Guide to the Guide to theatre programs and related material regarding Dame Judith Anderson
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Collection Summary
- Title
- Theatre programs and related material regarding Dame Judith Anderson
- Date Range
- 1915 - 1971
- Collection Number
- Anderson
- Extent
- 65 items
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Printed Collections
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Printed materials in the PROMPT collection include programs and printed ephemera such as brochures, leaflets, tickets, etc. Theatre programs are taken as the prime documentary evidence of a performance. The list is based on imperfect holdings, and is updated as gaps in the Library's holdings are filled. Unless otherwise stated, all entries are based on published programs in the PROMPT collection.
Preferred Citation
Acknowledgement of use this material should refer to the Ephemera PROMPT collection.
Citation of items from this collection should include references to author's/organisation's name, date, item title, Publisher and place of publication.
Example: J.C. Williamson (Firm). & Theatre Royal (Adelaide, S.A.). 1950, Gilbert & Sullivan opera season [theatre program] : The gondoliers J. C. Williamson Ltd [Adelaide]
Related Materials
The National Library's collection also includes a biographical cuttings file [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1624821], pictures and published works and scrapbooks [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/].
Other institutions holding materials relating to Anderson include the National Film & Sound Archive [http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=%22judith%20anderson%22;querytype=;resCount=10]; the Performing Arts Collection of South Australia [https://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/whats-on/exhibitions/performing-arts-collection/] and University of California, Santa Barbara (USA) who hold Anderson's papers: PA Mss 6 [http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf8x0nb6v0/].
Arrangement
Programs in the National Library PROMPT collection are arranged chronologically in three parts: early Australian career; tours to Australia and overseas stage career. Under each heading they are listed, chronologically by performance and then with venue, city; name of production or performer; date (day and month); headline performers etc.
Biographical / Historical
Dame Frances Margaret (Judith) Anderson (1897-1992) was born in Kent Town, Adelaide. She is know for her theatrical roles Cobra, The Dove, Tea for Three, Strange Interlude, As You Desire Me, Come of Age, Hamlet and Robinson Jeffers' Meda. Anderson worked in both television and film with roles in Blood Money, Rebecca, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Macbeth, The Cradle Song and later Santa Barbara. (Australian Dictionary of Biography)
Item Descriptions
Series. Early Australian Career, 1 November 1915 - 25 November 1916
7 itemsRelated Materials
See also Digitised Australian newspaper coverage of Judith Anderson via Trove [https://trove.nla.gov.au/].
Theatre Royal (Melbourne VIC); Julius Knight Company: A Royal Divorce (W.G. Wills), 1 November 1915 (Item)
Professional debut of Frances Anderson as Stephanie de Beauharnas. 1 program.
Existence and Location of Originals
Located in J.C. Williamson sequence of PROMPT collection, folder "R".
Theatre Royal (Sydney NSW); Julius Knight Company: The Silver King (Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman), 10 June 1916 (Item)
Frances Anderson as Susy, a waitress. Cast list and synopsis.
Existence and Location of Originals
Located in PROMPT Scrapbook no. 8, vol. 2, page 90.
Theatre Royal (Sydney NSW); Julius Knight Company: The Lion and the Mouse (Charles Klein), 17 June 1916 (Item)
Frances Anderson as Miss Nesbitt. Cast list and synopsis.
Existence and Location of Originals
Located in PROMPT scrapbook no. 8, vol. 2, page 91.
Theatre Royal (Sydney NSW); Julius Knight Company: The Sign of the Cross (Wilson Barrett), 1 July 1916 (Item)
Frances Anderson as Ancaria. Cast list and synopsis.
Existence and Location of Originals
Located in PROMPT scrapbook no. 8, vol. 2, page 92.
Theatre Royal (Sydney NSW); Julius Knight Company: Under Fire (Roi Cooper Megrue)., 8 July 1916 (Item)
Frances Anderson as Jeanne. Cast list and synopsis.
Existence and Location of Originals
Located in PROMPT scrapbook no. 8, vol. 2, page 97.
Series. Tours to Australia, January 1927 - March 1966
7 itemsPrograms from the 1927 tour are located in the J.C. Williamson sequence of the PROMPT collection, filed under the title of the play.
Criterion Theatre (Sydney NSW); Cobra (Martin Brown), 8 January 1927 (Item)
Judith Anderson as Elise Van Zile. With Olga Lee, Henry Daniell, Michael Hogan, Sibyl Jane and Leslie Victor. Produced by George Parker. 1 program, duplicate copy of the cast list extracted from the program.
Criterion Theatre (Sydney NSW); Tea for Three (Roi Cooper Megrue), 5 March 1927 (Item)
Anderson as The Wife. With Leon Gordon, Wallis Clark, Olga Lee and John Bedouin. Produced by George D. Parker. Cast list (as pages 16-17 removed from full program).
Theatre Royal ( Melbourne VIC); Tea for Three (Roi Cooper Megrue), 2 April 1927 (Item)
Anderson as The Wife. Cast and production team as above. 1 program.
King's Theatre (Melbourne VIC); The Green Hat (Michael Arlen), 30 April 1927 (Item)
Anderson as Iris. Cast includes Wallis Clark, Olga Lee and George Baxter. 1 program.
Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 1955 - 1956 (Item)
Adapted from Euripides. Australian tour presented by The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in conjunction with J.C.Williamson Theatres Ltd. on behalf of The Education in Music and Dramatic Arts Society. Directed by Hugh Hunt. Scenery and Costumes by William Constable. Described as - "The first production of the Australian Drama Company".
Itinerary, 1955 - 1956 (Item)
Canberra. Albert Hall. October 5-6. 1955 Sydney. Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown. October 11-November 5 Brisbane. His Majesty's Theatre. November 8 -23 Adelaide. Theatre Royal. November 25-December 10 Hobart. Theatre Royal. December 12-December 17 Melbourne. Comedy Theatre. December 20 - January 14 1956 Perth. January 17 - January 28.
Related Materials
Programs for the 1955/56 tour are located in the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust sequence of the PROMPT collection and filed under "M". Some duplicate copies held in the JC Williamson sequence of the PROMPT collection filed under title.
Programs held in the Anderson Prompt boxes are for the Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown Sydney, and the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne.
Fourth Adelaide Festival of the Arts. Elder Hall (Adelaide SA); Recital of excerpts from Macbeth and Medea, 11 March 1966 (Item)
Judith Anderson details page 24 with photo of Judith Anderson as Medea. 1 general 1966 Adelaide Festival program.
Existence and Location of Originals
Located in PROMPT collection under "A" - Adelaide Festival folder, arranged chronologically [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3525945].
Series. Overseas Stage Career, July 1924 - January 1971
51 itemsHudson Theatre (New York, NY USA); Cobra (Martin Brown), 28 July 1924 (Item)
Anderson as Elisa van Zile. Cast includes Louis Calhern. 1 program.
Empire Theatre (New York, NY USA); The Dove (Willard Mack), 21 September 1925 (Item)
Anderson as Delores Romera, a Blue Ribbon Girl. 1 program.
Blackstone Theatre (Chicago, Illinois USA); The Dove (Willard Mack), 22 November 1925 (Item)
Anderson as Delores Romera, a Blue Ribbon Girl. 1 program.
Maxine Elliott's Theatre (New York, NY USA); As You Desire Me, 2 February 1931 (Item)
Anderson as 'the unknown one'. Luigi Pirandello adapted by Dmitri Ostrov. American premiere of the play. 1 program.
Empire Theatre (New York, NY USA); The Firebird (Lajos Zilahy), 21 November 1932 (Item)
Anderson as 'Karola Lovasdy'. 1 program.
Equity, (New York), January 1933 (Item)
Full page photograph of Anderson beside a poster for the New Year's Eve Party for the benefit of the Actor's Dinner Club. Official Organ of the Actor's Equity Association. Vol Xlll, No.1. 1933. Page 4.
In The stage, (New York). Volume 10, No. 9. June, 1933; The mask and the face (Luigi Chiarelli), 1933 (Item)
Empire Theatre (New York, NY USA); The Old Maid (Zoe Akins), 7 January 1934 (Item)
Anderson as Delia Lovell (later Mrs James Ralston). 1 program.
Maxine Elliott's Theatre (New York, NY USA); Come of Age (Clemence Dane and Richard Addinsell), 29 January 1934 (Item)
Anderson as 'a woman'. 1 program.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (New York, NY USA); Divided by Three (Margaret Leech and Beatrice Kaufman), 22 October 1934 (Item)
Anderson as Lila. 1 program.
Empire Theatre (New York, NY USA); Hamlet (William Shakespeare), 16 November 1936 (Item)
Anderson as Gertrude. With John Gielgud as Hamlet. 1 program.
Old Vic Theatre (London UK); Macbeth (William Shakespeare), 23 November 1937 (Item)
Anderson as Lady Macbeth. With Laurence Olivier as Macbeth. 2 programs.
Old Vic Theatre (London UK); Macbeth (William Shakespeare), 29 November 1937 (Item)
Anderson as Lady Macbeth. With Laurence Olivier as Macbeth. Souvenir Program.
New Theatre (London UK); Macbeth (William Shakespeare), 24 December 1937 (Item)
Anderson as Lady Macbeth. With Laurence Olivier as Macbeth. 3 programs.
Morosco Theatre (New York, NY USA); Family Portrait (Lenore Coffee and William Joyce Cowen), 3 April 1939 (Item)
Anderson as Mary. 1 program.
National Theatre (New York, NY USA); Macbeth (William Shakespeare), 11 November 1941 (Item)
Anderson as Lady Macbeth. With Maurice Evans as Macbeth. 1 program.
National Theatre (New York, NY USA); Macbeth (William Shakespeare), 19 January 1942 (Item)
Anderson as Lady Macbeth. With Maurice Evans as Macbeth. 1 program.
National Theatre (New York, NY USA); Macbeth (William Shakespeare), 23 February 1942 (Item)
Anderson as Lady Macbeth. With Maurice Evans as Macbeth. 1 program.
Erlanger Theatre (Chicago, Ill USA); Macbeth (William Shakespeare), 27 April 1942 (Item)
Anderson as Lady Macbeth. 1 program.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (New York, NY USA); The Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov), 21 March 1943 (Item)
Anderson as Olga. 1 program.
Shubert Theatre (Boston, MA USA); The Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov), 5 April 1943 (Item)
Anderson as Olga. 1 program.
Erlanger Theatre (Chicago, Ill USA); The Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov), 17 May 1943 (Item)
Anderson as Olga. 1 program.
Montgomery House Theatre (Alexandria USA); Dangerous Corner (J.B. Priestley), December 1943 (Item)
Anderson as Miss Mockridge. 1 program.
Locust Theatre (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA); Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 6 October 1947 (Item)
Anderson as Medea. Adapted from Euripides. 1 Playbill program.
National Theatre (New York, NY USA); Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 20 October 1947 (Item)
Anderson as Medea. Adapted from Euripides. 1 Playbill program.
Royale Theatre (New York, NY USA); Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 10 May 1948 (Item)
Anderson as Medea. 1 Playbill program.
Biltmore Theatre (Los Angeles, CA USA); Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 27 September 1948 (Item)
Anderson as Medea. 1 program.
Metropolitan Theatre (Seattle, WA USA); Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 29 October 1948 (Item)
Anderson as Medea. Adapted from Euripides. 1 flyer.
The Playhouse, Wilmington (Delaware USA); Medea (Robinson Jeffers), March 1949 (Item)
Anderson as Medea. Adapted from Euripides. 1 program.
Bushnell Memorial Theatre, Hartford (Connecticut, USA); Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 4 April 1949 (Item)
Anderson as Medea. Adapted from Euripides. 1 program.
Schubert Theater, New Haven (Connecticut, USA); Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 7 April 1949 - 9 April 1949 (Item)
Anderson as Medea. Adapted from Euripides. 1 program.
New York City Center of Music and Drama (New York, NY USA); Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 9 May 1949 (Item)
Anderson as Medea. Adapted from Euripides. 1 program.
New Parsons Theater (Hartford, Connecticut CT USA); Come of Age (Clemence Dane and Richard Addinsell), 15 January 1952 - 19 January 1952 (Item)
Anderson as 'a woman'. 1 program.
New York City Center of Music and Drama (New York, NY USA); Come of Age (Clemence Dane and Richard Addinsell), 28 January 1952 (Item)
Anderson as 'a woman'. 1 program.
New Century Theatre (New York, NY USA); John Brown's Body (Original poem by Stephen Vincent Benet), 14 February 1953 (Item)
Anderson with Tyrone Power and Raymond Massey. Adapted for the stage by Charles Laughton. 1 program, 1 flyer.
New Parsons Theatre (Hartford, Connecticut CT USA); In the Summer House (Jane Bowles), 26 November 1953 - 28 November 1953 (Item)
Anderson as Gertrude Eastman-Cuevas. 1 program.
Sam S. Shubert Theatre (Washington USA); In the Summer House (Jane Bowles), 15 December 1953 (Item)
Anderson as Gertrude Eastman-Cuevas. 1 program.
The Playhouse (New York, NY USA); In the Summer House (Jane Bowles), 25 January 1954 (Item)
Directed by Jose Quintero. Anderson as Gertrude Eastman-Cuevas. 1 program.
[undated, no location] (USA); John Brown's Body (Original poem by Stephen Vincent Benet), 1954 (Item)
Adapted for the stage by Charles Laughton. Anderson with Tyrone Power and Raymond Massey. 1 program.
Huntington Hartford Theatre (Hollywood, Los Angeles CA USA); The Chalk Garden (Enid Bagnold), September 1957 (Item)
Anderson as Miss Madrigal. 1 program, 1 flyer.
Rockefeller Center. Radio City Music Hall (New York, NY USA); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 25 September 1958 (Item)
Based on a play by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Richard Brooks. Produced by Lawrence Weingarten. An MGM release in Metrocolor. Anderson as "Big Mama" Pollitt, Elizabeth Taylor as Margaret Pollitt, Paul Newman as Brick Pollitt, Burl Ives as "Big Daddy". 1 Showplace program.
Ambassador Theatre (New York, NY USA); Comes a Day (Speed Lamkin), November 1958 (Item)
Anderson as Isabel Lawton. Directed by Robert Mulligan. Playbill, Vol. 2, No. 44, 3 November 1958. 1 program.
Royal Lyceum Theatre (Edinburgh, Scotland UK); The Old. Vic. Co., Edinburgh International Festival: The Seagull (Anton Chekhov), 22 August 1960 (Item)
Directed by John Fernald. Anderson as Irina Arkadin. With Tom Courtenay as Konstantin Treplyev. 1 program.
Old Vic Theatre (London, England UK); The Old. Vic. Co.: The Seagull (Anton Chekhov), 1 September 1960 (Item)
Directed by John Fernald. Anderson as Irina Arkadin. With Tom Courtenay as Konstantin Treplyev. 2 programs.
Grand Prize Films present George Schaefer's Production: Macbeth (William Shakespeare), 1960 (Item)
A Lion International Production released in Australia by British Empire Films. Anderson as Lady Macbeth. With Maurice Evans as Macbeth, Michael Hordern as Banquo and Australian actor Trader Faulkner as Seyton. Directed by George Schaefer. Music by Richard Addinsell. An MGM Film made in England. 2 programs (1 a fold-out brochure).
Geary Theatre (San Francisco, CA USA): Macbeth (William Shakespeare), Tower beyond tragedy (Robinson Jeffers), and Medea, 6 November 1961 (Item)
Anderson as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (William Shakespeare), Clytemnestra in Tower beyond tragedy (Robinson Jeffers), and Medea in Medea. (Robinson Jeffers). 1 program (autographed by Anderson). With William Roerick.
Walt Whitman Auditorium, Brooklyn College (Brooklyn, New York, NY, USA); Macbeth (William Shakespeare), Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 1 December 1962 (Item)
Anderson as Medea and Lady Macbeth. 1 program.
Valley Music Theatre (Los Angeles, CA USA); Medea (Robinson Jeffers), 1965 (Item)
Anderson as Medea. Adapted from Euripides. 1 program.
Lobero Theatre. (Santa Barbara, CA USA); Hamlet (William Shakespeare), 24 September 1970 (Item)
Anderson as Hamlet. Produced by Paul Gregory and the American Conservatory Theatre. 1 program, insert in an issue of This week in Santa Barbara, Vol XVl, No 28.