Beryl Hoare photograph album collection

This collection consists of three hardbound photograph albums collected by Beryl Hoare. They contain production photographs for several London productions dating from 1914 to 1923. Also included are photographic portraits of various performers, some of which are autographed.

Sheila O'Bryen, who adopted the stage name Beryl Hoare is known to have appeared as Alice in an RSC production of Henry V at the Stratford Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in 1914 as well as having appeared as a fairy in Harley Granville-Barker's 1914 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at London's Savoy Theatre.

This archive collection is available for consultation in the V&A Blythe House Archive and Library Study Room by appointment only. Full details of access arrangements may be found here: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/archives/.

Access to some of the material may be restricted. These are noted in the catalogue where relevant.

Information on copying and commercial reproduction may be found here: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/archives/.

This collection was appraised in line with the collection management policy.

No further accruals are expected.

See also the core collections of the V&A Theatre and Performance Department. Material relating to the productions mentioned in this catalogue may be found in several collections, including the productions, photographs and biographical files.

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