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Arthur Williams Collection


UKC/LET/WIL/LEA : F166022

Royal Aquarium Theatre, Tothill Street, Westminster, London, England

Letter to Arthur Williams from Lefroy Mapleson, dated 27 April 1878.

27.4.1878


UKC/LET/WIL/SUM : F166021

Grecian Theatre, City Road, Shoreditch, London, England

Letters to Arthur Williams from Paul Meritt reconfirming his engagement for the Summer and Winter Seasons at the Grecian Theatre, and a personal note from Nat. C. Goodwin.

5.3.1874


UKC/NEW/WIL/ILL : F166018

Photocopy of a periodical article from Illustrated Bits. The article is entitled, 'Stage celebrities seen between the lines. No.6 - Mr. Arthur Williams'.

20.3.1897


UKC/NEW/WIL/SKE : F166030

Periodical article from The Sketch. The article is entitled,"Mr. Arthur Williams".

25.7.1894

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Lurcher in Dorothy                                                                                    Corporal Bundy in The Red Hussar


UKC/NEW/WIL/SUR : F166013

Newspaper article providing a review of a performance at the Surrey Theatre. The newspaper title is unknown.

20.10.1877


UKC/NEW/WIL/WHA : F166025

Gaiety Theatre, Aldwych, Westminster, London, England

Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham, England

Periodical article from What's On. The article is entitled, "Fact and Fancy".

16.9.1895


UKC/PHO/WIL/ACR : F166027

Court Theatre, England, London

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Bob Acres in the play  THE RIVALS by R.B. Sheridan.

1895

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UKC/PHO/WIL/ACR : F166029

Court Theatre, England, London

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Bob Acres in the play THE RIVALS by R.B. Sheridan.

1895

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UKC/PHO/WIL/ACR : F166031

Court Theatre, England, London

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Bob Acres the play THE RIVALS by R.B. Sheridan.

1895

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UKC/PHO/WIL/ACR : F173145

Court Theatre, England, London

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Bob Acres and Brandon Thomas as Sir  Lucius from the play THE RIVALS by R.B. Sheridan.

1895

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UKC/PHO/WIL/ARI : F173091

Unknown

Black and white head and shoulders photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Prospero from the play ARIEL, a burlesque by F.C. Burnand.

1883 (?)

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UKC/PHO/WIL/ARI : F173130

Gaiety Theatre, Aldwych, Westminster, London, England

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Prospero from the play ARIEL, a burlesque by F.C. Burnand

1883

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UKC/PHO/WIL/ARI : F173155

Gaiety Theatre, Aldwych, Westminster, London, England

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Prospero from the play                       ARIEL, a burlesque by F.C. Burnand

1883

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UKC/PHO/WIL/ART : F173012

Black and white photograph of Arthur Williams and fellow actor John Dallas.

1883 (?)

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UKC/PHO/WIL/ART : F173103

Black and white photograph of Arthur Williams and fellow actor John Dallas.

1883 (?)

 

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UKC/PHO/WIL/CHA : F166049

Black and white photograph of a scene with 4 actors including, possibly, Arthur Williams in the  role of an elderly woman from the play CHARLIE'S AUNT.

1880 (?)

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UKC/PHO/WIL/CHA : F166051

Black and white photograph of a scene with 3 actors including, possibly, Arthur Williams in the role of an elderly woman from the play CHARLIE'S AUNT.

1880 (?)

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UKC/PHO/WIL/CHI : F166032

Adelphi Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Two black and white photographs of Arthur Williams in the role of Dick Chilton from A WOMAN'S REVENGE by Henry Pettit.

1893

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UKC/PHO/WIL/CHI : F173073

Adelphi Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Black and white partial body photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Dick Chilton from A WOMAN'S REVENGE by Henry Pettit.

1893

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UKC/PHO/WIL/CIN : F166052

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Fred Williams (Arthur Williams' brother) in the role of the  Dame from the pantomime CINDERELLA. The photograph is undated and there is no mention of a theatre.

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UKC/PHO/WIL/COR : F173040

Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Westminster, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Corporal Bunday (Bundy) from THE RED HUSSAR by Henry P. Stephenson.

1889

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UKC/PHO/WIL/COR : F173190

Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Westminster, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Corporal Bunday (Bundy)    from THE RED HUSSAR by Henry P. Stephenson.

1889

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UKC/PHO/WIL/DAG : F174074

Grecian Theatre, City Road, Shoreditch, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Toby Daggs from DURING HER MAJESTY'S PLEASURE, a drama by George Conquest and Henry Pettit. The  photograph has some coloured tinting (green and pink) to Arthur Williams' trousers and the floor tiles.

1877

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UKC/PHO/WIL/DEL : F166033

Strand Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Octavius Dell from THE JACKAL by E.B. Aveling.

1889

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UKC/PHO/WIL/DEL : F172913

Strand Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Octavius Dell from THE JACKAL by E.B. Aveling.

1889

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UKC/PHO/WIL/DEL : F173148

Strand Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Octavius Dell from THE JACKAL by E.B. Aveling.

1889

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UKC/PHO/WIL/DIN : F172666

Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Westminster, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Dinniver from the play DORIS, a comic opera by B.C. Stephenson.

1889

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UKC/PHO/WIL/DIN : F173125

Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Westminster, London, England

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Dinniver from the play DORIS, a comic opera by B.C. Stephenson.

1889

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UKC/PHO/WIL/HON : F166035

Adelphi Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Joshua Honeybun, W.L. Abingdon and Charles Glenney (roles unspecified) from BLACK DOMINO by Robert Buchanan and G.R. Sims.

1893

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UKC/PHO/WIL/HON : F166036

Adelphi Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Joshua Honeybun from BLACK DOMINO by Robert Buchanan and G.R. Sims.

1893

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UKC/PHO/WIL/HON : F166053

Adelphi Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Black and white photograph of Arthur Williams in, possibly, the role of Joshua Honeybun from BLACK DOMINO by Robert Buchanan and G.R. Sims.

1893

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UKC/PHO/WIL/HON : F172990

Adelphi Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Joshua Honeybun from BLACK DOMINO by Robert Buchanan and G.R. Sims.

1893

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UKC/PHO/WIL/HOO : F166026

Gaiety Theatre, Aldwych, Westminster, London, England

Colour tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Mr. Hooley from THE SHOP GIRL by Henry J.W. Dam.

1894

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UKC/PHO/WIL/HOO : F173069

Gaiety Theatre, Aldwych, Westminster, London, England

Sepia tinted head and shoulders photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Mr. Hooley from THE SHOP GIRL by Henry J.W. Dam.

1894

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UKC/PHO/WIL/HOY : F173004

Grecian Theatre, City Road, Shoreditch, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Hoyley Smayle from SENTENCED TO DEATH, a drama by George Conquest and H. (Henry) Pettit.

1875

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UKC/PHO/WIL/ISA : F166050

Grecian Theatre, City Road, Shoreditch, London, England

Colour full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Jonas Isaacs from QUEEN'S  EVIDENCE, a drama by George Conquest and H. Pettit.

1876

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UKC/PHO/WIL/PEN : F166034

Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London, England

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Penny with Charlotte Granville in the role of the Hon. Mrs Daniel Gordon and Sam Sothern in the role of Kenneth Benyon from AN INTERRUPTED HONEYMOON by F. Kinsey Peile.

1899

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UKC/PHO/WIL/PEN : F173011

Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Penny from AN  INTERRUPTED HONEYMOON by F. Kinsey Peile.

1899

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UKC/PHO/WIL/PEN : F173061

Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London, England

Sepia tinted photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Penny from AN INTERRUPTED HONEYMOON by F. Kinsey Peile.

1899

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UKC/PHO/WIL/PER : F173162

New Theatre, St. Martin's Lane, Westminster, London, England

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Percival from SWEET NELL OF OLD DRURY by Paul Kester.

1911

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UKC/PHO/WIL/PIN : F166023

Strand Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Black and white full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Mr. Pineapple from A CHINESE HONEYMOON, by George Dance.

1901

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UKC/PHO/WIL/PIN : F173099

Strand Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Mr. Pineapple from A CHINESE HONEYMOON, by George Dance.

1901

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UKC/PHO/WIL/SCO : F173123

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of a Scots Guardsman from an unknown play.

1880 (?)

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UKC/PHO/WIL/STA : F166024

Sepia tinted photograph of a stage set, possibly that of a Scottish country house interior.

1880 (?)

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UKC/PHO/WIL/TRA : F172998

Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of The Tramp from A MESSAGE FROM MARS by Richard Ganthony.

1899

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UKC/PHO/WIL/UNK : F166028

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams. The role is unknown.

1880 (?)

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UKC/PHO/WIL/WHI : F173005

Olympic Theatre, Wych Street, Strand, London, England

Sepia tinted full length photograph of Arthur Williams in the role of Sir Whiffle Waffle from CLAUDE DUVAL, a comic opera by H.P. Stephens and Edward Solomon.

1881

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UKC/PHO/WIL/WIL : F166019

Sepia tinted printed publicity photograph of Arthur Williams taken for The Theatre.

1880 (?)

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UKC/PHO/WIL/WIL : F166009

Sepia tinted publicity photograph of Arthur Williams taken for The Theatre. .

1880 (?)

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UKC/PHO/WIL/WIL : F166054

Unknown

Black and white full length photograph of, possibly, Fred Williams (Arthur Williams' brother) in  an unknown role. The photograph is undated and there is no mention of a theatre.

1880 (?)

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UKC/PLA/WIL/THE : F166015

Theatre Royal, England

Theatre playbill fragment advertising Romeo and Juliet. This is a fragment of a playbill which shows part of the cast list. The theatre is unspecified and the playbill fragment is undated.

1860 (?)


UKC/PLA/WIL/THE GRA : F166016

Theatre Royal, Gravesend, Kent, England

Theatre playbill advertising the CORSICAN BROTHERS. This is part of a playbill which shows the cast list and an illustration which Arthur Williams has identified, in a handwritten note underneath the illustration, as Edward Stirling.

26.12.1861


UKC/PLA/WIL/THE LYRH : F166014

Lyric Opera House, Kings Street, Hammersmith, London, England

Theatre playbill advertising the STAR OF INDIA.

17.8.1896


UKC/PRG/WIL/THE DOU : F166017

Theatre Royal, Wellington Street, Douglas, Ilse of Man, England

Theatre programme advertising events on three nights beginning on Monday June 13th, 1870 with the TICKET OF LEAVE MAN, a Programme of Scenery and Incidents and the Wandering Minstrel. Events on Tuesday June the 14th include TIME TRIES ALL, THE AREA BELLE and MR. AND MRS. WHITE. Events on Wednesday the 15th include the TICKET OF LEAVE MAN and BOOTS AT THE ROYAL.

13.7.1870


UKC/PRG/WIL/THE EAS : F166011

East London Theatre of Varieties, London, England

This is a programme advertising performances on September 30th, October 5th, 12th and November 2nd and 4th 1872.

1872


UKC/PRG/WIL/THE EAS : F166012

East London Theatre of Varieties, London, England

Theatre programme advertising plays performed on the 3rd, 5th and 10th of August, the 16th and 18th of September 1872.

1872


UKC/PRO/WIL/THE ROY SUR : F166010

Royal Surrey Theatre, Blackfriars Road, Lambeth, London, England

Printed play text, a prompt copy, entitled LEAVE IT TO ME. There are hand written notes throughout the play, marking changes in the text and providing actors, prop and lighting instructions. The handwriting is unidentified.

1870


UKC/REV/WIL/ART : F166020

Brief printed review entitled, Arthur Williams sang for his supper from Tat, July 1903.

7.1903

 


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(Last updated 18th February '03)