We publish Toy Theatres, plays and other items as follows, scroll down for details of how to order.
Small Theatre. 30 cm high. 25cm wide Scene size: 8 inches x 6 inches or A5
Ref.1001. Set A. Stagefront, orchestra, curtain (on paper, plain)..........£1
Ref.1002. Set B. Cardboard cut-out theatre kit with directions, stage front, orchestra, curtain........................................................................£3
N.B. To build a small theatre use EITHER Set A or SET B. (same design)
Large Theatre. 60 cm high. 40 cm wide Scene size: 11 inches x 8 inches or A4
Ref.1101. Set C. "Peacock theatre" stage-front, orchestra, curtain (on paper colour printed), seconds quality ............................................£3
Traditional Toy Theatre, reprints of nineteenth century sheets that you can use to make your own replicas.
Ref.1201. Webb's New stage Front (A3 colour print)..........................£3
Ref.1301. Skelt's New Improved Stage Front (A3 plain)......................50p
Ref.1302. Skelt's New Stage Orchestra No.1 (A4 colour print) ............£1.50
Ref.1501. Lloyd's Act Drop of the Adelphi Theatre (plain)...................16p
Ref.1602. Webb's Top Drops (plain)...............................................16p
Ref.
Play
Contains
Price
Playbook Ref.
2001
Robin Hood
4 plates of characters 4 scenes 2 wings
£3.90
2101
2002
Hansel and Gretel
3 plates of characters 2 scenes 2 wings
£3.35
2102
2202
ditto
ditto with A4 colour scenes
£4.75
2102
2003
Beauty and the Beast
2 plates of characters 3 scenes 2 wings
£3.25
2103
2004
Around the World in Eighty Days
9 plates of characters 9 scenes 4 wings
£6.20
2104
2005
Faust
3 plates of characters 6 scenes 3 wings
£4.10
2105
2006
Tinder Box
4 plates of characters 9 scenes 4 wings
£4.65
2106
2007
William Tell
4 plates of characters 4 scenes 2 wings
£3.90
2107
2008
Sleeping Beauty
5 plates of characters 6 scenes 3 wings
£4.60
2108
All plays include playbooks and directions.
All sheets are size A5, character plates are printed on card.
Extra playbooks for any play £1.50 each (use reference numbers in final column).
"SKELT'S JUVENILE DRAMA"
Traditional Toy Theatre plays reprinted in book format with texts and historical notes about each play.
Ref.
Play
Original publishers
Plates
Price
3001
Floating Beacon
Skelt/Mathews
16
£4.50
3002
Prisoner of Rochelle
Mathews
10
£3.50
3003
Der Freischutz
Skelt/G.Skelt
14
£4.50
3004
Lodoiska
Skelt
14
£4.50
3005
Wood Daemon
Skelt/G.Skelt
26
£6
3006
Mary the Maid of the Inn
Lloyd/Skelt.G.Skelt
23
£6
3007
Robinson Crusoe
Skelt
17
£5
3008
Miller's Maid
G.Skelt
12
£4
3009
Captain Ross
Skelt/Andrews
30
£9.50
3010
George Barnwell
Skelt/Andrews
16
£8.50
A4 size booklets with plates reproduced at "original" size. All are "plain" black and white prints with coloured covers, with the exception of "George Barnwell" for which all the plates are printed in full colour. Price variations reflect the number of total pages, some texts are much longer than others!
4001 "Building Toy Theatres" booklet .............................................£1.50
4101 Sheet of 10 cardboard slides, to move characters on the stage......25p
PORTRAITS etc ( on thicker paper 25p each):
5001 Mr.Macready as Prince Julian, Park No.22
5002 Mr.C.Kemble as Richmond, Park No.29
5003 Mr.Gomersall as Earl Douglas, O.Hodgson No.103
5004 Mr.Foster as the Count Palatine in Mazeppa, Lloyd
5005 Mr.Freer as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Park and Golding No.30
5006 Mr.Cony as Landri, Webb No.1 Horses
5007 Miss Macarthy as Mary Maybud in My Poll and Partner Joe, Skelt No.104
5008 Skelt's Combat in the Siege of Troy No.12
5009 Skelt's Six Favorite Portraits No.1
5010 Skelt's Favorite Portraits No.9
5011 Skelt's Four Favorite Horses No.1
5012 Mr.Grimaldi as Clown, Dyer Senior, 1837
5013 Skelt's Miniature Portraits of Six Favorite Characters No.1 New Series
5014 Lloyd's Miniature Portraits in King Ahasuerus
5015 Skelt's Miniature Portraits No.2 Mr.Kean as Brutus, Richard the Third, Rolla, Othello
5016 Mr.Ducrow as the Flying Dutchman, R.Lloyd, Plate 9,
ODD SHEETS (Colour printed £1 each):
6001 Hodgson's Characters in the "Infernal Secret" Plate 7
6002 Mathew's Characters in "Sailor George" Plate 1
TOY THEATRE "INFORMATION SHEETS" (25p each)
7001 Pollock plays
7002 Webb plays
7003 Park plays
7004 Green plays
These sheets give information about the publisher a list of all the plays published showing details such as how many character plates, scenes and wings and also a list of the wing series of the publisher. They are unique reference documents for collectors.
Send order by post, with cheques payable to "D.L.Griffin", add £1.50 to total order for postage and packing. Please use the four digit reference numbers when ordering.
We can only accept cheques in POUNDS STIRLING.
Post orders to: Toy Theatre, 67 The Fleet, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1NU
Ref.1001. Set A. Stagefront, orchestra, curtain (on paper, plain)..........£1
Traditional Toy Theatre plays reprinted in book format with texts and historical notes about each play.
