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The Jewish Wife' by Bertolt Brecht
1970s
Adult. A sketch from 'Fear and Misery of the Third Reich'. Set in Germany during the rise of the Nazi party in the 1930s. It focusses on three scenario. The first of these depicts a Jewish wife and a ...
Cartes de visite of (Joseph) Alfred Novello
c. 1866
Seven undated cartes de visite in two different poses of (Joseph) Alfred Novello as 'Uncle Gargle' in 'Which is Which?', described on the back of one of the cards as a private theatrical at Villa Nove...
Cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Mrs Mills'
17 Nov 1873
Four cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as the character 'Mrs Mills' (the housekeeper) from 'Which is Which?' performed as a private theatrical on 15 November 1873. The photographs wer...
Contracts to sing in Italy, France and Spain
1849-1852
6 contracts for Clara Anastasia Novello to sing in Rome, Florence, Milan, Paris and Madrid between 1849 and 1852, written in Italian.
Cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as a housemaid
c. 1870
3 cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed in the character of a housemaid in 'The Goose with the Golden Eggs' by Giulio Rossi of Milan and Genoa, Italy. She holds a brush in her proper righ...
Photographs of (Mary) Sabilla Novello in 'A Romantic Idea'
c. 1870
Two photographs of (Mary) Sabilla Novello by Giulio Rossi of Milan and Genoa, Italy. She is pictured alongside two adults and two children, all in the costumes of the comic drama 'A Romantic Idea' by ...
Cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Minerva'
c. 1870
Six undated cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as 'Minerva' from an 'Allegorical Prologue'. Two of the cartes include a seated 'Owlet' played by Charles Wilson. The photographs are by ...
Photographs of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Little Toddlekins'
6 Mar 1873
Three photographs and five cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as the character 'Little Toddlekins' from a theatrical performance at Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy, on 6 March 1873. In t...
Cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Miss Anastasia Winterberry'
31 Jul 1873
Two cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as the character of 'Miss Anastasia Winterberry' from the comedy 'A Lesson in Love' by Charles Smith Cheltnam, performed in Hampstead, London, on...
Playbills for 'The Frozen Deep'
1857
Three printed copies of the playbill for the romantic drama 'The Frozen Deep' by Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens. Includes one playbill for the performance at Tavistock House Theatre on 8 January 1...
Cartes de visite of Porzia Gigliucci as 'Thalia'
15 Nov 1873
Two cartes de visite of Porzia Gigliucci in the same pose, dressed as 'Thalia' from an 'allegorical prologue' as part of 'private theatricals' at Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy. The photographs were ta...
Wightwick, George to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
1845-1848
Four handwritten letters from George Wightwick to Mary Cowden Clarke, mentioning the reception and content of his play 'Richard the First' and providing an ink sketch self-portrait presenting himself ...