[Sullivan, Sir Arthur]--Victorian Theatre and Music.

including by: W.S. Gilbert (to Messrs Metzler about the libretto of Princess Toto, 2 pages,1893), Nellie Farren (4 cartes-de-visite, signed, by the creator of Mercury in Thespis), John Hollingshead (2, noting a "run down to Rosherville" (1900) and to Hepworth Dixon discussing books (1858), with a portrait, signature and a handwritten poem (1898)), J.L.Toole (to Saunders, about J.M. Barrie's Walker, (1892), Helen D'Oyly Carte (about Hollingshead (1899)), Richard D'Oyly Carte and Gaston Serpette (Document signed about La Branche Cassée, 1876), and a letter about boxes at the theatre in 1816; together with autograph letters by Mercadante (to Lucca about Leonora, 1844), Benedict,  W. Horsley, Hauptmann, Bishop, Gye,  Augustus Harris, Heger, German, Imogen Holst, Ketèlbey, Macfarren (2), Maconchy, Sondheim, Plomer, Hassall, de Lara (2), Sims Reeves, Thomas Porter Cooke (autograph of part of The Wandering Boys), and others, c.55 items in all, some soiling, occasional tears

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Herewith, a fuller list of this collection:

Gilbert, W.S. Autograph letter signed to Messrs Metzler regarding royalties on the libretto of Princess Toto, 2 pages, 8vo, Grim's Dyke, 7 July 1893--Farren, Nellie. Four cartes de visite each signed by the creator of the role of Mercury in Thespis--Soutar, Robert. Autograph letter signed to B. Webster discussing the suggestion that "Mr Burnand should improve Miss Farren's character in the burlesque about to be produced...", 2 pages, 8vo, 379 Strand, 5 April 1864--Reeves, J. Sims. Autograph letter signed to [J.L.] Toole asking to sing two songs for Toole's "forthcoming benefit", 1 page, 8vo, Grange Mount, Upper Norwood, 7 June 1884, laid down--Hollingshead, John. Autograph letter signed to Mr Springfield noting a "run down to Rosherville", 1 page, 12mo, 3 Garrick Mansions, 15 April 1900; Ibid. Autograph letter signed to Hepworth Dixon apparently discussing books for review, 2 pages, 8vo, 11 Blandford Place, 17 May 1858; Ibid. Photographic portrait together with signature and handwritten poem, 1 page, folio, September 1898--Toole, J.L. Autograph letter signed to "Dear Saunders" mentioning success of J.M. Barrie's Walker London, 1 page, 8vo, Toole's Theatre, 19 May 1892--D'Oyly Carte, Helen. Typed letter signed to A.W. Shean noting that her husband would join a benefit for Mr Hollingshead, 1 page, 4to, Savoy Theatre, 6 October 1899--Memorandum of Agreement between Richard D'Oyly Carte and Gaston Serpette regarding the opera La Branche Cassée, with French translation and signed by both, 2 pages, folio, 7 June 1876--Cooke, Thomas Potter. Autograph manuscript of lines from acts 2 and 3 of The Wandering Boys, with stage directions, 6 pages, some soiling--Bourchier, Arthur. Autograph letter signed to [Malcolm] Watson regarding acting rights in the play The Conversion of Nat Sturge, 1 page, 4to, Garrick Theatre, 2 February 1904--[Drury Lane Theatre]. Autograph letter signed to the Duke of Sussex enclosing a bill for two private boxes at the theatre, together with bill, 3 pages, 8vo, Drury Lane Theatre, 10 October 1816--Mercadante, Saverio. Autograph letter signed to Francesco Lucca discussing the ownership of his opera Leonora, 3 pages, 4to, Naples 10 April 1844--together with letters from Julius Benedict, Sir Henry R. Bishop (together with receipt), Arthur [Cecil] Blunt, F.C. Burnand (3 letters), Edward German, Frederick Gye, Christopher Hassall (carbon copy), Augustus Harris, Florence Harris, Moritz Hauptmann, Robert Heger, Imogen Holst, Wm Horsley, Albert W. Ketèlbey, Isidore de Lara (2 letters), Meyer Lutz (2 letters), George A. Macfarren (2 letters), Elizabeth Maconchy (together with autobiographical sketch in note form), William Plomer, G. Herbert Rodwell, Carl Rosa, Richard Sheil, Henry Smart, Stephen Sondheim--together with nine other documents, some soiling, occasional tears