[Scrapbook and photographs relating to William Orr, founder of Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, ca. 1...
[Scrapbook and photographs relating to William Orr, founder of Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, ca. 1929-1980s]
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1929-1980s
Call Numbers
PXE 1740
Record Identifier
Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
64 photographs and 0.01 metres of textual material
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Photographs created before 1955
Copyright status : In copyright - Applies to photographs created after 1955 - Life of photographer plus 50 years
Copyright status : In copyright - Applies to scrapbook
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Comprises annotated scrapbook belonging to William Orr containing newscuttings and programmes of theatre productions in Britain he was involved in either as an actor, stage manager or stage director. Includes productions at the Repertory Theatre Rutherglen; Playhouse, Newcastle; Theatre Royal, Bristol; Criterion Theatre; Mercury Theatre; Grand Thea...
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Scrapbook and photographs relating to William Orr, founder of Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, ca. 1929-1980s]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Scrapbook is signed by William Orr on the inside of the front cover, and throughout the book there are inscriptions by William and subjects of the photographs.
Some of the loose photographs are signed by the subject or have inscriptions on verso and some have photographer's stamp: John Hearder
Conservation note
Scrapbook has loose binding and worn edges
Description source
Title devised by cataloguer. Dates based on inscriptions in scrapbook and album pages.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Eric Duckworth, July 2000
Administrative / Biographical history
Eric Duckworth and William Orr founded Phillip Street Theatre in Sydney in 1954. Born in England in 1915, Duckworth moved to Australia with his family when he was eight. In the late 1930s he returned to England to work in theatre and became an actor, producer and theatre manager. Orr was born in Scotland and also worked in the theatre in England in...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1740
Record Identifier
nQReZmQ1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQReZmQ1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9586005
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