| Description | Folder of cuttings of short articles and sketches, including a few pages from "Punch", 1920s
Folder of cuttings of short articles and sketches from "The Manchester Evening News", 1920s
Folder of printed pieces from unnamed magazine, entitled "Dramatic Production for Amateurs", comprising: 1. The Stage - Decoration and Lighting: 2. Costume: 3. Make-up: 4. The Producer's Week: 5. Choosing a Play: Rehearsals, c1930s
Folder of typescript notes prepared for unnamed magazine, entitled "Stage Production for Amateurs", c1930s
, complimentary copies containing articles by Peach
Vol XI, No. 12, December 1929, pages 736-738 "Ye Merrie Chrystmasse"
Vol XII, No. 6, June 1930, pages 379-382 "I Look Around"
Vol XIII, No. 4, April 1931, pages 229-231, "This Nationality"
Vol XIII, No. 8, August 1931, pages 465-466, "Why I Write Radio Plays"
The Christmas Spirit: A Play for Christmas Eve, published in John O'London's Weekly, 27 December 1930, pp 509-511 (6 copies)
Our Homes, No. 12, December 1926, quarterly magazine issued by the Homes Committee of the Northern Sunday School Federation, in folder with ink sketch drawing of a lane by Christopher Russell (stories and articles possibly by Peach: there was a holiday home at Great Hucklow run by Peach's father, which was later the site for Great Hucklow Theatre)
"Amateur Drama in War Time" (talk broadcast 3 March 1940, 2 copies of printed pamphlets, published by Samuel French Ltd, London)
Folder of typed scripts for a series of broadcast talks entitled "Further Problems of the Amateur Actor", comprising: 1. The Small Theatre: 2. The Small Company: 3. The Small Bank Balance: 4. Speaking as an Actor: 5. Speaking as a Producer: 6. Speaking as a Stage Manager, c1930s
Untitled piece on the history of the theatre, a talk with two dramatic scenes on Greek and Early English drama, for stage presentation
Typed outline of a series of suggested talks by Peach, entitled "The Amateur Playwright"
Printed Work by Peach
"Twenty-Five Years of Producing, 1927-1952: A Record compiled by L du Garde Peach" on the Village Players, Great Hucklow, published 1952, volume containing text of 96 pages, with several pages of photographs at the end, printed by the Buxton Printing Co Ltd
Printed Material on Peach
Copy of article "Derbyshire Personalities: Derbyshire Playwright" on Peach from Derbyshire Life & Countryside Vol.31, No. 1, Jan 1966, pages 17 & 21
Typescript copy of article entitled "The Derbyshire Touch", written by Peter Miles, 2 pages, with page of photograph of L du Garde Peach and Joe Hancock in 1962 production of Summat Akin and a copy drawing of the Great Hucklow Playhouse, c1971, and flyer for a performance of Summat Akin by the Hathersage Players in October 2005 (in melinex sleeve)
The Village Players, Great Hucklow: The Story of a Village Theatre and the Man Who Made It Happen, by Peter Miles (illustrated booklet, 2003)
Printed pages 4-5 from play "The Canterbury Pilgrims", with typed notes of comments on use of Peach's plays in schools (2 sheets) |