Reviews and notices of F. M. Alexander’s theatre performances 1901-02. Part 1: 1901

Alexander reports both in his autobiographical sketch and in Man’s Supreme Inheritance that he performed The Merchant of Venice and Hamlet with amateurs trained according to his technique, though with himself and Edith Tasca-Page in the lead roles. These newspaper clippings testify to the process and the results. The process of advertising for people to take part started in January 1901, with The Merchant of Venice first performed end of June, followed by Hamlet at the end of September, both in Sydney. The following year he toured with students of his newly established Sydney Dramatic and Operatic Conservatorium. The collection includes other performances with Alexander and Alexander’s advertisements of his voice and breathing method. The collection is probably not complete. (Note: this is a very large PDF file: 40MB.)