Shelfmark
Kbb.4.06(01) (copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Kbb.4.06(02 (copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Kbb.4.06(03) (copy 3)
Main entry--corporate name
Title
Souvenir : Acis and Galatea ; Masque of love : as produced at the Great Queen Street Theatre, March 10th, 1902 / by Martin Shaw and Gordon Craig.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Acis and Galatea ; Masque of love
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London : J.J. Waddington, Ltd., 1902]
Physical description
[15] leaves, [19] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), music, ports. ; 28 cm.
Note
Souvenir programme of the Purcell Operatic Society production of Acis and Galatea by George Frederic Handel, and the masque from Act 5 of Dioclesian by Henry Purcell.
Note
Includes libretto of Acis and Galatea.
Note
"Illustrated by Gordon Craig"--Cover.
Note
Title printed in red and black.
Note
Imprinted from lower cover.
Note
Original block printed brown paper covers.
Citation/references note
Fletcher, I.K. & Rood, A. Edward Gordon Craig: a bibliography (London: Society for Theatre Research, 1967), J8
Provenance
Edward Gordon Craig collection.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Edward Gordon Craig's copy, annotated with him with comments on the production and on the printing of the souvenir. Annotation by Craig on first leaf: "Acis & Dido were not well enough done by me - Masque of love was distinctly better. EGC. 1934", with ?later addition "but all three deserved some support". Cover label annoted by Craig: "glanced at again in 1959 - Vence". Reference to "Janet L." = Janet Leeper.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Presentation copy "to Nora Dryhurst from Gordon Craig" dated 1902. Norah Dryhurst was the secretary of the Purcell Operatic Society.
Binding
All three copies housed in custom made box.
Binding
[Copy 1] Bound in red and green block printed decorated paper boards with cover label by Edward Gordon Craig 'Souvenir of "Acis & Galatea" London 1902'; brown paper spine covering; original covers bound in.
Binding
[Copy 2] Original wrappers.
Binding
[Copy 3] Original wrappers.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1] With numerous annotations in Craig's hand and "with trimmings from Balfour & others" (cover label), including comments on the production and on the printing of the souvenir, and various tipped-in and loosely inserted materials including a photograph with three performers identified and additional illustrations; correspondence including ALS to Martin Shaw from Wilfrid M. Short, 19 March 1902; Graham Robertson to EGC dated [n.d. but March 1902]; Hannah ?Gulman to EGC, 30 December 1951.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1] Also includes loose or tipped-in copies of promotional materials: (a) Masque of love. Purcell. 1690. Announcement, ca. 1904 (Fletcher and Rood, J16); (b) Some press comments on "Dido and Aeneas" and "The masque of love."; (c) Great Queen Street Theatre programme, 1902 (Fletcher and Rood, J9); (d) Prospectus of the souvenir.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 3] India paper proofs of two of Craig's woodcuts for Robinson Crusoe tipped onto first leaf.
Subject
Purcell, Henry, 1659 - 1695 Dioclesian.
Subject
Handel, George Frideric, 1685 - 1759 Acis and Galatea,
Added entry--name
Handel, George Frideric, 1685 - 1759 Acis and Galatea.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B46481