Description
Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865-1940), a British actress, performed in
The
Hunchback,
The School for Scandal,
As You Like It, and
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, among other plays. The collection
contains prompt scripts, working scripts, and other production materials relating to three plays she starred in:
The Moon of Yamato by Robert d'Humiere;
The Macleans of Bairness by Edith
Littleton; and
Madame Kuranda by Frederick Horace Rose. Many of the scripts are annotated,
presumably by Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
Background
Beatrice Stella Tanner was born February 9, 1865 in London to John and Luigia Tanner. She married Patrick
Campbell and they had two children, Alan and Stella.
Restrictions
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to
publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of
California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Availability
Collection is open for research.