as creating a key resource for the theatrical profession they also contributed to many books, in addition to being authors themselves. Their Theatrical Companions to Coward, Maugham, Shaw and Wagner, books on Music-Hall, Pantomime and Re-vue, Hamlet through the Ages, The Theatres of London and Lost Theatres of London have become the definitive works on their subjects and demonstrate their meticulous attention to accuracy and detail.

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bAck PRoGRAmmE coVER foR ENsA ENtERtAINmENt, ‘ At youR sERVIcE’, wIth chIl I bouchIER, 1943 | VERA lyNN, shEEt musIc coVER, ‘bE l IkE thE kEt tlE AND sING’ | swEEt chARIty, JulIEt PRowsE, PRINcE of wAlEs thEAtRE, loNDoN, 1967

woNDERful towN, shANI wAllIs AND comPANy, PRINcE’s thEAtRE, loNDoN, 1955

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VIVIEN LEIGH as LaVINIa IN TITUs aNDRONICUs, sTRaTfORD-UpON-aVON 1955 | MaCBETH, JOHN GIELGUD as MaCBETH, PIccADIlly thEAtRE, loNDoN, 1942 | thREE s IstERs, mIA fARRow As IRENA, GwEN wAtfoRD As mAshA, AND Joy PARkER As

olGA, GREENwIch thEAtRE, GREENwIch, loNDoN, 1973

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t h R E E s I s t E R s , m A R I A N N E f A I t h f u l A s I R I N A , R o yA l c o u R t t h E At R E , l o N D o N , 1 9 6 7 | t h E R o yA l h u N t o f t h E s u N , R o b E R t s t E P h E N s , o l D V I c , l o N D o N , 1 9 6 4 | R E l At I V E ly s P E A k I N G , m I c h A E l h o R D E N A N D c E l I A J o h N s o N , D u k E o f y o R k ’ s t h E At R E , l o N D o N , 1 9 6 7 | D E s E R t s o N G , s y lV I A w E l l I N G A N D s A N D E R s w A R R E N , A l h A m b R A t h E At R E , l o N D o N , 1 9 3 1 | c o m PA N y, l A R R y k E N t A N D c A R o l R I c h A R D s , h E R m A J E s t y ’ s t h E At R E , l o N D o N , 1 9 7 2 | t h E t E m P E s t, R I c h A R D b u R t o N A s c A l I b A N A N D c l A I R E b l o o m A s m I R A N D A , o l D V I c t h E At R E , l o N D o N , 1 9 5 3

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RoyAl bAllEt GAlA, 1957 | RomEo AND JulIEt, GAlINA ulANoVA AND yuRI ZhDANoV, 1956

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DIckIE hENDERsoN AND ARthuR AskEy IN bAbEs IN thE wooD, bRIstol hIPPoDRomE, 1975 | chRIstoPhER bIGGINs wEARING fAIRy costumE | JAck AND thE bEANstAlk, DRuRy lANE, loNDoN | AlADDIN, PlAybIll | sNow whItE AND thE

sEVEN DwARfs | ANGElA lANsbuRy IN GyPsy, P IccADIlly thEAtRE, loNDoN, 1973

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