Janus: The Papers of Rupert Chawner Brooke

King's/PP/RCB contains:
V	Verse
D	Drama
Da	Dalton Bequest
P	Prose
L	Letters
M	Miscellaneous
Xa	Biographical and Supplementary Material
Xb	Reviews and Comment
Xc	Death and Burial
Xd	Poems, articles, etc. in memory of Rupert Brooke
Xe	Correspondence concerning Rupert Brooke's grave and memorials
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The Papers of Rupert Chawner Brooke

Title	Drama
Reference	RCB/D
Covering Dates	1908–1912 (Many items undated.)
Extent and Medium	5 envelopes and 2 volumes; paper

Content and context

This series consists of manuscripts and typescript copies of plays written in whole or part by Rupert Brooke.

With the exception of RCB/D/3, all items in this series are the property of the Brooke Trustees and have been deposited at King's College, Cambridge.

King's/PP/RCB/D contains:

'Lithuania'. Manuscript, in pencil with ink additions.
34 sheets bound in volume; paper.

1912

'Lithuania'. Typescript prompt copy, much annotated in pencil in an unidentified hand, with two sets of names inscribed against dramatis personae (neither of which is the cast of first British performance, produced by Viola Tree on 19 May 1916). A typed letter, signed dated 9 Jan. 1928 has been inserted at the front relating to the loan of a copy for performance. Rupert Brooke's name and address has been inscribed [? in Dudley Ward's hand] on the first page, as has that of Viola Tree [in a different hand].
1 booklet in envelope; paper.

'Lithuania'. Typescript of Lithuania with dramatis personae and cast list for first American production at the Chicago Little Theatre, 12 Oct. 1915.
1 folder; paper.

'King Arthur: a tragedy'. Manuscript fragments in pencil to be found at ff.1-2, 4, 10-13, 34, 47-8, with several loose sheets of prose and drawings inserted. The other end, ff.i-iv, is filled with Greek vocabulary in a different hand. Labelled on front cover by Edward Marsh.
1 notebook; paper.

'Frühlings Erwachen: ein Kindertragödie'. Manuscript translation of Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2, of the play by Frank Wedekind.
16 sheets in envelope; paper.

'From the jaws of the octopus or cardy'. Roneo typescript of a play co-authored with Clive Carey and Helen Verrall. Performed at the Hotel Silvretta, Klosters.
1 file in envelope; paper.

29 Dec. 1908

'The super-ski: an uproar in three acts and a ballet'. Carbon typescript of a play co-authored with other members of the cast. Performed at the Hotel Schweizerhof, Lenzerheide.
11 sheets in paper cover; paper.

1 Jan. 1910