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Collector:
Campbell, Patrick, Mrs., 1865-1940
Title: Mrs. Patrick Campbell Collection
Date (inclusive): circa 1906-1927
Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Abstract: 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.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many
are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special
Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-525
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
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.
Her professional acting career began in 1886 when she joined the Anomalies Dramatic Club in London. She then
focused on Shakespeare repertory with the touring troupe of Ben Greet and later the Mrs. Bandmann-Palmer
Company. She subsequently starred in
The Hunchback,
The School for Scandal, and
As You Like It followed by
The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray,
among other plays.
Her acting career ended in 1938 and she passed away in April 1940.
Source:
"Mrs. Campbell, 75, Famous Actress."
New York Times, April 11, 1940.
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.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by play title.
Several images of Mrs. Patrick Campbell are located in the Performing Arts Photograph Collection, D-177.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
Campbell, Patrick, Mrs., 1865-1940--Archives.
Actresses--Great Britain
Theater--Great Britain
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.
[Identification of item], Mrs. Patrick Campbell Collection, D-525, Department of Special Collections, General
Library, University of California, Davis.
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