Title
Rutland Barrington - Postcard, 1910
Date
18 April 1910
Description
Promotional postcard of Rutland Barrington, starring in 1910 touring production of The Walls of Jericho.
What's the story?
Rutland Barrington starred as the Marquis of Steyne The Walls of Jericho at the Theatre Royal from 18 to 23 April 1910.
The Walls of Jericho is a play by Arthur Sutro, that premiered in London in 1904.
Rutland Barrington was a famous actor, singer, writer and comedian, and like many performers in this period his early career was with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, with whom he stayed for nearly 20 years at the end of the nineteenth century. He originated many famous roles for D’Oyly Carte such as the Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance.
By 1910, Barrington was performing more legitimate theatre stage roles, until a stroke in 1919 ended his career.
This postcard forms part of a large scrapbook collection donated to the Theatre Royal archive by Diane Meadwell from Sandiacre. Her great grandfather was Bernard Hill, the former landlord of The Sun Inn on Parliament Street and who later became the Stage Door Keeper at the Theatre Royal. Bernard’s daughter Edith also worked at the Theatre Royal as an usherette.
Whilst in his stage door job, Bernard collected a large number of postcards of the numerous artists who performed at the venue, many of which he got them to autograph, as well as writing the date and if necessary the show on the reverse, making the future archivist’s job that little bit easier. We have then been able to cross-reference this information with the list of Theatre Royal shows being compiled by volunteer researcher Lynn Whitley.
We are grateful to Diane for sharing her family memories with us and for donating such a valuable resource to the archive.
The Walls of Jericho is a play by Arthur Sutro, that premiered in London in 1904.
Rutland Barrington was a famous actor, singer, writer and comedian, and like many performers in this period his early career was with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, with whom he stayed for nearly 20 years at the end of the nineteenth century. He originated many famous roles for D’Oyly Carte such as the Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance.
By 1910, Barrington was performing more legitimate theatre stage roles, until a stroke in 1919 ended his career.
This postcard forms part of a large scrapbook collection donated to the Theatre Royal archive by Diane Meadwell from Sandiacre. Her great grandfather was Bernard Hill, the former landlord of The Sun Inn on Parliament Street and who later became the Stage Door Keeper at the Theatre Royal. Bernard’s daughter Edith also worked at the Theatre Royal as an usherette.
Whilst in his stage door job, Bernard collected a large number of postcards of the numerous artists who performed at the venue, many of which he got them to autograph, as well as writing the date and if necessary the show on the reverse, making the future archivist’s job that little bit easier. We have then been able to cross-reference this information with the list of Theatre Royal shows being compiled by volunteer researcher Lynn Whitley.
We are grateful to Diane for sharing her family memories with us and for donating such a valuable resource to the archive.
Type
Postcard
Location of item
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Rights
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Contributor
Researchers: David Longford / Lynn Whitley