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Box 03

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Contains 12 Results:

Theater Programs and Playbills

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-038
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of theater playbills and programs from plays (including musical plays) for Southern California and New York City productions, with other U.S. and European productions also represented. Many of the programs were published through the journals Playbill and The Playgoer (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.). The collection also includes single journal issues.

Dates: 1921-1987

Miscellaneous programs, 1970

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS038.03.01
Scope and Contents

The materials include different programs for miscellaneous shows and events, including Career, Command Decision, Fiddler on the Roof, Man of LaManche, and many others. All the shows programs have different things in them, but most of them contain a cast list and a brief bio for all the actors and production crew. All the shows performed at different theaters in California, and some of the programs had earlier dates or were undated.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970

Miscellaneous programs, 1952-1957

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS038.03.02
Scope and Contents

The materials include different programs for miscellaneous shows and events, including Two for the Seesaw, The Chicago Conspiracy Trial, Romeo and Juliet, The Golden Apple, and many others. All the shows programs have different things in them, but most of them contain a cast list and a brief bio for all the actors and production crew. All the shows performed at different theaters in California and New York, and some of the programs had later dates or were undated.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1952-1957

Miscellaneous programs, 1970-1975

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS.038.03.03
Scope and Contents

The materials include different programs for miscellaneous shows, including The Corn Is Green, That Championship Season, The Sunshine Boys, and many others. All the shows programs have different things in them, but most of them contain a cast list and a brief bio for all the actors and production crew. All the shows performed at different theaters in California, and some of the programs had earlier dates or were undated.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970-1975

Miscellaneous programs, 1976-1979

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS.038.03.04
Scope and Contents The materials include different programs for miscellaneous shows and events, including The Quartered Man, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Rodgers and Hart, a musical revue of George Gershwin, and many others. All the shows programs have different things in them, but most of them contain a cast list and a brief bio for all the actors and production crew, and some even contain pictures of the show. All the events performed at different theaters in California, and some of the programs...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1976-1979

Miscellaneous programs, 1935

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS.038.03.05
Scope and Contents

The materials include a biography on Frank Sinatra, a program for a performance by Eva Le Gallienne of scenes from great plays, a copy of Stage Magazine, and a program for The Taming of the Shrew and Julius Caesar performed by the Margaret Webster Shakespeare Company. These materials are from different publishing companies around New York, and some have later dates or are undated.

Dates: 1935

Curtain Time programs, 1957-1979

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS.038.03.06
Scope and Contents

The materials include Curtain Time programs for various shows including, Happy Hunting, The Devil's Advocate, And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little, The Incomparable MAX, Miss Margarida's Way, A Life in the Theatre, and many more. The programs feature short synopsis' of the shows and a few reviews from critics, and all these shows performed on different stages in New York.

Dates: 1957-1979

Curtain Time publications, 1980-1985

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS.038.03.07
Scope and Contents

The materials include Curtain Time programs for various shows including, Loose Ends, Night and Day, Gertrude Stein, Children of a Lesser God The Dresser, Extremities, The Miss Firecracker Contest, and many more. The programs feature short synopsis' of the shows and a few reviews from critics, and all these shows performed on different stages in New York.

Dates: 1980-1985

French theater programs, 1949

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS.038.03.08
Scope and Contents

The materials include a miscellaneous collection of French playbills and programs of various shows as well as theatre magazines. The programs contain brief descriptions of the plays and a list of actors and production crew. These shows performed at many theatres in France. Some are undated and others have earlier dates.

Dates: 1949

Great Britain theater programs, bulk: 1983-1985

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS.038.03.09
Scope and Contents

The materials include a miscellaneous collection of British playbills and programs of various shows including, Jumpers, Little Shop of Horrors, Red Noses, and others. The programs contain brief descriptions of the plays and a list of actors and production crew. Some even include production photographs. All these shows performed at different theatres in Great Britain. Some of the programs have earlier dates.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1983-1985