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Theater programs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Drama programs; Play programs; Playbills (Theater programs); Theater playbills (Programs); Theatre playbills (Programs); Theatre programs; Theatrical playbills (Programs); Theatrical programs

Found in 1506 Collections and/or Records:

The Playbill programs, 1949, 1955

 File — Box 04: [Barcode: 35138008123827], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS.038.04.01
Scope and Contents

The materials include The Playbill programs for various shows, including Seventh Heaven, Once Upon a Tailor, Silk Stockings, and many others. Also included is a Playgoer program for the play Medea. All the shows performed on stage at theatres around New York except Medea, which performed in Pennsylvania. The playbills include cast and crew lists, synopsis of the scenes, and various articles about different aspects of the show.

Dates: 1949; 1955

The Playgoer playbill, 1969

 File — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008123801], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS038.02.03
Scope and Contents

The materials include four Playgoer playbills for four different shows, including The Barretts of Wimpole, Storm in the Sun, Lovers, and A Moon for the Misbegotten. The play programs feature the cast and production crew lists, a list of the scenes locations, and actor bios. Two of the shows, The Barretts of Wimpole and Storm in the Sun, performed at the Harout's Ivar Theatre, and the other two shows, Lovers and A Moon for the Misbegotten, performed at the Lindy Opera House.

Dates: 1969

The Playgoer playbills, 1953-1955

 File — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008123769], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS038.01.04
Scope and Contents

The materials include Playgoer playbills for five different shows, including Top Banana, Gigi, a performance by Marcel Marceau and his partners, Point of No Return, and several performances by Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens in scenes from several Dickens' books. The play programs feature the cast and production crew lists, a list of the scenes locations, and actor bios. The Marcel Marceau program lists what he will be doing. All these shows performed at the Biltmore Theatre.

Dates: 1953-1955

The Playgoer playbills, 1957

 File — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008123769], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS038.01.10
Scope and Contents

The materials include Playgoer playbills for four different shows, including, A Hatful of Rain, Merton of the Movies, Separate Tables, and The Sleeping Prince. The play programs feature the cast and production crew lists, a list of the scenes locations, and actor bios. All of the shows performed at the Huntington Hartford Theatre.

Dates: 1957

The Playgoer playbills, 1960

 File — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008123801], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS038.02.01
Scope and Contents

The materials include four Playgoer playbills for four different shows, including Crazy October, The Best Man, Duel of Angels, and A Raisin in the Sun. The play programs feature the cast and production crew lists, a list of the scenes locations, and actor bios. All of the shows performed at the Huntington Hartford Theatre.

Dates: 1960

The Playgoer programs, 1956-1958

 File — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008123769], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS038.01.05
Scope and Contents

The materials include Playgoer playbills for many different shows, including The Great Sebastians, Long Days Journey Into Night, The Lark, No Time For Sergeants, and many others. The play programs feature the cast and production crew lists, a list of the scenes locations, and actor bios. All these shows performed at the Biltmore Theatre.

Dates: 1956-1958

The Playgoer programs, 1959-1961

 File — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008123769], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS038.01.06
Scope and Contents

The materials include Playgoer playbills for many different shows, including Sunrise at Campobello, The Visit, The Hostage, Sweet Bird of Youth, and many others. The play programs feature the cast and production crew lists, a list of the scenes locations, and actor bios. All these shows performed at the Biltmore Theatre.

Dates: 1959-1961

The Playgoer programs, 1956

 File — Box 01: [Barcode: 35138008123769], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS038.01.09
Scope and Contents

The materials include Playgoer playbills for four different shows, including, The Apple Cart, The Chalk Garden, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Fallen Angels. The play programs feature the cast and production crew lists, a list of the scenes locations, and actor bios. All of the shows performed at the Huntington Hartford Theatre.

Dates: 1956

The Playgoer programs, 1970

 File — Box 02: [Barcode: 35138008123801], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS038.02.09
Scope and Contents The materials include three Playgoer programs for three different shows, including A View from the Bridge, Ken Murray's Blackouts of 1959, and various performances at UCLA. The programs feature the cast and production crew lists, a list of the scenes and scene locations, and actor bios. The program for UCLA had a list of all the acts and people performing. Each show performed at a different theatre. A View from the Bridge performed at the Players Ring Theatre, Blackouts of 1959 performed...
Dates: 1970

The Shakespeare Tiding's, 1971

 Item — Box 09: [Barcode: 35138008123645], Folder: 02, Object: 25
Identifier: MSS036:09.02.25
Scope and Contents

A newspaper "The Shakespeare Tidings" (2 copies)

Dates: 1971