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Book of theatrical Playbills St. Helena Amateur, theatre and…
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Auckland
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29-Jun-2010
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Book of theatrical Playbills St. Helena Amateur, theatre and others with extensive annotation by Denzil Ibbetson inscribed on cover 'St, Helena, Cork, Corfu, Gibraltar Amateur Theatres' inscribed on page 1 'Depy Commissary General Denzil Ibbetson (father of Laura Ibbetson) Manager of private, theatricals in St. Helena', the book consists of approximately 100 amateur theatrical playbill posters for productions such as John bull, love A-La ' Mode, the Wonder: a woman keeps a secret!!, She Stoops to Conquer, Tom Thumb, Bombastes Furioso, King Richard III etc, the vast majority of the playbills cover the period of November 1816 to 1826 with others from Cork, Corfu in 1831 and Gibraltar in 1838. From these playbills it is clear that Denzil Ibbetson was a keen amateur actor appearing regularly in the productions as do the Ibbetson Sons including F.H. Ibbetson who appear as actors in later years. Note: Denzil Ibbetson was also the manager and bookkeeper for the St. Helena Amateur, theatre from 1816 to 1823 as a precise set of accounts attests on page 5, the book also contains a list of the initial subscribers to the Amateur, theatre which includes all of the leading figures in the Administration including Sir Hudson Lowe, senior officers from the Navy, army and artillery and leading civilians, in total some 70 individuals from whom Denzil Ibbetson was able to industriously raise funds, the book also includes a list of all the amateur actors who appeared in each production with their rank and theatrical character recorded! It also includes an addendum which lists every theatrical production Ibbetson himself played a part in a total of 43 plays between 1816 and 1823., 370 x 235 x 28 mm
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents