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Foolish notion : a comedy : production script

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0941
Abstract A carbon production playscript of Phillip Barry's, Foolish Notion : a Comedy, with the ownership stamp of influential theatrical designer, Jo Mielziner, who prepared the scene and lighting for the opening Broadway production at the Martin Beck Theatre. Some pencil underscores early on pertain to the set (the entire play takes place in the library of the Hapgood house), while another note, "New Haven Feb 1," suggests a traditional preview may have taken...
Dates: 1945

It bees dat way (a confrontational ritual) : play

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0852
Abstract

This 11-page manuscript is a mechanically reproduced typescript of Ed Bullins's play, It Bees Dat Way (a Confrontational Ritual)..

Dates: 1969 December 27

Delaware Theatre Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633
Abstract

The Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) is the largest professional theater in Delaware. The organizations's records, as well as the professional papers of Artistic Director, Cleveland Morris, are included.

Dates: 1979-2000

Delaware Theatre Company records 2019 supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633s2
Abstract

The Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) was founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1978 with a mission to create theater of the highest professional quality in Delaware and thereby enrich the area through artistic programming, education and community service. The DTC records 2019 supplement comprises the organization’s administrative and financial records, production files, press, and reviews from 1978-2015.

Dates: 1978-2015

Delaware Theatre Company records supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633s
Abstract

Educational and community outreach programs are the main focus and the bulk of this supplement to the Delaware Theatre Company records, with a large component consisting of the files of the Director of Education & Community Engagement, C. J. Conway.

Dates: 1983-2013

Keepsakes : typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0701
Abstract

Mimeograph transcript typescript of George H. Faulkner's Keepsakes, based on books by Carl Sandburg. A "Du Pont Company Presents the Cavalcade of America" radio broadcast with Raymond Massey as Abraham Lincoln, broadcast on January 30, 1951.

Dates: 1951 January 30

Frankenstein : a play for children in six scenes : typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0734
Abstract

Typescript photocopy of Edward Field's play, Frankenstein: a play for children in six scenes, which was sent to Jack Gottlieb, as well as photocopies of two letters from Field to Gottlieb and one letter from Gottlieb to Field.

Dates: 1976

Edward Field papers

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Identifier: MSS 0363
Abstract

The Edward Field papers consist of twenty-one linear feet of the personal and literary papers which document the life and writing career of American writer and poet Edward Field (b. 1924) from 1943–1994.

Dates: 1943-1994

Green bags/white linen : a one-act play : typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0851
Abstract

This original mimeographed typescript is Herbert D. Greggs's copy of his playscript for Green Bags/White Linen: a one-act play.

Dates: circa 1965

Tambourines to glory : playscript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0705
Abstract

Mimeographed typescript of the playscript, Tambourines to Glory, wriitten by Langston Hughes. The title page identifies the playscript as: "Revised version. September 1962."

Dates: 1962 September

Robert B. Kegerreis The Tell-Tale Heart and theatrical collection

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Identifier: MSS 0706
Abstract

This collection comprises material related to the American actor and playwright Robert B. Kegerreis's 1909 dramatic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his involvement in the New York theater scene of the early twentieth century.

Dates: 1909-1925; Majority of material found within dates 1909-1911

The gap of life : play

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0829
Abstract

An inscribed mimeographed typescript of Bryan MacMahon's play, The Gap of Life.

Dates: circa 1971

The blossom, or, Billy the kid : playscript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0971
Abstract

Consists of one typescript of Michael McClure's playscript, "The Blossom, or, Billy the Kid." The play was written in 1959 and first performed in 1963.

Dates: 1959

The feast : playscript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0972
Abstract

Consists of one mimeographed typescript of Michael McClure's playscript, "The Feast," which was written in 1959 or 1960.

Dates: 1959-1960

After the fall : mimeographed typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0812
Abstract

A mimeographed playscript for Arthur Miller's play, "After the Fall : a play." Rehearsal script from the original production of Miller's surrealistic, autobiographical drama performed by the Lincoln Center Repertory Company, New York, in 1964.

Dates: 1964

Incident at Vichy : mimeographed typescript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0811
Abstract

A mimeographed playscript of Arthur Miller's play, "Incident at Vichy." Rehearsal script from the first production of Miller's play, produced by Lincoln Center in 1964. Comparison of the published text with this script reveals several textual variances. Paper covers stamped inside "Property of Irene Lewisohn Library / The Neighborhood School of the Theatre / 340 East 54th Street, New York."

Dates: 1964

The crucible : mimeographed typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0809
Abstract

One mimeographed playscript of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible." Original rehearsal script from the first production of Miller's play.

Dates: 1952-1953

Ulick O'Connor papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0137
Abstract

This collection consists of material accumulated over a 25-year period by Ulick O’Connor: biographer, poet, playwright and journalist. O’Connor’s biographies of Brendan Behan and Oliver St. John Gogarty have been recognized internationally as definitive works. A large portion of the collection deals with materials for these books.

Dates: 1904-1976; Majority of material found within 1960-1974

Dialogue part of Joey for Pal Joey

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0230
Abstract

Script for the dialogue part of Joey for John O'Hara's play, Pal Joey. Cover bears the autograph name, "Mike Garrison."

Dates: 1940

Mia Phoebus collection of Tennessee Williams papers

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0828
Abstract

Items collected or created by Mia Phoebus, all but one of which are related to Tennessee Williams.

Dates: 1940, 2007-2008

Sam Shepard collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0194
Abstract

The Sam Shepard collection is a group of seven incidental items spanning the dates 1968-1979, related to the dramatic work of this American playwright, which includes three playscripts, two programs, a contract, and a poster.

Dates: 1968-1979

George Adolphus Storey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0586
Abstract

The papers of George Adolphus Storey, R.A., prolific British painter and longtime teacher of perspective at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, include both published and unpublished books, poems, plays, fiction, essays, lectures, notes, sketches, inventories, diaries, and other personal writings. Also included are several items belonging to his daughter, Mary Gladys Storey, an actress well-known for her charitable work during World Wars I and II.

Dates: 1848-1946; Majority of material found within 1848-1919

Transcripts of reviews for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0486
Abstract

Two typescript carbon transcripts of a critical review written by Howard Taubman and an unidentified person for The New York Times on Edward Albee's play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Taubman's transcript is undated while the unidentified person's is dated November 5, 1962.

Dates: 1962 November 5, undated

Tennessee Williams collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0112
Abstract

The Tennessee Williams collection, spanning the dates 1939-2013, consists of an extensive collection of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and ephemera related to American playwright Tennessee Williams.

Dates: 1939-2013

Tennessee Williams, Portrait of a Madonna : A World Video Production : playscript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F1028
Abstract

Portrait of a Madonna is a script for a one-act play written by Tennessee Williams and produced by ABC Television in 1948.

Dates: 1948

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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Tell-tale heart 1
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