Photographs, photograph album, drawings, printing plates and locks of hair relating to John Alden, ca. 1900-ca. 1960

PXD 1186
PXE 1258
R 1171
R 1172
FM2/2057

series

ca. 1900-ca. 1960

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Drawings, Watercolours, Objects, Clippings

908568

5 albums (approx. 500 photographs) - 25 x 37 cm and smaller
1 album (12 drawings and news clippings) - 46 x 30 cm
58 drawings (watercolour, pencil, ink) - 39 x 48.5 cm and smaller
Approx. 1500 photographs - 30 x 38 cm and smaller
14 printing plates - 22 x 14 cm and smaller - metal
2 locks of hair
47 negatives

PXD 1186/Box 1
Photograph of John Alden as King Lear / Norman Dewhurst.
Photograph of John Alden / Montgomgomery Dunn.
Photograph of John Alden as Shylock.
6 photographs of productions of A Winter's Tale, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear and The Merchant of Venice / Norman Dewhurst.

PXD 1186/Box 2
Design for King Lear storm scene, watercolour / Maurice L. Sullivan
John Alden as Shylock, pencil / John Baird
John Alden, 1953, watercolour and pencil / Pixie O'Harris
Caricature of John Alden, ink.
Sketches and designs for sets, costumes and make-up, watercolour, pencil & ink.
Album of costume designs, watercolour, with newscuttings, mainly pictorial.

PXE 1258/Box 1
Portrait photographs of John Alden

PXE 1258/Box 2
Portrait photographs of actors, many inscribed to John Alden. Include John Meillon, James Workman, Max Oldaker, Ron Shand, Alistair Roberts, Neva Carr-Glynn, William Rees, Beth Dickson, Hal Rogers, Peter Summerton.

PXE 1258/Box 3
Two albums of photographs of Shakespearean productions.

PXE 1258/Box 4
Photographs of non-Shakespearean productions.

PXE 1258/Box 5
Photographs of Shakespearean and other productions.

PXE/1258/Box 6
Photographs of Shakespearean and other productions.

PXE 1258/Box 7
Three family photograph albums

PXE 1258/Box 8
Family photographs.

FM2/2057
47 negatives of Shakespearean productions.

R 1171
14 metal printing plates for The John Alden Company.

R 1172
Locks of hair:
1. Lock of hair in envelope inscribed "Geordies long curls / 'Sea View' / Howled lustily because I / cut them short. 10 years. / 12.1.17".
2. Lock of hair in paper bag inscribed "Mr Peter O'Shaunnessy / Comedy Theatre / 1 Beard 2 Side Flashes/ urgent / Aldens - side flashes / Lauries beard / Winters Tale".


Forms part of John Alden papers, 1926-1963, together with the records of John Alden Co. Ltd.; with newscuttings, ca. 1950-1955; scripts and minute books, 1951-1955 at MLMSS 4110.

John Alden as Shylock, 1952 / Victor Lloyd paintings at location number ML 891, is also part of this collection

Copyright restrictions may apply: Photographs created abefore 1955 are out of copyright: photographs created after 1955 are out of copyright.<br>Drawings: if creator died before 1955 drawings are out of copyright. If creator living after 1955 drawings are in copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and copyright holders

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