Clement May - papers, ca. 1913-1964
Clement May - papers, ca. 1913-1964
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Date
ca. 1913 - 1964
Call Numbers
PXE 944
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Physical Description
Contents
Albums - 2 albums of newscuttings, theatre programs and ephemera - 2 albums of snapshots and postcards : ;
Clippings - 1 folder of photocopied and annotated newscuttings
Photographs - Approx. 24 b&w photoprints - Various sizes
Drawings - 1 pencil sketch - 41.3 x 35 cm.
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Contents
BOX 1
Vol. 1: Scrapbook containing newcuttings from Australia, Ceylon, India, New Zealand, Hawaii, Canada, South Africa and US, ca. 1913-1951; theatre programs; 3 pressed sprigs of snowdrops gathered from Dickens' home at Gad's Hill; Clement May publicity leaflet
Vol. 2: Scrapbook containing newscuttings from South Africa, Canada, UK a...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Clement May - papers, ca. 1913-1964
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The names `John' and `Pete' found in some inscriptions were the Mays' nicknames for each other, for Violet and Clement, respectively -- Reference: PXE 944: newsclippings
Many of the publicity photographs used by Clement May were taken by his wife -- Reference: PXE 944: newsclippings
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Chad Arthur Evans, Feb. 1997
Administrative / Biographical history
Clement May was born Sydney George Devine in Bendigo in 1874 and raised in Ballarat. He toured Australia with the London Gaiety Company, Maggie Moore, Max Maxwell and other companies, and studied under Alfred Dampier in Sydney. From 1913 May established a career as a solo performer specialising in character sketches from Dickens. He completed sever...
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Call Numbers
PXE 944
Record Identifier
Y0Kp07G1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Y0Kp07G1
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Reference code
148676
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