Collection of theatre programs from the Criterion Theatre

Box 4: M-Q
Title Creator (Author) Date Notes
Madame Butterfly. French Leave David Belasco. Reginald Berkeley Mar-24 Emelie Polini, Anew McMaster, Letty Paxton, Maurice Dudley. Frank Harvey, Leslie Holland, Anew McMaster, Eily Malyon
Maytime Book and Lyrics, Ridaa Johnson Young. Music, Sigmund Romberg Mar-29 Gladys Moncrieff, John Forde, Harry Ratcliffe, Phyllis Amery
Mathis C.M. Leumane and Ernest Truman 913 Miss Annie Perry, Mr. Hugh Huxham, Mr. Ed. Farley, Miss Bertha Faning
The Mask and the Face C. B. Fernald. Freely adapted from the Italian of Luigi Chiarelli's "La Maschera E II Volto 9710 Jackson Wilcox, Reginald Wykeham, Margaret Damer, Renee Kelly
Mary Goes First Henry Arthur Jones Aug-17 Miss Marie Tempest, Mr. Graham Browne, Frank Harvey, Miss Gwen Burroughs
The Marriage of Kitty Adaption of French play by Francois de Croisset called La Passerelle, written 1902 Jun-17 Miss Marie Tempest, Mr. Graham Browne, Mr. Leslie victor, Miss Gwen Burroughs. 2 copies
Masks and Faces Leonard Durrell Jul-21
Maritana Vincent Wallace Oct-08 Mr John Wren presents the National Opera Company. Rosina Buckman, Wilson Pembroke, MacNaughton Duncan, Nellie Strong
The Marriage of Kitty Cosmo Gordon Lennox May-04 Miss Rose Musgrove, Mr. Wilfred Draycott, Mr Athol Forde, Miss Florence Hamer
Maritana Vincent Wallace Miss Colbourne-Baber, Mr John Forde, Signor G. Verdi, Mr Armes Beaumont.
The Man Who Came Back Jules Eckert Goodman Sep-18 Muriel Starr, Frank Harvey, Louis Kimball, Marion Marcus Clarke
The Magistrate A.W. Pinero 1885 Mr. Brough, Mr. Carey, Miss Edith Blande, Mrs. Brough
The Man from Mexico H. A. Du Souchet. Music arranged by Leonard Hornsby May-06 Miss Grace Palotta, Hugh J. Ward, Mr Geo. Willoughby, Miss Olive Wilton
Madame X Alexandre Bisson. Adapted by John Raphael. American version edited by Henry Wright Jul-14 Muriel Starr, Mr. Frederick Ward, Miss Katie Towers, Mr. Winter Hall. Typed slip re substitute for Miss Muriel Starr will be Miss Gwen Burroughs
Madame X Alexandre Bisson. Adapted by John Raphael. American version edited by Henry Wright Aug-14 Muriel Starr, Katie Towers, Mr. Winter Hall, Mr. Frederick Ward.
Madame X Alexandre Bisson. Adapted by John Raphael. American version edited by Henry Wright Jul-14 Miss Muriel Starr, Katie Towers, Mr. Winter Hall, Mr. Frederick Ward. 2 copies. Newspaper article with handwritten date 27.5.1916, re Miss Madge Fabian as Madame X for five nights and Wednesday matinee attached to one
The Magistrate A. W. Pinero Pencilled date 1896 Mr. Brough, Mr. Carey, Mrs. Brough, Miss Temple. Final week of the Brough-Boucicault Co
The Magistrate A. W. Pinero Mr. Robert Brough, Mr. Dion Boucicault, Miss Emma Temple, Mrs. Robert Brough
The Magistrate A. W. Pinero Mr. Robert Brough, Mr. Dion Boucicault, Miss Emma Temple, Mrs. Robert Brough. Duplicate copy
Moths Henry Hamilton May 1898 Mr. Charles Cartwright, Mr. J. Hartley Manners, Miss Gwen Dallas, Miss Myra Kemble
Money Lord Lytton June 1889 Mr. A.T. Hilton, Mr. Eille Norwood, Mr. Robert Brough, Mrs. Robert Brough
Miss Hook of Holland: A Dutch musical Chatter Paul A. Rubens and Austin Hurgon. Jingles and tunes Paul A. Rubens Aug-08 Mr. Edwin Brett, Mr. Tom Payne, Miss Helene Rose, Miss Ruth Lincoln. 3 copies
The Morals of Marcus William J. Locke. Inspired from his Novel, 'The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne' Jun-08 Mr. A. S. Homewood, M. W. J. Montgomery, Miss Guildford-Quinn, Miss Nellie Mortayne. First time in Sydney. 2 copies
Milestones. The Play of Three Generations Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblauch Jan 1913 Mr. Julius Knight, Miss Irene Browne, Miss Grace Armitage Noble, Mr. Arthur Greenaway. 3 copies
Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Dec 1887 Miss Essie Jenyns, W.J. Holloway, Mr. R. Everette, Miss Nita Steele. Farewell season of W.J. Holloway and last appearance of Miss Essie Jenyns
Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Dec 1887 Miss Essie Jenyns, W.J. Holloway, Mr. R. Everette, Miss Nita Steele. Farewell season of W.J. Holloway and last appearance of Miss Essie Jenyns. Newspaper cutting.
Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Dec 1887 Miss Essie Jenyns, W.J. Holloway, Mr. R. Everette, Miss Nita Steele. Pencilled note. 'B. Jessie Jenyns'
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Feb-10 Oscar Asche, Lily Brayton, J. Fritz Russell, Caroline Bayley. 4 copies
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare May-25 Maurice Moscovitch, Arthur Greenway, Jean Robertson, Rosslyn Vane. 4 copies
A Mother of Three Clo. Graves Sept 1896 Mr. Hill, Miss Watt-Tanner, Mrs Brough
Mid-Channel Sir Arthur Wing Pinero Dec-13 Stuart Clyde, Grace Palotta. Sydney Repertory Society. (Mis-spell of author in centre of program. Handwritten notes
The Middleman Henry Arthur Jones Esq. May 1898 Mr. Charles Cartwright, Mr. Arthur Styan, Mrs. D'Arcy Reid, Miss Noni Rickards
Mis' Nell o' New Orleans Lawrence Eyre Feb-24 Irene Vanbrugh, Dion Boucicault, Janet Eccles, Martin Walker 4 copies
Modern Wives Ernest Warren, Esq. 1891 Mr. Robert Brough, Miss E. Romer, Mr. A.R. Lawrence, Miss E. Temple
Modern Wives Ernest Warren, Esq. 1891 Mr. Robert Brough. Miss E. Romer, Mr. A.R. Lawrence, Miss Pattie Browne. 2 copies, one with 'Matinee withdrawn'
Money Lord Lytton June 1889 Mr. A.T. Hilton, Mr. Eille Norwood, Mr. Robert Brough
Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare Dec 1892 Mr. Titheridge, Mr. Brugh, Miss Temple, Mrs. Brough. 3 copies
Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare Dec 1892 Miss Essie Jenyns, Mr W.J. Holloway, Mr Richard Stewart, Miss Nita Steele. 2 copies
My Little Girl, followed by The Country Girl Mr. Boucicault. William Wycherley May 1892 Mr. Titheridge, Mr. Boucicault, Miss Temple, Miss Romer. Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Greenaway, Miss Browne, Mrs Molyneux
Mrs. Ponderbury's Past F.C Burnand Oct 1896 Mr. Brough, Mr. Hill, Mrs Brough, Miss Temple
The Green Goddess Mr. William Archer Feb-25 Mr. Guy Bates Post, Mr. Winnington Bates, Miss Nell Carter, Miss Isobel Wilford
Mr. Pim Passes By A.A. Milne Feb-24 Irene Vanbrugh, Dion Boucicault, C.M. Hallard, Ethel Wellesley. 2 copies
Mr. Pim Passes By A.A. Milne Aug-21 Maie Tempest, Graham Browne, Ashton Jarry, Marie Ney
Mr. Pim Passes By preceded by The Twelve Pound Look A. A. Milne. J. M Barrie Jan-Feb 1924 Irene Vanbrugh, Dion Boucicault,. Henry Latimer, Joan Crossley. 2 copies
Mrs. Dot Somerset Maugham Mar-18 Miss Marie Tempest, Mr. Graham Browne, Mr. Ian Maclaren, Miss Nancye Stewart
My Lady's Dress Edward Knoblauch Apr-22 Emelie Polini, Frank Harvey, Audrey Worth, John Fernside. 2 copies
Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare Dec 1892 Miss Essie Jenyns, Mr. W.J. Holloway, Mr. Richard Stewart. Newspaper cutting. 2 copies.
The Mummy and The Humming Bird Isaac Henderson May-08 Mr. Herbert Flemming, Mr. A.S. Homewood, Miss Beatrice Day, Miss Elise Clarens
The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith Arthur W. Pinero May-28 Irene Vanbrugh, Dion Boucicault, Norman McKinnel
The New Clown H.M. Paul. Incidental Music, A. Brahms Dec-06 Mr. Hugh Ward, Mr. Geo. Willoughby, Miss Grace Palotta. Pencilled note '5th January 1907'
Nothing but the Truth James Montgomery May 1919 (program date 7 June) M.B. Figman, Lolita Robertson
Nobody's Widow Avery Hopwood Dec-15 Charles A. Millward. Grace Palotta, Muriel Starr, Frank Harcourt
Niobe (All Smiles) Harry and Edward Paulton March 1898 Mr. Brough, Mrs. Brough, Mr. Boucicault, Mr. Chichester. Newspaper cutting.
Nightbirds (Die Fledermaus) C. Haffner and Richard Genee. Composer Johann Strauss. Lyrics Arthur Anderson. English Libretto Gladys Unger Jun-19 Mr. Jack Cannot, Mr. Reginald Roberts, Miss Florence Young, Miss Sybil Arundale. 3 copies
New Men & Old Acres Tom Taylor & A.W. Dubourg 1892 G.W. Anson, Mr. Robt Brough, Miss E. Romer, Mrs. Molyneux. 2 copies
Never Say Die W.H. Post and William Collier Feb-14 Fred Niblo, Josephine Cohan, Sidney Stirling, Marion Marcus-Clarke
Our Betters Somerset Maugham Jun-28 Margaret Bannerman, Millie Wolf, Arthur Cornell, Edgar Norfolk
Other Men's Wives Walter Hackett Aug-28 Margaret Bannerman, Herbert Millard, Lily Titheridge, Edgar Norfolk
Our Wife Adapted from the French by Margaret Lawrence Sept- Oct 1927 Margaret Lawrence, Louis Bennison, Barrie Livesey, Billee Lockwood. 2 copies
Outcast Hubert Henry Davies May-17 Kathlene MacDonell, Charles Waldron, Lewis Willoughby, Beryl Bryant. 2 copies
Ours T.W. Robertson Mar 1890 Mr. Robert Brough, Mr. J.F. Cathcart, Miss E. Romer, Mrs. Robert Brough. Advertising Bill + newspaper cutting
Our Regiment H. Hamilton Esq Aug 1887 Mr. H.R. Harwood, Mr. E. Haygarth, Miss Boucicault, Miss E Romer. Newspaper cutting
Our Regiment H. Hamilton Esq Aug 1887 Mr. H.R. Harwood, Mr. E. Haygarth, Miss Boucicault, Miss E Romer.
Other People's Money Jerry Sterner. Oct-04 Mr Chas. J. Stine, Mr. Win Douglas, Miss Marjorie Ford, Miss Reba Bicknell. Mr George Stephenson's American Comedy Company
Othello William Shakespeare Nov-09 Oscar Asche, Lily Brayton, J. Fritz Russell, Constance Robertson. Handwritten date
Othello William Shakespeare Mar 1899 Mr. Geo. Rignold, Mr. Douglas Enaelon, Miss Lilian Wheeler, Miss Roxy Barton
On Trial By arrangement with George M. Cohan Apr-16 Frank Harvey, Dorothy Seacombe, Madge Fabian, Roy Redgrave
On the Spot Edgar Wallace Jan 1931` Frank Harvey, Campbell Copelin, Tischa Guille, Rowena Ronald. Newspaper cutting
On Change Adapted from German Von Moser Mr. Robert Brough, Mr. G. Bryant, Mr. G.W. Anson, Miss May Burney, Miss E. Rome
The Old Soak Don Marquis Sep-24 John D. O'Hara, Maggie Moore, Mary MacGregor, Reginald Long
The Old Folks at Home H.M. Harwood Nov-34 Grace Lane, Jane Wood, Frank Bradley, Kenneth Brampton
"Oh! Oh! Delphine" Composer Ivan Caryll. Lyricist C.M.L McLellan Aug-19 Florence Young, George Conningham, Leslie Holland, Dorothy Drew
"Officer 666" Augustin McHugh Feb-14 Fred Niblo, Henry Matsumato, Marion Marcus Clarke, Beatrice Holloway. 3 complete copies and 3 part copies
Paddy the Next Best Thing Gayer Mackay and Robert Ord. Adapted from by novel by Gertrude Page Oct-21 Miss Isobel Brosnan, Mr. Anew McMaster, Mr. Spencer fisher, Miss Doris Kendal. 2 copies, 1 with pencilled '1921'
"Potash and Perlmutter" Montague Glass Aug-15 Paul Burns, Margaret Vinton, Sam Howard, Lizzie Wilson, Sam LeBert. 1 program and souvenir
"Potash and Perlmutter" Montague Glass Aug-15 Paul Burns, Margaret Vinton, Sam Howard, Lizzie Wilson, Sam LeBert. 2 copies
Pygmalion and Galatea W.S. Gilbert Mar-03 Miss Essie Jenyns, W.J. Holloway, Mr. Richard Stewart, Miss Constance Deorwyn
The Power of the Cross George de Gray Esq Mar-08 Mr. Jefferson Taite, Mr. Godfrey Cass, Miss Pattie Gourlay, Miss Harrie Ireland
"A Pair of Sixes" Edward Peple Oct. 1915 John Webster, Tom McLarnie, Tom Shelford, Beatrice Nicholls, Ethel Dane. 2 copies
"A Pair of Silk Stockings" Cyril Harcourt Mar-18 Miss Marie Tempest, Mr. Grahame Browne, ,Mr. Leslie Victor, Miss Ethel Morrison 2 copies
A Pair of Spectacles Sydney Grundy 1902 Mr. Robert Brough, Mr. G.W. Anson, Mrs. Robert Brough, Miss Lillian Seccombe
"Penelope" William Somerset Maugham Jun-17 Miss Marie Tempest, Mr. Graham Browne, Mr. Sidney Stirling, Miss Gwen Burroughs
Quality Street J. M. Barrie Feb-06 M. Brough replaced by handwritten alteration 'McKeaown', Mr. Carter Pickford, Miss Beatrice Day, Miss Emma Temple
"Queer Cargo" Noel A. Langley Jun-35 Frank Harvey, Vernon Kelso, Betty Bowden, Nellie Small
"The Passing of the Third Floor Back." Jerome K. Jerome Jun-10 Matheson Lang, Hutin Britton, Miss Nelly Mortayne, Miss Hilda Meade
Peter Pan J.M. Barrie Dec-17 Kathlene MacDonell, Charles Waldron, Jenny Wren, Jack Radford
The Pickpocket Geo. P. Hawtrey. Adapted from German July 1887 Mr. H.R. Harwood, Mr. Robert Inman, Miss Florence Trevelyan, Miss Boucicault. 1 program and one newspaper cutting
PROGRAMME. 2 weeks, "First Dish", then "The Man who wouldn't come Back" A collaboration by Sydney James and Kennedy Allen Oct 18. Pencilled note '1918' Kennedy Allen, Sydney James. Gracie de Lara, Ida Newton
The Pickpocket George P. Hawtrey May 1888 Mr. H. R. Harwood, Mr. Cecil Ward, Mrs Robert Brough, Miss E. Romer. 1 newspaper cutting and 1 program
The Pink Lady Georges Berr and Marcel Guillemand from the French farce "Le Satyre". Libretto and lyrics C.M.S. McLennan. Music Ivan Caryll Aug-19 Florence Young, Gladys Moncrieff, Phil Smith, Reginald Roberts
"Polly with a Past" Guy Bolton and George Middleton Apr-26 Miss Renee Kelly, E. Pirie Bush, George Barraud, Beatrice Day. 4 copies