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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, University Specialty Company, Program for "Richard III", A&M 5251, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Content Description

Program for production of Shakespeare's "Richard III" put on by the University Specialty Company, 16 April 1892. The production was mounted to raise money for West Virginia University's first football team. Program includes a synopsis and cast of characters; the title role was played by Melville Davisson Post, a law student who would become a popular author of detective fiction. Written in pencil on the reverse of the program is "WVR, VF, Class-1892".

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Football -- West Virginia -- History
• Post, Melville Davisson, 1869-1930
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Histories
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III
• West Virginia University - Football.
• plays (performing arts compositions)