The National Library of Australia has a fascinating collection of performing arts scrapbooks now available to view online

By National Library of Australia
May 4 2020 - 12:00am
Preparing a scrapbook of theatre memorabilia for digitisation. Picture: National Library of Australia
Preparing a scrapbook of theatre memorabilia for digitisation. Picture: National Library of Australia

Eighteen scrapbooks of our theatrical past contain insights into performances by Dame Nellie Melba, concerts by the Essendon Musical Society and the acts of circus and vaudeville performers. They were compiled by a number of dedicated and, sometimes, unknown fans across the late 18th to the mid to late 20th centuries.

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