Charles Dickens and Show Biz
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Part One: Early Dramatizations
Tableaux Vivants
| Carnival of Authors Booklet |
| Carnival of Authors Program |
| Author's Carnival Album |
| Dickens Carnival Scene, Mechanics Hall, Boston |
Bleak House
| Playbill Advertising Jo, by J. P. Burnett |
| Bleak House or Poor Jo, A Drama in Four Acts |
| Miss Jennie Lee as Jo |
| Sheet Music, Bleak House Ballads No. 1 |
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Cricket on the Hearth
Pickwick Papers
The Village Coquettes
| Portrait of John Braham |
| Title Page from the First Edition of The Village Coquettes |
| Sheet Music, Autumn Leaves |
| Sheet Music, The Ivy Green |
| Sheet Music, There's a Charm in Spring |
The Strange Gentleman
Joseph Grimaldi
Oliver Twist
Nicholas Nickleby
| Playbill Advertising Nicholas Nickleby, A Farce in Two Acts |
| Nicholas Nickleby, A Farce in Two Acts |
| Sheet Music, Nicholas Nickleby |
Master Humphrey's Clock
Barnaby Rudge
Every Man in His Humour
Martin Chuzzlewit
The Chimes
Street Music in the Metropolis
Charles Dickens's First Visit to America
No Thoroughfare
Little Dorrit
The Frozen Deep
| Playbill Advertising The Frozen Deep, Tavistock House Theatre |
| A Scene from The Frozen Deep |
| Playbill Advertising The Frozen Deep, Free Trade Hall, Manchester |
| Portrait of Ellen Ternan |
A Tale of Two Cities
David Copperfield
Dombey and Son
| Playbill Advertising Dombey and Son, Burton's Tripler Hall Theater, New York |
| Three Pieces of Sheet Music derived from Dombey and Son |
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Battle of Life
| Playbill Advertising The Battle of Life, Theatre Royal Lyceum |
| The Battle of London Life, or "Boz" and his Secretary |
Not So Bad As We Seem
Tom Maguire's Opera House
Kate Fields in San Francisco
The General Theatrical Fund
Is She His Wife?
Mr. Nightingale's Diary
The Lighthouse
Public Readings -- A New Career
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Pickwick Papers
| Sheet Music, Mr. Pickwick, A Musical Comedy in Two Acts |
| Portrait of an actor as Serjeant Buzfuz |
| Sheet Music, Hommage ŕ S. Pickwick, Esq. P.P.M.P.C. |
Oliver Twist
Barnaby Rudge
| Sheet Music, Dolly Varden |
| Music Supplement, the New York American and Journal, Printing Dolly Varden |
| Portrait of an actor as Barnaby Rudge |
David Copperfield
A Tale of Two Cities
Part Three: The Modern Era
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Pickwick Papers
Oliver Twist
Nicholas Nickleby
The Old Curiosity Shop
A Christmas Carol
David Copperfield
Hard Times
A Tale of Two Cities
| Poster Advertising A Tale of Two Cities, 1935 |
| Lobby Card for A Tale of Two Cities, 1935 |
| Promotional Brochure Advertising A Tale of Two Cities, 1958 |
Great Expectations
| Pressbook for Great Expectations, 1934 |
| Poster Advertising Great Expectations, 1947 |
| Photo Still from Great Expectations, 1947 |
Our Mutual Friend
| Poster Advertising How Bella Was Won, 1911 |
| Photo Stills from Our Mutual Friend, Masterpiece Theater (PBS) |
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
| Pressbook Advertising The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1935 |
| Cassette Recordings for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1986 |
| VCR Tape, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1993 |
Other Dickens Entertainments
| Poster Advertising the "Dickens Christmas Fair" |
| Photo of Roy Dotrice as Charles Dickens |
| Photo of Roy Dotrice as John Dickens |
| 33 rpm Audio Recordings of Charles Dickens's Stories |
Charles Dickens and Show Biz in the Future