Toy theatre accessory
B. Pollock
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, paper, card, fabric, metal, glass and plastic
Place of origin
Horton Street, 73
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 669309
Summary
An assorted collection of pieces necessary to stage a show on a toy theatre stage. There is: one black rolled curtain; ten rafters, stage width; one rafter, stage width, with lighting; two rafters, stage width; one footlight set with wiring; one simulated candle light candelabra, twelve stage character manipulators; four pillars; one flight of stage-width steps with four steps; one box containing twelve electric torch bulbs; one box containing six rings and 27 drawing pins; eight various size green and orange coloured curtains; six various size black coloured curtains, some with curtain rings; eleven Pollock's backcloths mounted on card; one hand painted backcloth; two hand painted side wings; sixteen Pollock's side wings mounted on card; five Pollock's net top drops mounted on card; one box containing thirteen envelopes containing various characters; 32 card mounted characters; one copy of Pollock's script for Don Quixote; one copy of Pollock's script for King Henry. The Miller of Mansfield; one copy of the programme for Twelfth Night; one hand painted picture of characters in Twelfth Night; one tracing picture of characters in Twelfth Night; one copy of the printed price list of plays printed by B. Pollock; two newspaper cuttings titled 'The Toy Theatre, How to people the boards, one book of 'Everybody's Theatre' by H.W. Whanslaw, handwritten inside with 'Margaret F. Batch'; one book of 'The Bankside Stage Book' by H.W. Whanslaw. This includes a newspaper cutting referencing H.W. Whanslaw. Total number of items is 174.
Makers and roles
B. Pollock , maker