Julia Neilson - Postcard, 1909
Title
Julia Neilson - Postcard, 1909
Date
20 September 1909
Description
Promotional postcard of Julia Neilson, starring in 1909 touring production of Henry of Navarre.
What's the story?
Julia Neilson appeared in Henry of Navarre by William Devereux at the Theatre Royal from 20 to 25 September 1909.
Like other productions such as Sweet Nell of Old Drury, Neilson starred in Henry of Navarre alongside her husband Fred Terry. Having formed their own management company in 1900, they frequently worked together, touring extensively, performing in popular romantic historical dramas.
This romantic image of Neilson’s is clearly perpetuated with this image of herself ‘at home’.
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.
Like other productions such as Sweet Nell of Old Drury, Neilson starred in Henry of Navarre alongside her husband Fred Terry. Having formed their own management company in 1900, they frequently worked together, touring extensively, performing in popular romantic historical dramas.
This romantic image of Neilson’s is clearly perpetuated with this image of herself ‘at home’.
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
