West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia University, University Specialty Company, Program for "Richard III"
University Specialty Company (1892)
A&M 5251
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1 item (1 folder)
1892
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, University Specialty Company, Program for "Richard III", A&M 5251, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Content Description
Program for production of Shakespeare's "Richard III" put on by the University Specialty Company, 16 April 1892. The production was mounted to raise money for West Virginia University's first football team. Program includes a synopsis and cast of characters; the title role was played by Melville Davisson Post, a law student who would become a popular author of detective fiction. Written in pencil on the reverse of the program is "WVR, VF, Class-1892".
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plays (performing arts compositions)
West Virginia University - Football.
Football -- West Virginia -- History
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Histories
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III
Post, Melville Davisson, 1869-1930