Janus: The Papers of George Humphrey Wolferstan Rylands

King's/PP/GHWR/4 contains:
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11	Papers relating to 'The Duchess of Malfi'
12	Papers relating to the Apollo Society Ltd
13	Journal concerning the Elizabethan Festival of Music and Drama in Berlin
14	Papers relating to the Argo recordings of the complete works of Shakespeare
15	Reviews of Argo recordings of 'English Poets from Chaucer to Yeats'
16	Scripts for recitals devised by GHWR
17	Peggy Ashcroft's signed acting copy of 'Cymbeline'
18	Letter from GHWR, possibly to a daily newspaper
19	Letters of appreciation
20	Papers concerning 'Cambridge Commemorated'
21	Papers relating to 'To Cambridge with love from the RSC'
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The Papers of George Humphrey Wolferstan Rylands

Title	Scripts for recitals devised by GHWR
Reference	GHWR/4/16
Covering Dates	1968–1981 (Some items are undated.)
Extent and Medium	18 envelopes; paper

Content and context

Some of the files also contain programmes.

King's/PP/GHWR/4/16 contains:

'Liberty-Equality-Fraternity'. Written for the Apollo Society.
1 envelope; paper.

11 Feb. 1968

'William Wordsworth 1770-1850'. Written for the Apollo Society.
1 envelope; paper.

4 Apr. 1970–5 Apr. 1970

'William Wordsworth 1770-1970: A Bicentenary Commemoration'. The file contains a note from Peter Pears, c. 1970.
1 envelope; paper.

1970

'A casket of gold'. Written for the Apollo Society.
1 envelope; paper.

24 Feb. 1971

'The world's a stage'. Performed in aid of Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Co., 1969 and by Prospect Theatre Co., 1970.
1 envelope; paper.

1969–1970

'May Day'. Written for the Apollo Society.
1 envelope; paper.

1 May 1972

Untitled script. The script concerns the history of London from the reign of Elizabeth I onwards, written for the City of London Festival.
1 envelope; paper.

1974

'London: events and impressions of three hundred years'. Written for the Apollo Society.
1 envelope; paper.

28 Sept. 1974

'Courts of Law and Cathedrals'.
1 envelope; paper.

1 Apr. 1976

'E. M. Forster'. The script was read at the Aldeburgh Festival, 24 June 1979 and at a King's College Musical Society event, 22 Nov. [1979].
1 envelope; paper.

1979

'Two sisters: Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell'. Written for the Charleston Appeal.
1 envelope; paper.

30 Nov. 1980

'Oxford Observed'.
1 envelope; paper.

1 Feb. 1981

'Imagination: the lunatic, the lover, the poet'.
1 envelope; paper.

'Love of nature'.
1 envelope; paper.

Untitled script of Victorian poetry and prose. Written for the Apollo Society.
1 envelope; paper.

'Shakespeare: the age, the man, the player'.
1 envelope; paper.

Untitled script on acting. The file includes notes suggesting it was performed by, among others, Paul Schofield, Peggy Ashcroft, Edith Evans, Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness.
1 envelope; paper.

Untitled script using literary texts. The file comprises typescript extracts from literary texts on the themes of 'imitation', 'inspiration', 'labour pains', 'character', in 6 groupings marked 'Group 1' - 'Group 6'. The text has been marked up for delivery by Peggy [Ashcroft], 'Michael', 'Bill' and GHWR.
1 envelope; paper.