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University Specialty Company (1892)

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Found in 1 Collection or Record:

West Virginia University, University Specialty Company, Program for "Richard III"

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5251
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".

Dates: 1892