Amateur theatrical playbills
Category
Archive Collections
Date
1896 - 1903
Materials
Collection
Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire
NT 1192014
Summary
Collection of printed playbill programmes for amateur theatricals performed at Beningbrough Hall by members of the Dawnay family and their guests.Titles include 'Domestic Economy. 'A game of Romps', 'Snowdrop', The Duchess of Bayswater', 'The Backward Child', and 'The Importance of Being Ernest'.
Provenance
By descent from Lewis Dawnay (1846-1910) of Beningbrough Hall to Alan Pryce-Jones (1908-2000) via Lewis' daughter, Vere Pryce-Jones (1884-1956). Donated to Beningbrough Hall in 1991 by Alan. Deposited with North Yorkshire Record Office in 2011 (catalogued as ZZG 3).