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Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Blueprint for portable stage","Original artwork for set and other designs - watercolors, pencil drawings","Newsletters, catalogs, pamphlets related to dolls, marionettes, and puppets","Pamphlets and newsletters related to George Mason events revolving around puppetry and the Federal Theatre Project","\"Dear Charlotte\", possibly from Scott Griffin","Newsletters from The Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, The Puppeteers of America, The Puppeteers of America Regional Reporter for the Southeast Region, D. C. 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An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.","Color photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.","12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.","2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.","14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.","9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors, and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Includes script and sheet music","Abstract","Scott Griffin's copy","Photocopy","Director's copy","Includes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"","Photocopy of Federal Theatre Project script","Photocopy","Sheet music","Radio production with Andrew Jergens","Photocopy","Photocopy of script and sheet music","Photocopy","Script for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews","Photocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.","Photocopy","Multiple scripts with holiday themes","Miscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions","Photocopy","Script and sheet music","Includes script and music","Includes script and music","Photocopy","Photocopy","Pages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.","Scott Griffin's script","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Altars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)","The Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians","The Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick","Double sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.","May Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road","Two invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.","The Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Separated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.","1 of 5","2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.","3 of 5","4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.","5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.","1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.","2 of 2. Contains loose newspaper and magazine clippings featuring articles on marionettes.","Includes newsclippings, newsclippings attached to paper, a program, and marionette patterns.","Includes programs for the West Florida Music and Arts Festival, International Society for Contemporary Music (1931), newspaper and magazine clippings featuring marionettes.","Newspaper articles from the Monitor titled \"Marionettes by Children\" that illustrate how one can make their own marionette.","Oversize. Molka Reich scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings and programs from Miami Federal Theatre and non Federal Theatre productions. Pages have been separated.","Oversize. Scrapbook pages separated, featuring programs and newspaper clipping from productions performed at Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Molka Reich papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre Project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.","George Mason University. Libraries. 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She and her husband moved to Miami, Florida, in 1930. While there, she joined the Federal Writers Project, and then the Federal Theatre Project. She started with the FTP as an actress but soon was working with the marionette unit where she made puppets, wrote and adapted scripts, and built sets. As an actress she appeared in the Federal Theatre production Engaged that was performed in August of 1936. She stayed with the Federal Theatre Project until 1939, after which she continued to be a proponent for puppetry. In Miami, she served as president of the Business and Professional Women's Club.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Molka Reich studied puppetry under Remo Bufano in New York during the 1920s. She and her husband moved to Miami, Florida, in 1930. While there, she joined the Federal Writers Project, and then the Federal Theatre Project. She started with the FTP as an actress but soon was working with the marionette unit where she made puppets, wrote and adapted scripts, and built sets. As an actress she appeared in the Federal Theatre production Engaged that was performed in August of 1936. She stayed with the Federal Theatre Project until 1939, after which she continued to be a proponent for puppetry. In Miami, she served as president of the Business and Professional Women's Club."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMolka Reich papers, C0229, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["Molka Reich papers, C0229, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed in December 2012 by Greta Kuriger Suiter. 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EAD completed in January 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSpecial Collections and Archives also holds the \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" title=\"Works Progress Administration oral histories collection\" show=\"new\" href=\"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/wpaoh.html\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e, the \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" title=\"Federal Theatre Project collection\" show=\"new\" href=\"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ftp.html\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e, the \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" title=\"Federal Theatre Project photograph collection\" show=\"new\" href=\"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ftpphoto.html\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e, as well as numerous other personal papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Special Collections and Archives also holds the , the , the , as well as numerous other personal papers."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses, published plays, vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida, newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes. Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of a Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.\u003c/p\u003e\n    ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses and published plays and vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eBlueprint for portable stage\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eOriginal artwork for set and other designs - watercolors, pencil drawings\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eNewsletters, catalogs, pamphlets related to dolls, marionettes, and puppets\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets and newsletters related to George Mason events revolving around puppetry and the Federal Theatre Project\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear Charlotte\", possibly from Scott Griffin\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eNewsletters from The Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, The Puppeteers of America, The Puppeteers of America Regional Reporter for the Southeast Region, D. C. Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eThree issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eAh, Wilderness; Altars of Steel\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eBoy Meets Girl; The Bride the Sun Shines On\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eCandle Light; Chalk Dust; Coquette; Criminal at Large\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eMiami Federal Theatre; Molka Reich; Mystery of the Boardwalk Asylum\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\"New Director Named for Theatre Project\", article about Dorothea Lynch becoming state director for the Federal Theatre.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSmilin' Through; actor Scott Griffin\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes. Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of the Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003e1 production photograph featuring actors on stage. An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors, and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes script and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eAbstract\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eScott Griffin's copy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eDirector's copy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of Federal Theatre Project script\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSheet music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eRadio production with Andrew Jergens\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of script and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eScript for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eMultiple scripts with holiday themes\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eScript and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes script and music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes script and music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eScott Griffin's script\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eAltars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eThe Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eThe Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eDouble sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eMay Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eTwo invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eThe Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eSeparated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e1 of 5\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e3 of 5\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e2 of 2. Contains loose newspaper and magazine clippings featuring articles on marionettes.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes newsclippings, newsclippings attached to paper, a program, and marionette patterns.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes programs for the West Florida Music and Arts Festival, International Society for Contemporary Music (1931), newspaper and magazine clippings featuring marionettes.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles from the Monitor titled \"Marionettes by Children\" that illustrate how one can make their own marionette.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eOversize. Molka Reich scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings and programs from Miami Federal Theatre and non Federal Theatre productions. Pages have been separated.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eOversize. Scrapbook pages separated, featuring programs and newspaper clipping from productions performed at Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n          "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses, published plays, vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida, newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes. Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of a Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses and published plays and vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Blueprint for portable stage","Original artwork for set and other designs - watercolors, pencil drawings","Newsletters, catalogs, pamphlets related to dolls, marionettes, and puppets","Pamphlets and newsletters related to George Mason events revolving around puppetry and the Federal Theatre Project","\"Dear Charlotte\", possibly from Scott Griffin","Newsletters from The Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, The Puppeteers of America, The Puppeteers of America Regional Reporter for the Southeast Region, D. C. Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)","12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies","Three issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Ah, Wilderness; Altars of Steel","Boy Meets Girl; The Bride the Sun Shines On","Candle Light; Chalk Dust; Coquette; Criminal at Large","Miami Federal Theatre; Molka Reich; Mystery of the Boardwalk Asylum","\"New Director Named for Theatre Project\", article about Dorothea Lynch becoming state director for the Federal Theatre.","Smilin' Through; actor Scott Griffin","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes. Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of the Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","1 production photograph featuring actors on stage. An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.","Color photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.","12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.","2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.","14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.","9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors, and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Includes script and sheet music","Abstract","Scott Griffin's copy","Photocopy","Director's copy","Includes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"","Photocopy of Federal Theatre Project script","Photocopy","Sheet music","Radio production with Andrew Jergens","Photocopy","Photocopy of script and sheet music","Photocopy","Script for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews","Photocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.","Photocopy","Multiple scripts with holiday themes","Miscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions","Photocopy","Script and sheet music","Includes script and music","Includes script and music","Photocopy","Photocopy","Pages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.","Scott Griffin's script","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Altars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)","The Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians","The Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick","Double sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.","May Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road","Two invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.","The Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Separated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.","1 of 5","2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.","3 of 5","4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.","5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.","1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.","2 of 2. Contains loose newspaper and magazine clippings featuring articles on marionettes.","Includes newsclippings, newsclippings attached to paper, a program, and marionette patterns.","Includes programs for the West Florida Music and Arts Festival, International Society for Contemporary Music (1931), newspaper and magazine clippings featuring marionettes.","Newspaper articles from the Monitor titled \"Marionettes by Children\" that illustrate how one can make their own marionette.","Oversize. Molka Reich scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings and programs from Miami Federal Theatre and non Federal Theatre productions. Pages have been separated.","Oversize. Scrapbook pages separated, featuring programs and newspaper clipping from productions performed at Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. 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She and her husband moved to Miami, Florida, in 1930. While there, she joined the Federal Writers Project, and then the Federal Theatre Project. She started with the FTP as an actress but soon was working with the marionette unit where she made puppets, wrote and adapted scripts, and built sets. As an actress she appeared in the Federal Theatre production Engaged that was performed in August of 1936. She stayed with the Federal Theatre Project until 1939, after which she continued to be a proponent for puppetry. In Miami, she served as president of the Business and Professional Women's Club.","Processed in December 2012 by Greta Kuriger Suiter. EAD completed in January 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","Special Collections and Archives also holds the , the , the , as well as numerous other personal papers.","The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses, published plays, vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida, newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes. Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of a Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses and published plays and vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Blueprint for portable stage","Original artwork for set and other designs - watercolors, pencil drawings","Newsletters, catalogs, pamphlets related to dolls, marionettes, and puppets","Pamphlets and newsletters related to George Mason events revolving around puppetry and the Federal Theatre Project","\"Dear Charlotte\", possibly from Scott Griffin","Newsletters from The Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, The Puppeteers of America, The Puppeteers of America Regional Reporter for the Southeast Region, D. C. Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)","12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies","Three issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Ah, Wilderness; Altars of Steel","Boy Meets Girl; The Bride the Sun Shines On","Candle Light; Chalk Dust; Coquette; Criminal at Large","Miami Federal Theatre; Molka Reich; Mystery of the Boardwalk Asylum","\"New Director Named for Theatre Project\", article about Dorothea Lynch becoming state director for the Federal Theatre.","Smilin' Through; actor Scott Griffin","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes. Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of the Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","1 production photograph featuring actors on stage. An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.","Color photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.","12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.","2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.","14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.","9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors, and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Includes script and sheet music","Abstract","Scott Griffin's copy","Photocopy","Director's copy","Includes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"","Photocopy of Federal Theatre Project script","Photocopy","Sheet music","Radio production with Andrew Jergens","Photocopy","Photocopy of script and sheet music","Photocopy","Script for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews","Photocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.","Photocopy","Multiple scripts with holiday themes","Miscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions","Photocopy","Script and sheet music","Includes script and music","Includes script and music","Photocopy","Photocopy","Pages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.","Scott Griffin's script","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Altars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)","The Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians","The Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick","Double sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.","May Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road","Two invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.","The Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Separated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.","1 of 5","2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.","3 of 5","4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.","5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.","1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.","2 of 2. Contains loose newspaper and magazine clippings featuring articles on marionettes.","Includes newsclippings, newsclippings attached to paper, a program, and marionette patterns.","Includes programs for the West Florida Music and Arts Festival, International Society for Contemporary Music (1931), newspaper and magazine clippings featuring marionettes.","Newspaper articles from the Monitor titled \"Marionettes by Children\" that illustrate how one can make their own marionette.","Oversize. Molka Reich scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings and programs from Miami Federal Theatre and non Federal Theatre productions. Pages have been separated.","Oversize. Scrapbook pages separated, featuring programs and newspaper clipping from productions performed at Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Molka Reich papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre Project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.","George Mason University. Libraries. 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About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses, published plays, vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida, newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes. Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of a Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.\u003c/p\u003e\n    ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses and published plays and vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eBlueprint for portable stage\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eOriginal artwork for set and other designs - watercolors, pencil drawings\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eNewsletters, catalogs, pamphlets related to dolls, marionettes, and puppets\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets and newsletters related to George Mason events revolving around puppetry and the Federal Theatre Project\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear Charlotte\", possibly from Scott Griffin\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eNewsletters from The Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, The Puppeteers of America, The Puppeteers of America Regional Reporter for the Southeast Region, D. C. Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eThree issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eAh, Wilderness; Altars of Steel\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eBoy Meets Girl; The Bride the Sun Shines On\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eCandle Light; Chalk Dust; Coquette; Criminal at Large\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eMiami Federal Theatre; Molka Reich; Mystery of the Boardwalk Asylum\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\"New Director Named for Theatre Project\", article about Dorothea Lynch becoming state director for the Federal Theatre.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSmilin' Through; actor Scott Griffin\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes. Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of the Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003e1 production photograph featuring actors on stage. An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors, and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes script and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eAbstract\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eScott Griffin's copy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eDirector's copy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of Federal Theatre Project script\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSheet music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eRadio production with Andrew Jergens\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of script and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eScript for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eMultiple scripts with holiday themes\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eScript and sheet music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes script and music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes script and music\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eScott Griffin's script\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eAltars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eThe Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eThe Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eDouble sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eMay Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eTwo invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eThe Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eSeparated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e1 of 5\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e3 of 5\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e2 of 2. Contains loose newspaper and magazine clippings featuring articles on marionettes.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes newsclippings, newsclippings attached to paper, a program, and marionette patterns.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes programs for the West Florida Music and Arts Festival, International Society for Contemporary Music (1931), newspaper and magazine clippings featuring marionettes.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles from the Monitor titled \"Marionettes by Children\" that illustrate how one can make their own marionette.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eOversize. Molka Reich scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings and programs from Miami Federal Theatre and non Federal Theatre productions. Pages have been separated.\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eOversize. Scrapbook pages separated, featuring programs and newspaper clipping from productions performed at Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n          "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses, published plays, vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida, newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes. Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of a Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Series 1 contains many different types of materials including essays, puppetry newsletters, play synopses and published plays and vaudeville sketches, marionette patterns in various sizes, and original artwork by Ken Bare. Materials are arranged alphabetically.","Blueprint for portable stage","Original artwork for set and other designs - watercolors, pencil drawings","Newsletters, catalogs, pamphlets related to dolls, marionettes, and puppets","Pamphlets and newsletters related to George Mason events revolving around puppetry and the Federal Theatre Project","\"Dear Charlotte\", possibly from Scott Griffin","Newsletters from The Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, The Puppeteers of America, The Puppeteers of America Regional Reporter for the Southeast Region, D. C. Puppetimes, George Mason University Golden Anniversary Puppetry Festival, The Puppet Guild of Greater Miami, Barry University Department of Theatre, The Puppet Masters calendar featuring famous puppeteers, itinerary for trip to Japan (UNIMA XV 1988)","12 Plays for Boys and Girls edited by Ben Blake with pictures by Bill Siegel; The Slave with Two Faces by Mary Carolyn Davies","Three issues: Art of Acting Issue (1936), Second Art of Acting Issue (1937), Fall Issue (1937)","Series 2 contains newspaper clippings from Miami, Florida newspapers. Many of the newsclippings are reviews for plays that Molka Reich or Scott Griffin were involved in. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Ah, Wilderness; Altars of Steel","Boy Meets Girl; The Bride the Sun Shines On","Candle Light; Chalk Dust; Coquette; Criminal at Large","Miami Federal Theatre; Molka Reich; Mystery of the Boardwalk Asylum","\"New Director Named for Theatre Project\", article about Dorothea Lynch becoming state director for the Federal Theatre.","Smilin' Through; actor Scott Griffin","Series 3 contains photographs both black and white and color and in a variety of sizes. Photographs consist of portraits of Molka Reich, and Scott Griffin, as well as production photographs, and photographs of the Jack and the Beanstalk marionette. This series is arranged alphabetically.","1 production photograph featuring actors on stage. An actor in center is holding a gun to his head.","Color photographs of Jack and the beanstalk puppet.","12 oversize photographs, 10 of which are professional portraits taken by Charles Cooper in Miami, Florida.","2 oversize matted photographic portraits of Molka Reich.","14 color photographs of Reich leading a marionette demonstration.","9 black and white photographs of Reich's marionettes, staged productions with actors, and includes two photographs of an audience of children watching Bimbo perform.","Series 4 is the largest series and contains scripts for plays and some radio productions. Some of the scripts have accompanying music, mostly handwritten. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","Includes script and sheet music","Abstract","Scott Griffin's copy","Photocopy","Director's copy","Includes note from Syl to Helen: \"Couldn't find the columns I mentioned to you, but in the search uncovered some old Morgan scripts I did for the Eversharp show. The enclosed is an excerpt, from about the only one that could be cut and still be effective. Probably would serve as a space filler and be good for a few laughs. Will try to find the other stuff for a later issue.\"","Photocopy of Federal Theatre Project script","Photocopy","Sheet music","Radio production with Andrew Jergens","Photocopy","Photocopy of script and sheet music","Photocopy","Script for the American Brotherhood: The National Conference of Christians and Jews","Photocopy. Includes four scripts, one for each actor.","Photocopy","Multiple scripts with holiday themes","Miscellaneous mostly handwritten pages of sheet music and lyrics, some for marionette productions","Photocopy","Script and sheet music","Includes script and music","Includes script and music","Photocopy","Photocopy","Pages 2 to 30. Characters include Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Adams, Harry, Miss Mobray, and Walter.","Scott Griffin's script","Series 5 contains programs for Federal Theatre productions and non Federal Theatre productions that were performed in Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Long Island and Pawling, New York; and The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. This series is arranged alphabetically.","Altars of Steel; Ah, Wilderness!; The Bishop Misbehaves; The Bride the Sun Shines On; Criminal at Large; Coquette; Chalk Dust; Craig's Wife; A Classic Vaudeville; The Emperor's New Clothes; Engaged; Folk Music in the Roosevelt White House (produced by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Folklife programs)","The Ghost Train; The Gallows Gate; The Great Sebastians","The Happiest Millionaire; If Ye Break Faith; Inherit the Wind; International Society for Contemporary Music; Lightnin (invitation and program); The Loud Red Patrick","Double sided one page flyer for the Marionette Unit directed by Molka Reich. The front page features reviews from places the troop performed, the back features their repertoire.","May Day; Margin for Error; The Mask and the Face; Mehitable Wing; The Matchmaker; The New York Idea; The 9th Guest; No Time for Sergeants; One More Spring; An Evening of Experimental One Act Plays; Post Road","Two invitations for events at the Molka Reich Studio.","The Starlight Theatre (1957 Summer calendar); Room Service; The Reluctant Debutante; Smilin' Through (includes ticket, programs, press release, for Jacksonville, Florida production); Separate Tables; Sabrina Fair; Twelfth Night; Visit to a Small Planet; Whom Dreams Possess; What a Life; What a Woman Wants; Witness for Prosecution","Series 6 contains scrapbooks that have been disassembled and foldered. The Molka Reich scrapbook 1928-1948 contains mostly material relating to Scott Griffin. There is also a scrapbook for marionette newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook with clippings and programs from productions in Miami, and a scrapbook containing calendar programs for the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. This series is arranged by size of material.","Separated 8.25\"x9.25\" scrapbook pages with 5\"x7\" black and white photographs adhered to them. Photographs feature marionettes and Molka Reich.","1 of 5","2 of 5. Newspaper clippings, programs, telegrams, and handwritten notes to and about Scott Griffin regarding theatre productions including: Coquette, This Thing Called Love, two one act plays performed at the Little Theatre (Bereguisse and The Torch-Bearers), a calendar for plays at the Florida Forum and Assembly (1934), The Pretender, Broken Dishes, Hired Husbands, The Nervous Wreck, The Big Pond, Why Wives Worry, Smilin' Thru, Thank You, and The Love Critic.","3 of 5","4 of 5. Includes programs for The Last of Mrs. Cheney, Our Town, Little Women, and Room Service. Includes playscripts for If Ye Break Faith and Two Crooks and a Lady, as well as handwritten and typewritten notes, a flyer for the production of Coquette, and an entry ticket for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Co. at the Miami Playhouse.","5 of 5. Material relating to Billy Griffin (later Scott Griffin). Includes negatives and portrait print as well as report cards and calling cards.","1 of 2. Contains primarily magazine and newspaper articles featuring marionettes. There is also a certificate for Mrs. Howard Fitch for completing the Cultural Olympics in Woodstown, New Jersey (May 5, 1938). Clippings and certificate are attached to scrapbook paper.","2 of 2. Contains loose newspaper and magazine clippings featuring articles on marionettes.","Includes newsclippings, newsclippings attached to paper, a program, and marionette patterns.","Includes programs for the West Florida Music and Arts Festival, International Society for Contemporary Music (1931), newspaper and magazine clippings featuring marionettes.","Newspaper articles from the Monitor titled \"Marionettes by Children\" that illustrate how one can make their own marionette.","Oversize. Molka Reich scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings and programs from Miami Federal Theatre and non Federal Theatre productions. Pages have been separated.","Oversize. Scrapbook pages separated, featuring programs and newspaper clipping from productions performed at Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Molka Reich papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\n\n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Molka Reich papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref297\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre Project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["The Molka Reich papers includes playscripts, programs, puppetry newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks with most of it dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. About half of the material directly relates to the Federal Theatre Project, especially the newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. Many of the puppetry newsletters and playscripts are from after the 1930s. Some of the material relates to the actor Scott Griffin who acted with the Federal Theatre Project in Miami, Florida, alongside Reich."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Reich, Molka"],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. 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Some of these plays are Child of God, Crock of Gold, The Emperor Jones, Hansel and Gretel, Marionette Varieties, Rip Van Winkle, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night. The papers also include magazine articles from the 1970s that highlight Chesse's mural painting at the Coit Tower in San Francisco.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_chesse#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vifgm_chesse","ead_ssi":"vifgm_chesse","_root_":"vifgm_chesse","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_chesse","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/chesse.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://scrc.gmu.edu/finding_aids/chesse.html","title_ssm":["Ralph Chesse papers"],"title_tesim":["Ralph Chesse papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1935-1975"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1935-1975"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1935/1975"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Ralph Chesse papers, 1935/1975"],"text":["Ralph Chesse papers, 1935/1975","C0224","New Deal, 1933-1939.","Puppet theater.","Theater--United States.","There are no access restrictions.","Digitized photographs from this collection can be found in the \n                .","Organized alphabetically by title. Oversize materials are separated physically but integrated intellectually in this finding aid.","Ralph Chesse was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 6, 1900. He attended schools in New Orleans and Chicago including the Chicago Art Institute, but was primarily a self-taught painter. In 1924 he traveled to San Francisco where he met the puppeteer Blanding Sloan. It was after this meeting that Chesse began working as a puppeteer. In 1929 he opened his first puppet theatre, The Marionette Guild on Merchant Street. In 1934 Chesse was selected, with a mural design titled \"Playground,\" as one of 26 artists by the Works Progress Administration to paint a wall fresco inside of Coit Tower. During this same year The Marionette Guild had to close due to lack of funds.","Chesse joined the Federal Theatre project in 1936 as Director of the Puppetry Unit. There he oversaw a crew of 17 people. Their first production was The Crock of Gold in 1936. Other early productions included The Mikado, Alice in Wonderland, A Marionette Variety Show, and Emperor Jones.","The Federal Theatre Project was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). The Federal Theatre began in 1935 and, until its end in 1939, flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States. Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), it was a way for theatrical professionals to gain employment during the Depression. Jobs were provided for many people, including actors, playwrights, scene designers, scene builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands.","In 1937 Chesse moved to Los Angeles to take over as State Director for California. This was a larger unit employing 50 people. 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Jobs were provided for many people, including actors, playwrights, scene designers, scene builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eIn 1937 Chesse moved to Los Angeles to take over as State Director for California. This was a larger unit employing 50 people. He remained in Los Angeles until 1939 though was still in communication with activities in San Francisco. In Los Angeles productions included Rip Van Winkle, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and a Variety Show. On June 30th 1939 the puppetry unit received notice that the Federal Theatre Project had been terminated. Also in 1939 Chesse brought marionettes to the World's Fair held in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eAfter work finished with the FTP Chesse moved his family back to San Francisco and had a long and successful career that included various jobs. At different points in his life Chesse made a living by teaching puppetry for adult education classes at San Francisco State College, producing a children's television program called The Wonderful World of Brother Buzz, making puppets for TV, theatre, and opera, and acting in plays and films. In 1984 he moved to Ashland, Oregon where he was an avid painter up until his death in 1991. He died of heart failure.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Ralph Chesse was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 6, 1900. He attended schools in New Orleans and Chicago including the Chicago Art Institute, but was primarily a self-taught painter. In 1924 he traveled to San Francisco where he met the puppeteer Blanding Sloan. It was after this meeting that Chesse began working as a puppeteer. In 1929 he opened his first puppet theatre, The Marionette Guild on Merchant Street. In 1934 Chesse was selected, with a mural design titled \"Playground,\" as one of 26 artists by the Works Progress Administration to paint a wall fresco inside of Coit Tower. During this same year The Marionette Guild had to close due to lack of funds.","Chesse joined the Federal Theatre project in 1936 as Director of the Puppetry Unit. There he oversaw a crew of 17 people. Their first production was The Crock of Gold in 1936. Other early productions included The Mikado, Alice in Wonderland, A Marionette Variety Show, and Emperor Jones.","The Federal Theatre Project was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). The Federal Theatre began in 1935 and, until its end in 1939, flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States. Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), it was a way for theatrical professionals to gain employment during the Depression. Jobs were provided for many people, including actors, playwrights, scene designers, scene builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands.","In 1937 Chesse moved to Los Angeles to take over as State Director for California. This was a larger unit employing 50 people. He remained in Los Angeles until 1939 though was still in communication with activities in San Francisco. In Los Angeles productions included Rip Van Winkle, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and a Variety Show. On June 30th 1939 the puppetry unit received notice that the Federal Theatre Project had been terminated. Also in 1939 Chesse brought marionettes to the World's Fair held in San Francisco.","After work finished with the FTP Chesse moved his family back to San Francisco and had a long and successful career that included various jobs. At different points in his life Chesse made a living by teaching puppetry for adult education classes at San Francisco State College, producing a children's television program called The Wonderful World of Brother Buzz, making puppets for TV, theatre, and opera, and acting in plays and films. In 1984 he moved to Ashland, Oregon where he was an avid painter up until his death in 1991. He died of heart failure."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRalph Chesse papers, C0224, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["Ralph Chesse papers, C0224, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed and EAD completed by Greta Kuriger Suiter in September 2012.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed and EAD completed by Greta Kuriger Suiter in September 2012."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Works Progress Administration oral histories collection, the Federal Theatre Project collection, the Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, as well as numerous other personal papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Works Progress Administration oral histories collection, the Federal Theatre Project collection, the Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, as well as numerous other personal papers."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Chesse papers contain materials such as photographs, watercolor set and costume design sketches, playscripts, and programs relating to Federal Theatre Project marionette productions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Some of these plays are Child of God, Crock of Gold, The Emperor Jones, Hansel and Gretel, Marionette Varieties, Rip Van Winkle, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night. 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Some of these plays are Child of God, Crock of Gold, The Emperor Jones, Hansel and Gretel, Marionette Varieties, Rip Van Winkle, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night. 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Prosky's association with the Arena Stage included more than 130 productions over the course of 20 years. His Broadway appearances included \"Glengarry Glenross,\" \"A Walk in the Woods,\" and \"A View from the Bridge.\" Highlights from regional theater include \"Death of a Salesman,\" \"Twelfth Night,\" and \"You Can't Take It With You.\" He also performed on stage in the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia, the Gate Theater in Dublin, Ireland, as well as in a Chinese theater in Hong Kong.","Beginning in the 1980s, he began regularly appearing in films and television shows. His films include \"Mrs. Doubtfire,\" \"The Natural,\" and \"Dead Man Walking.\" Television credits include three years on \"Hill Street Blues,\" many television films and guest shots.","He received or was nominated for two Tony awards, two Helen Hayes awards, an Emmy, the Drama Desk award, and the American Express Tribute To An American Actor. He continued to perform on stage and present lectures on his long career at universities, film festivals, for theater benefits, business groups and on cruises. He died on December 8, 2008, in Washington, D.C.","Processed in 2008 by Sarah Patton, Jennifer Munson, and Jordan Patty. EAD markup completed in 2008 by Jordan Patty and Jennifer Munson.","Special Collections and Archives also holds the .","Consists of documents spanning Prosky's career in theatre, film, and television. Materials include playbills, photographs, scripts, reviews, fan letters, scrapbooks, and audiovisual.","The collection consists of six series.  The first series contains documents from his professional career divided into three subseries and arranged alphabetically by play, film, or television title, then chronologically. Subseries 1.1 includes playbills that date from his early performances at the Quarterdeck Theatre to his most recent performances in Washington, D.C.  There are also numerous reviews as well as a few scripts with Prosky's handwritten notes. Subseries 1.2 contains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\" Subseries 1.3 contains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\" Note that there are additional professional documents, such as posters, in the oversize series.","The second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically. Subseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Subseries 2.2 contains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. Of particular interest are transcripts from an autobiography by Prosky. Note that there are additional biographical articles in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks.","The third series contains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. Arranged by category, then production title or other description, and then arranged chronologically. Note that there are additional photographs in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks.","The fourth series consists of copies of Prosky's film and television appearances, particularly \"Veronica's Closet.\" There are also copies of public service announcements and commercials. Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.","The fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life.","The sixth series consists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life, such as opening night gifts and production souvenirs.","Contains documents from his professional career divided into three subseries and arranged alphabetically by play, film, or television title, then chronologically.","Includes playbills that date from his early performances at the Quarterdeck Theatre to his most recent performances in Washington, D.C.  There are also numerous reviews as well as a few scripts with Prosky's handwritten notes.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Arena Stage.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Gonzaga College. Prosky not in cast.","Arena Stage.","Lucille Lortel Theatre.","Berkshire Theatre Festival. Review by Herbert Wolff.","Arena Stage.","Old Academy.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Brooks Atkinson Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage. Review by Mel Gussow.","Ford's Theatre.","Also contains television reviews and biographical information.","Goodman Theatre.","John Golden Theatre.","Manhattan Ensemble Theater. Also contains postcards with advertisements.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Ford's Theatre.","Lee Strasberg Theatre Center.","Delaware Theatre Company (1993) and Arena Stage (1995).","Douglass College.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Morosco Theatre. Prosky not in cast.","Arena Stage.","Gate Theatre.","Cape May Stage.","Arena Stage. Also contains a pre-production announcement.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Colonial Theatre.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Coronet Theatre. Prosky not in cast.","Ambassador Theatre.","Royal Poinciana Playhouse. Prosky not in cast.","Booth Theatre.","One copy entirely in Russian and one with only the title translated.","Booth Theatre. Also contains some correspondence.","Contains stories on Zelda Fichandler and Robert Prosky.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Hong Kong Arts Festival.","Guthrie Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Also contains advertisements, rosters, and announcements.","Contains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are also a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\"","Also contains correspondence.","Contains production facts, one color production still photograph, and one black and white photograph of the director Gayle Knutson.","Also includes information on \"Glengarry Glenn Ross\" and television work.","Contains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\"","The second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically.","Subseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Arranged alphabetically by name type of correspondence, then chronologically.","RESTRICTED","Also includes correspondence about Prosky's Tony Award nomination.","Contains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. This subseries also contains transcripts from a self-recorded autobiography by Prosky. Arranged alphabetically by article title and type of document, then chronologically.","Post Eagle newspaper.","Columbia Flier newspaper.","America 275 Illustrated Story no. 11-79.","Prosky nominated for \"Glengarry Glenross\".\"","Prosky nominated for \"A Walk in the Woods\".","Prosky won best actor in a short film for \"Grandfather's Birthday\".","Folder 1.","Folder 2.","Cynthia Snyder Public Relations.","Article by Zelda Fichandler.","Presented to both Prosky and his wife Ida.","Philadelphia magazine.","Prosky served as the master of ceremonies.","Prosky nominated for his role in \"Our Town\".","Prosky honored with the American Express Tribute.","Washington Post newspaper.","Roxborough Times newspaper.","Home News newspaper.","New York Times Newspaper.","Equity News newsletter.","New York Times newspaper.","Arena Stage.","Folder 1.","Folder 2.","Presented to Prosky for his role as Mr. Buchanan in \"Jabberwocky\".","Sun Weekly newspaper.","People Weekly magazine.","Relax magazine. In Polish.","New Jersey Lifestyle magazine.","Pen World magazine.","Washington Post Magazine.","Daily News newspaper.","Dossier magazine.","Washington Times newspaper. Article mentions Prosky's Hayes award for \"The Price\".","Also includes correspondence.","Contains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. Arranged by category, then production title or other description, and then arranged chronologically.","Contains copies of Prosky's film and television appearances, particularly \"Veronica's Closet.\" There are also copies of public serve announcements and commercials. Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.","VHS, 18 minutes, color","Audio reel.","Available on digital format.","Reel, 60 seconds, color.","Available on digital format.","Reel, 60 seconds, color, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food Safety and Quality Service.","Available on digital format.","Audio reel","Available on digital format.","VHS, #466216, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466217, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466218, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466219, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466220, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466221, Final Viewing Cassette","Audio, 6 Demo spots, 7.5 IPS","Available on digital format.","VHS, 30 minutes","CD, Arena Stage press photos","DVD, DEMO","DVD, Tape 1, Harris Theatre GMU","DVD, Tape 2, Harris Theatre GMU","DVD, Clips for Lecture","Audio cassette tape, WABC Talk Radio 77am","DVD","Video reel, 60 seconds.","Available on digital format.","Audio cassette tape, Tape 1","Audio cassette tape, Tape 2","Audio Cassette Tape, WTOP Radio","DVD","Audio reel.","Available on digital format.","The fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life.","Black binder with \"Thief\" label","Black binder with Robert Prosky","Photograph","Photograph - Appearances","Photograph - Theatre","Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Movie \"Into Thin Air\"","Six different shots","Interview page 37","Three matted portraits","Autographed film poster","Production poster","Photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills","Blue album with flowers on cover, photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills","Autographed copy by Kathryn Crosby","Consists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life.","Paperweight","Miniature briefcase","Robert Prosky's name monogrammed on one side.","Ford's Theatre, Dog tags","Plaque","Souvenir bag","There may be duplication restrictions because of copyright.","Consists of documents spanning Prosky's career in theatre, film, and television. 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Prosky's association with the Arena Stage included more than 130 productions over the course of 20 years. His Broadway appearances included \"Glengarry Glenross,\" \"A Walk in the Woods,\" and \"A View from the Bridge.\" Highlights from regional theater include \"Death of a Salesman,\" \"Twelfth Night,\" and \"You Can't Take It With You.\" He also performed on stage in the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia, the Gate Theater in Dublin, Ireland, as well as in a Chinese theater in Hong Kong.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the 1980s, he began regularly appearing in films and television shows. His films include \"Mrs. Doubtfire,\" \"The Natural,\" and \"Dead Man Walking.\" Television credits include three years on \"Hill Street Blues,\" many television films and guest shots.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eHe received or was nominated for two Tony awards, two Helen Hayes awards, an Emmy, the Drama Desk award, and the American Express Tribute To An American Actor. 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Subseries 1.1 includes playbills that date from his early performances at the Quarterdeck Theatre to his most recent performances in Washington, D.C.  There are also numerous reviews as well as a few scripts with Prosky's handwritten notes. Subseries 1.2 contains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\" Subseries 1.3 contains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\" Note that there are additional professional documents, such as posters, in the oversize series.  \n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically. Subseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Subseries 2.2 contains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. Of particular interest are transcripts from an autobiography by Prosky. Note that there are additional biographical articles in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe third series contains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. Arranged by category, then production title or other description, and then arranged chronologically. Note that there are additional photographs in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe fourth series consists of copies of Prosky's film and television appearances, particularly \"Veronica's Closet.\" There are also copies of public service announcements and commercials. Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe sixth series consists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life, such as opening night gifts and production souvenirs.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n    ","\u003cp\u003eContains documents from his professional career divided into three subseries and arranged alphabetically by play, film, or television title, then chronologically.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes playbills that date from his early performances at the Quarterdeck Theatre to his most recent performances in Washington, D.C.  There are also numerous reviews as well as a few scripts with Prosky's handwritten notes.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eQuarterdeck Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eGonzaga College. Prosky not in cast.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eLucille Lortel Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eBerkshire Theatre Festival. Review by Herbert Wolff.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eOld Academy.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eQuarterdeck Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eBrooks Atkinson Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. Review by Mel Gussow.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFord's Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains television reviews and biographical information.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eGoodman Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eJohn Golden Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eManhattan Ensemble Theater. Also contains postcards with advertisements.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFred Miller Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFord's Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eLee Strasberg Theatre Center.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eDelaware Theatre Company (1993) and Arena Stage (1995).\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eDouglass College. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFred Miller Theatre. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eMorosco Theatre. Prosky not in cast.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eGate Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eCape May Stage. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. Also contains a pre-production announcement. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eQuarterdeck Theatre. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eColonial Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eQuarterdeck Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eCoronet Theatre. Prosky not in cast.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAmbassador Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eRoyal Poinciana Playhouse. Prosky not in cast.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eBooth Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eOne copy entirely in Russian and one with only the title translated.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eBooth Theatre. Also contains some correspondence.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains stories on Zelda Fichandler and Robert Prosky. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFred Miller Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eHong Kong Arts Festival.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eGuthrie Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains advertisements, rosters, and announcements.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are also a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\" \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains correspondence.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains production facts, one color production still photograph, and one black and white photograph of the director Gayle Knutson.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes information on \"Glengarry Glenn Ross\" and television work.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\"\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eThe second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eSubseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Arranged alphabetically by name type of correspondence, then chronologically.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eRESTRICTED\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes correspondence about Prosky's Tony Award nomination.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. This subseries also contains transcripts from a self-recorded autobiography by Prosky. Arranged alphabetically by article title and type of document, then chronologically.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePost Eagle newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eColumbia Flier newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAmerica 275 Illustrated Story no. 11-79.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky nominated for \"Glengarry Glenross\".\"\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky nominated for \"A Walk in the Woods\".\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky won best actor in a short film for \"Grandfather's Birthday\".\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFolder 1.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFolder 2.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Snyder Public Relations.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArticle by Zelda Fichandler.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003ePresented to both Prosky and his wife Ida.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003ePhiladelphia magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky served as the master of ceremonies.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky nominated for his role in \"Our Town\".\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky honored with the American Express Tribute.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eWashington Post newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eRoxborough Times newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eHome News newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eNew York Times Newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eEquity News newsletter.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eNew York Times newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFolder 1.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFolder 2.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003ePresented to Prosky for his role as Mr. Buchanan in \"Jabberwocky\".\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eSun Weekly newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003ePeople Weekly magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eRelax magazine. In Polish.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eNew Jersey Lifestyle magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003ePen World magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eWashington Post Magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eDaily News newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eDossier magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eWashington Times newspaper. Article mentions Prosky's Hayes award for \"The Price\".\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes correspondence.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. Arranged by category, then production title or other description, and then arranged chronologically.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eContains copies of Prosky's film and television appearances, particularly \"Veronica's Closet.\" There are also copies of public serve announcements and commercials. Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.  \n\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, 18 minutes, color\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eAudio reel.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eReel, 60 seconds, color.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eReel, 60 seconds, color, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food Safety and Quality Service.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eAudio reel\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466216, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466217, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466218, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466219, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466220, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466221, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eAudio, 6 Demo spots, 7.5 IPS\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, 30 minutes\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e CD, Arena Stage press photos\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD, DEMO\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD, Tape 1, Harris Theatre GMU\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD, Tape 2, Harris Theatre GMU\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD, Clips for Lecture\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Audio cassette tape, WABC Talk Radio 77am\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Video reel, 60 seconds.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Audio cassette tape, Tape 1\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Audio cassette tape, Tape 2\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Audio Cassette Tape, WTOP Radio\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Audio reel.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eThe fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003e Black binder with \"Thief\" label\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Black binder with Robert Prosky\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Photograph\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Photograph - Appearances\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Photograph - Theatre\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Movie \"Into Thin Air\"\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Six different shots\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Interview page 37\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Three matted portraits\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Autographed film poster\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Production poster\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Blue album with flowers on cover, photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Autographed copy by Kathryn Crosby\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eConsists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003ePaperweight \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Miniature briefcase\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eRobert Prosky's name monogrammed on one side. \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Ford's Theatre, Dog tags\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Plaque\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Souvenir bag\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Consists of documents spanning Prosky's career in theatre, film, and television. Materials include playbills, photographs, scripts, reviews, fan letters, scrapbooks, and audiovisual.","The collection consists of six series.  The first series contains documents from his professional career divided into three subseries and arranged alphabetically by play, film, or television title, then chronologically. Subseries 1.1 includes playbills that date from his early performances at the Quarterdeck Theatre to his most recent performances in Washington, D.C.  There are also numerous reviews as well as a few scripts with Prosky's handwritten notes. Subseries 1.2 contains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\" Subseries 1.3 contains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\" Note that there are additional professional documents, such as posters, in the oversize series.","The second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically. Subseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Subseries 2.2 contains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. Of particular interest are transcripts from an autobiography by Prosky. Note that there are additional biographical articles in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks.","The third series contains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. Arranged by category, then production title or other description, and then arranged chronologically. Note that there are additional photographs in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks.","The fourth series consists of copies of Prosky's film and television appearances, particularly \"Veronica's Closet.\" There are also copies of public service announcements and commercials. Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.","The fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life.","The sixth series consists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life, such as opening night gifts and production souvenirs.","Contains documents from his professional career divided into three subseries and arranged alphabetically by play, film, or television title, then chronologically.","Includes playbills that date from his early performances at the Quarterdeck Theatre to his most recent performances in Washington, D.C.  There are also numerous reviews as well as a few scripts with Prosky's handwritten notes.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Arena Stage.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Gonzaga College. Prosky not in cast.","Arena Stage.","Lucille Lortel Theatre.","Berkshire Theatre Festival. Review by Herbert Wolff.","Arena Stage.","Old Academy.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Brooks Atkinson Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage. Review by Mel Gussow.","Ford's Theatre.","Also contains television reviews and biographical information.","Goodman Theatre.","John Golden Theatre.","Manhattan Ensemble Theater. Also contains postcards with advertisements.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Ford's Theatre.","Lee Strasberg Theatre Center.","Delaware Theatre Company (1993) and Arena Stage (1995).","Douglass College.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Morosco Theatre. Prosky not in cast.","Arena Stage.","Gate Theatre.","Cape May Stage.","Arena Stage. Also contains a pre-production announcement.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Colonial Theatre.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Coronet Theatre. Prosky not in cast.","Ambassador Theatre.","Royal Poinciana Playhouse. Prosky not in cast.","Booth Theatre.","One copy entirely in Russian and one with only the title translated.","Booth Theatre. Also contains some correspondence.","Contains stories on Zelda Fichandler and Robert Prosky.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Hong Kong Arts Festival.","Guthrie Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Also contains advertisements, rosters, and announcements.","Contains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are also a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\"","Also contains correspondence.","Contains production facts, one color production still photograph, and one black and white photograph of the director Gayle Knutson.","Also includes information on \"Glengarry Glenn Ross\" and television work.","Contains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\"","The second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically.","Subseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Arranged alphabetically by name type of correspondence, then chronologically.","RESTRICTED","Also includes correspondence about Prosky's Tony Award nomination.","Contains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. This subseries also contains transcripts from a self-recorded autobiography by Prosky. Arranged alphabetically by article title and type of document, then chronologically.","Post Eagle newspaper.","Columbia Flier newspaper.","America 275 Illustrated Story no. 11-79.","Prosky nominated for \"Glengarry Glenross\".\"","Prosky nominated for \"A Walk in the Woods\".","Prosky won best actor in a short film for \"Grandfather's Birthday\".","Folder 1.","Folder 2.","Cynthia Snyder Public Relations.","Article by Zelda Fichandler.","Presented to both Prosky and his wife Ida.","Philadelphia magazine.","Prosky served as the master of ceremonies.","Prosky nominated for his role in \"Our Town\".","Prosky honored with the American Express Tribute.","Washington Post newspaper.","Roxborough Times newspaper.","Home News newspaper.","New York Times Newspaper.","Equity News newsletter.","New York Times newspaper.","Arena Stage.","Folder 1.","Folder 2.","Presented to Prosky for his role as Mr. Buchanan in \"Jabberwocky\".","Sun Weekly newspaper.","People Weekly magazine.","Relax magazine. In Polish.","New Jersey Lifestyle magazine.","Pen World magazine.","Washington Post Magazine.","Daily News newspaper.","Dossier magazine.","Washington Times newspaper. Article mentions Prosky's Hayes award for \"The Price\".","Also includes correspondence.","Contains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. Arranged by category, then production title or other description, and then arranged chronologically.","Contains copies of Prosky's film and television appearances, particularly \"Veronica's Closet.\" There are also copies of public serve announcements and commercials. Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.","VHS, 18 minutes, color","Audio reel.","Available on digital format.","Reel, 60 seconds, color.","Available on digital format.","Reel, 60 seconds, color, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food Safety and Quality Service.","Available on digital format.","Audio reel","Available on digital format.","VHS, #466216, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466217, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466218, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466219, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466220, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466221, Final Viewing Cassette","Audio, 6 Demo spots, 7.5 IPS","Available on digital format.","VHS, 30 minutes","CD, Arena Stage press photos","DVD, DEMO","DVD, Tape 1, Harris Theatre GMU","DVD, Tape 2, Harris Theatre GMU","DVD, Clips for Lecture","Audio cassette tape, WABC Talk Radio 77am","DVD","Video reel, 60 seconds.","Available on digital format.","Audio cassette tape, Tape 1","Audio cassette tape, Tape 2","Audio Cassette Tape, WTOP Radio","DVD","Audio reel.","Available on digital format.","The fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life.","Black binder with \"Thief\" label","Black binder with Robert Prosky","Photograph","Photograph - Appearances","Photograph - Theatre","Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Movie \"Into Thin Air\"","Six different shots","Interview page 37","Three matted portraits","Autographed film poster","Production poster","Photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills","Blue album with flowers on cover, photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills","Autographed copy by Kathryn Crosby","Consists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life.","Paperweight","Miniature briefcase","Robert Prosky's name monogrammed on one side.","Ford's Theatre, Dog tags","Plaque","Souvenir bag"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere may be duplication restrictions because of copyright.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There may be duplication restrictions because of copyright."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eConsists of documents spanning Prosky's career in theatre, film, and television. 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Prosky's association with the Arena Stage included more than 130 productions over the course of 20 years. His Broadway appearances included \"Glengarry Glenross,\" \"A Walk in the Woods,\" and \"A View from the Bridge.\" Highlights from regional theater include \"Death of a Salesman,\" \"Twelfth Night,\" and \"You Can't Take It With You.\" He also performed on stage in the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia, the Gate Theater in Dublin, Ireland, as well as in a Chinese theater in Hong Kong.","Beginning in the 1980s, he began regularly appearing in films and television shows. His films include \"Mrs. Doubtfire,\" \"The Natural,\" and \"Dead Man Walking.\" Television credits include three years on \"Hill Street Blues,\" many television films and guest shots.","He received or was nominated for two Tony awards, two Helen Hayes awards, an Emmy, the Drama Desk award, and the American Express Tribute To An American Actor. He continued to perform on stage and present lectures on his long career at universities, film festivals, for theater benefits, business groups and on cruises. He died on December 8, 2008, in Washington, D.C.","Processed in 2008 by Sarah Patton, Jennifer Munson, and Jordan Patty. EAD markup completed in 2008 by Jordan Patty and Jennifer Munson.","Special Collections and Archives also holds the .","Consists of documents spanning Prosky's career in theatre, film, and television. Materials include playbills, photographs, scripts, reviews, fan letters, scrapbooks, and audiovisual.","The collection consists of six series.  The first series contains documents from his professional career divided into three subseries and arranged alphabetically by play, film, or television title, then chronologically. Subseries 1.1 includes playbills that date from his early performances at the Quarterdeck Theatre to his most recent performances in Washington, D.C.  There are also numerous reviews as well as a few scripts with Prosky's handwritten notes. Subseries 1.2 contains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\" Subseries 1.3 contains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\" Note that there are additional professional documents, such as posters, in the oversize series.","The second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically. Subseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Subseries 2.2 contains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. Of particular interest are transcripts from an autobiography by Prosky. Note that there are additional biographical articles in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks.","The third series contains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. Arranged by category, then production title or other description, and then arranged chronologically. Note that there are additional photographs in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks.","The fourth series consists of copies of Prosky's film and television appearances, particularly \"Veronica's Closet.\" There are also copies of public service announcements and commercials. Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.","The fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life.","The sixth series consists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life, such as opening night gifts and production souvenirs.","Contains documents from his professional career divided into three subseries and arranged alphabetically by play, film, or television title, then chronologically.","Includes playbills that date from his early performances at the Quarterdeck Theatre to his most recent performances in Washington, D.C.  There are also numerous reviews as well as a few scripts with Prosky's handwritten notes.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Arena Stage.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Gonzaga College. Prosky not in cast.","Arena Stage.","Lucille Lortel Theatre.","Berkshire Theatre Festival. Review by Herbert Wolff.","Arena Stage.","Old Academy.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Brooks Atkinson Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage. Review by Mel Gussow.","Ford's Theatre.","Also contains television reviews and biographical information.","Goodman Theatre.","John Golden Theatre.","Manhattan Ensemble Theater. Also contains postcards with advertisements.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Ford's Theatre.","Lee Strasberg Theatre Center.","Delaware Theatre Company (1993) and Arena Stage (1995).","Douglass College.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Morosco Theatre. Prosky not in cast.","Arena Stage.","Gate Theatre.","Cape May Stage.","Arena Stage. Also contains a pre-production announcement.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Colonial Theatre.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Coronet Theatre. Prosky not in cast.","Ambassador Theatre.","Royal Poinciana Playhouse. Prosky not in cast.","Booth Theatre.","One copy entirely in Russian and one with only the title translated.","Booth Theatre. Also contains some correspondence.","Contains stories on Zelda Fichandler and Robert Prosky.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Hong Kong Arts Festival.","Guthrie Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Also contains advertisements, rosters, and announcements.","Contains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are also a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\"","Also contains correspondence.","Contains production facts, one color production still photograph, and one black and white photograph of the director Gayle Knutson.","Also includes information on \"Glengarry Glenn Ross\" and television work.","Contains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\"","The second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically.","Subseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. 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Arranged alphabetically by article title and type of document, then chronologically.","Post Eagle newspaper.","Columbia Flier newspaper.","America 275 Illustrated Story no. 11-79.","Prosky nominated for \"Glengarry Glenross\".\"","Prosky nominated for \"A Walk in the Woods\".","Prosky won best actor in a short film for \"Grandfather's Birthday\".","Folder 1.","Folder 2.","Cynthia Snyder Public Relations.","Article by Zelda Fichandler.","Presented to both Prosky and his wife Ida.","Philadelphia magazine.","Prosky served as the master of ceremonies.","Prosky nominated for his role in \"Our Town\".","Prosky honored with the American Express Tribute.","Washington Post newspaper.","Roxborough Times newspaper.","Home News newspaper.","New York Times Newspaper.","Equity News newsletter.","New York Times newspaper.","Arena Stage.","Folder 1.","Folder 2.","Presented to Prosky for his role as Mr. Buchanan in \"Jabberwocky\".","Sun Weekly newspaper.","People Weekly magazine.","Relax magazine. In Polish.","New Jersey Lifestyle magazine.","Pen World magazine.","Washington Post Magazine.","Daily News newspaper.","Dossier magazine.","Washington Times newspaper. Article mentions Prosky's Hayes award for \"The Price\".","Also includes correspondence.","Contains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. Arranged by category, then production title or other description, and then arranged chronologically.","Contains copies of Prosky's film and television appearances, particularly \"Veronica's Closet.\" There are also copies of public serve announcements and commercials. Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.","VHS, 18 minutes, color","Audio reel.","Available on digital format.","Reel, 60 seconds, color.","Available on digital format.","Reel, 60 seconds, color, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food Safety and Quality Service.","Available on digital format.","Audio reel","Available on digital format.","VHS, #466216, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466217, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466218, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466219, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466220, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466221, Final Viewing Cassette","Audio, 6 Demo spots, 7.5 IPS","Available on digital format.","VHS, 30 minutes","CD, Arena Stage press photos","DVD, DEMO","DVD, Tape 1, Harris Theatre GMU","DVD, Tape 2, Harris Theatre GMU","DVD, Clips for Lecture","Audio cassette tape, WABC Talk Radio 77am","DVD","Video reel, 60 seconds.","Available on digital format.","Audio cassette tape, Tape 1","Audio cassette tape, Tape 2","Audio Cassette Tape, WTOP Radio","DVD","Audio reel.","Available on digital format.","The fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life.","Black binder with \"Thief\" label","Black binder with Robert Prosky","Photograph","Photograph - Appearances","Photograph - Theatre","Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Movie \"Into Thin Air\"","Six different shots","Interview page 37","Three matted portraits","Autographed film poster","Production poster","Photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills","Blue album with flowers on cover, photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills","Autographed copy by Kathryn Crosby","Consists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life.","Paperweight","Miniature briefcase","Robert Prosky's name monogrammed on one side.","Ford's Theatre, Dog tags","Plaque","Souvenir bag","There may be duplication restrictions because of copyright.","Consists of documents spanning Prosky's career in theatre, film, and television. 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Review by Herbert Wolff.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eOld Academy.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eQuarterdeck Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eBrooks Atkinson Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. Review by Mel Gussow.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFord's Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains television reviews and biographical information.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eGoodman Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eJohn Golden Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eManhattan Ensemble Theater. Also contains postcards with advertisements.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFred Miller Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFord's Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eLee Strasberg Theatre Center.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eDelaware Theatre Company (1993) and Arena Stage (1995).\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eDouglass College. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFred Miller Theatre. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eMorosco Theatre. Prosky not in cast.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eGate Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eCape May Stage. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. Also contains a pre-production announcement. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eQuarterdeck Theatre. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eColonial Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eQuarterdeck Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eCoronet Theatre. Prosky not in cast.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAmbassador Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eRoyal Poinciana Playhouse. Prosky not in cast.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eBooth Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eOne copy entirely in Russian and one with only the title translated.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eBooth Theatre. Also contains some correspondence.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains stories on Zelda Fichandler and Robert Prosky. \n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFred Miller Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eHong Kong Arts Festival.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eGuthrie Theatre.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains advertisements, rosters, and announcements.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are also a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\" \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains correspondence.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains production facts, one color production still photograph, and one black and white photograph of the director Gayle Knutson.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes information on \"Glengarry Glenn Ross\" and television work.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\"\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eThe second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eSubseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Arranged alphabetically by name type of correspondence, then chronologically.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eRESTRICTED\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes correspondence about Prosky's Tony Award nomination.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. This subseries also contains transcripts from a self-recorded autobiography by Prosky. Arranged alphabetically by article title and type of document, then chronologically.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003ePost Eagle newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eColumbia Flier newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAmerica 275 Illustrated Story no. 11-79.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky nominated for \"Glengarry Glenross\".\"\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky nominated for \"A Walk in the Woods\".\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky won best actor in a short film for \"Grandfather's Birthday\".\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFolder 1.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFolder 2.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Snyder Public Relations.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArticle by Zelda Fichandler.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003ePresented to both Prosky and his wife Ida.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003ePhiladelphia magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky served as the master of ceremonies.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky nominated for his role in \"Our Town\".\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eProsky honored with the American Express Tribute.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eWashington Post newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eRoxborough Times newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eHome News newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eNew York Times Newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eEquity News newsletter.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eNew York Times newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eArena Stage.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFolder 1.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eFolder 2.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003ePresented to Prosky for his role as Mr. Buchanan in \"Jabberwocky\".\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eSun Weekly newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003ePeople Weekly magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eRelax magazine. In Polish.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eNew Jersey Lifestyle magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003ePen World magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eWashington Post Magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eDaily News newspaper.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eDossier magazine.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eWashington Times newspaper. Article mentions Prosky's Hayes award for \"The Price\".\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes correspondence.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eContains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. 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Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.  \n\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, 18 minutes, color\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eAudio reel.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eReel, 60 seconds, color.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eReel, 60 seconds, color, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food Safety and Quality Service.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eAudio reel\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466216, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466217, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466218, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466219, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466220, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, #466221, Final Viewing Cassette\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eAudio, 6 Demo spots, 7.5 IPS\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eVHS, 30 minutes\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e CD, Arena Stage press photos\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD, DEMO\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD, Tape 1, Harris Theatre GMU\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD, Tape 2, Harris Theatre GMU\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD, Clips for Lecture\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Audio cassette tape, WABC Talk Radio 77am\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Video reel, 60 seconds.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Audio cassette tape, Tape 1\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Audio cassette tape, Tape 2\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Audio Cassette Tape, WTOP Radio\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e DVD\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Audio reel.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n            ","\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digital format.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eThe fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003e Black binder with \"Thief\" label\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Black binder with Robert Prosky\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Photograph\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Photograph - Appearances\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Photograph - Theatre\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Movie \"Into Thin Air\"\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Six different shots\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Interview page 37\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Three matted portraits\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Autographed film poster\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Production poster\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Blue album with flowers on cover, photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Autographed copy by Kathryn Crosby\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eConsists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003ePaperweight \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Miniature briefcase\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003eRobert Prosky's name monogrammed on one side. \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Ford's Theatre, Dog tags\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Plaque\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e Souvenir bag\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Consists of documents spanning Prosky's career in theatre, film, and television. Materials include playbills, photographs, scripts, reviews, fan letters, scrapbooks, and audiovisual.","The collection consists of six series.  The first series contains documents from his professional career divided into three subseries and arranged alphabetically by play, film, or television title, then chronologically. Subseries 1.1 includes playbills that date from his early performances at the Quarterdeck Theatre to his most recent performances in Washington, D.C.  There are also numerous reviews as well as a few scripts with Prosky's handwritten notes. Subseries 1.2 contains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\" Subseries 1.3 contains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\" Note that there are additional professional documents, such as posters, in the oversize series.","The second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically. Subseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Subseries 2.2 contains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. Of particular interest are transcripts from an autobiography by Prosky. Note that there are additional biographical articles in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks.","The third series contains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. Arranged by category, then production title or other description, and then arranged chronologically. Note that there are additional photographs in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks.","The fourth series consists of copies of Prosky's film and television appearances, particularly \"Veronica's Closet.\" There are also copies of public service announcements and commercials. Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.","The fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life.","The sixth series consists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life, such as opening night gifts and production souvenirs.","Contains documents from his professional career divided into three subseries and arranged alphabetically by play, film, or television title, then chronologically.","Includes playbills that date from his early performances at the Quarterdeck Theatre to his most recent performances in Washington, D.C.  There are also numerous reviews as well as a few scripts with Prosky's handwritten notes.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Arena Stage.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Gonzaga College. Prosky not in cast.","Arena Stage.","Lucille Lortel Theatre.","Berkshire Theatre Festival. Review by Herbert Wolff.","Arena Stage.","Old Academy.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Brooks Atkinson Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage. Review by Mel Gussow.","Ford's Theatre.","Also contains television reviews and biographical information.","Goodman Theatre.","John Golden Theatre.","Manhattan Ensemble Theater. Also contains postcards with advertisements.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Ford's Theatre.","Lee Strasberg Theatre Center.","Delaware Theatre Company (1993) and Arena Stage (1995).","Douglass College.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Morosco Theatre. Prosky not in cast.","Arena Stage.","Gate Theatre.","Cape May Stage.","Arena Stage. Also contains a pre-production announcement.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage. Contains press releases, reviews, and Arena Stage publications.","Colonial Theatre.","Quarterdeck Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Arena Stage.","Coronet Theatre. Prosky not in cast.","Ambassador Theatre.","Royal Poinciana Playhouse. Prosky not in cast.","Booth Theatre.","One copy entirely in Russian and one with only the title translated.","Booth Theatre. Also contains some correspondence.","Contains stories on Zelda Fichandler and Robert Prosky.","Fred Miller Theatre.","Hong Kong Arts Festival.","Guthrie Theatre.","Arena Stage.","Also contains advertisements, rosters, and announcements.","Contains mostly clippings and reviews about Prosky's film career, but there are also a few scripts and emphemra, such as the trading card from \"The Last Action Hero.\"","Also contains correspondence.","Contains production facts, one color production still photograph, and one black and white photograph of the director Gayle Knutson.","Also includes information on \"Glengarry Glenn Ross\" and television work.","Contains documents from his television career, mostly clippings from his time as a cast member on \"Hill Street Blues\" and \"Veronica's Closet.\"","The second series contains personal documents and is divided into two subseries and arranged alphabetically and chronologically.","Subseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Arranged alphabetically by name type of correspondence, then chronologically.","RESTRICTED","Also includes correspondence about Prosky's Tony Award nomination.","Contains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. This subseries also contains transcripts from a self-recorded autobiography by Prosky. Arranged alphabetically by article title and type of document, then chronologically.","Post Eagle newspaper.","Columbia Flier newspaper.","America 275 Illustrated Story no. 11-79.","Prosky nominated for \"Glengarry Glenross\".\"","Prosky nominated for \"A Walk in the Woods\".","Prosky won best actor in a short film for \"Grandfather's Birthday\".","Folder 1.","Folder 2.","Cynthia Snyder Public Relations.","Article by Zelda Fichandler.","Presented to both Prosky and his wife Ida.","Philadelphia magazine.","Prosky served as the master of ceremonies.","Prosky nominated for his role in \"Our Town\".","Prosky honored with the American Express Tribute.","Washington Post newspaper.","Roxborough Times newspaper.","Home News newspaper.","New York Times Newspaper.","Equity News newsletter.","New York Times newspaper.","Arena Stage.","Folder 1.","Folder 2.","Presented to Prosky for his role as Mr. Buchanan in \"Jabberwocky\".","Sun Weekly newspaper.","People Weekly magazine.","Relax magazine. In Polish.","New Jersey Lifestyle magazine.","Pen World magazine.","Washington Post Magazine.","Daily News newspaper.","Dossier magazine.","Washington Times newspaper. Article mentions Prosky's Hayes award for \"The Price\".","Also includes correspondence.","Contains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. The photographs range in size from 3\"x5\" to 8\"x10\". Most of the theatre and professional photographs are larger and in black and white while the personal snapshots are smaller and in color. Arranged by category, then production title or other description, and then arranged chronologically.","Contains copies of Prosky's film and television appearances, particularly \"Veronica's Closet.\" There are also copies of public serve announcements and commercials. Most of the media contained on VHS cassettes and reel-to-reel audio tapes. There are also DVD copies of speaking engagements at George Mason University and other locations.","VHS, 18 minutes, color","Audio reel.","Available on digital format.","Reel, 60 seconds, color.","Available on digital format.","Reel, 60 seconds, color, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food Safety and Quality Service.","Available on digital format.","Audio reel","Available on digital format.","VHS, #466216, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466217, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466218, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466219, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466220, Final Viewing Cassette","VHS, #466221, Final Viewing Cassette","Audio, 6 Demo spots, 7.5 IPS","Available on digital format.","VHS, 30 minutes","CD, Arena Stage press photos","DVD, DEMO","DVD, Tape 1, Harris Theatre GMU","DVD, Tape 2, Harris Theatre GMU","DVD, Clips for Lecture","Audio cassette tape, WABC Talk Radio 77am","DVD","Video reel, 60 seconds.","Available on digital format.","Audio cassette tape, Tape 1","Audio cassette tape, Tape 2","Audio Cassette Tape, WTOP Radio","DVD","Audio reel.","Available on digital format.","The fifth series contains items too large for the other series. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, and posters documenting Prosky's professional career and personal life.","Black binder with \"Thief\" label","Black binder with Robert Prosky","Photograph","Photograph - Appearances","Photograph - Theatre","Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Movie \"Into Thin Air\"","Six different shots","Interview page 37","Three matted portraits","Autographed film poster","Production poster","Photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills","Blue album with flowers on cover, photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills","Autographed copy by Kathryn Crosby","Consists of objects from Prosky's professional career and personal life.","Paperweight","Miniature briefcase","Robert Prosky's name monogrammed on one side.","Ford's Theatre, Dog tags","Plaque","Souvenir bag"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere may be duplication restrictions because of copyright.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There may be duplication restrictions because of copyright."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eConsists of documents spanning Prosky's career in theatre, film, and television. 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Breen papers, 1935/1973","C0004","Theater--United States.","Collection is open to research.","Selections from the Robert Breen papers are also available in the .","In 2009 the audiotape reels in boxes 134-139 were converted to digital format and are available for use \nin the Special Collections and Archives reading room.","Organized alphabetically according to subject and topic.","In the early 1930s, a small group of arts patrons from Philadelphia and New York began to act upon their conviction that Americans should have a national theater organization that would serve the American public better than Broadway, with its high ticket prices and limited touring policy. Under the leadership of Leopold Stokowski, and with the help of several influential supporters, they persuaded Congress to enact a federal charter for a national theater - a rare and significant authorization but for very few organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Red Cross, and the Federal Reserve Bank. Signed by Franklin Roosevelt on July 3, 1935, the charter of The American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) called for: A people's project, organized and conducted in their interest, free from commercialism, but with the firm intent of being as far as possible self-supporting. A national theatre should bring to the people throughout the country their heritage of the great drama of the past and the best of the present, which has been too frequently unavailable to them under existing conditions. Action on the new charter stalled for nearly a decade, however, with the creation of the WPA Federal Theatre Project, which provided Depression relief to theater artists from 1935 until 1939, and then the onset of World War II. Perhaps more to the point, the ANTA board, comprised of prominent citizens and business leaders from outside the theater community, could not agree on the goals of ANTA.","When the war ended, Robert Breen, a dynamic theater director, actor, and producer fresh out of the Army Air Corps, saw in ANTA the opportunity for his vision of a national theater. He persuaded a fellow veteran, Robert Porterfield, founder of the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, to join him in his effort to devise and propose to the ANTA board a plan for a national theater supported by a foundation.","In 1946 the ANTA board voted to accept the Breen-Porterfield Foundation Plan and persuaded Robert Breen to serve as executive secretary of ANTA. To provide the organization with necessary expertise, the board was reconstituted to include prestigious theater professionals such as Brooks Atkinson, Cheryl Crawford, Paul Green, Moss Hart, Helen Hayes, Sam Jaffe, and Raymond Massey.","Robert Breen and a small, dedicated team comprised mostly of volunteers set furiously to work in his own living quarters above the Hudson Theater on 44th Street. At his side was his co-worker and wife Wilva Davis Breen, who had been instrumental in promoting and guiding the ANTA plan to completion. Together, the two of them had established the Chicago unit of the Federal Theatre Project, an experience which convinced Breen that theater in America was in need of more than a temporary relief program.","Thus began a remarkable period in American theater that, with the infusion of ANTA support and energy, saw the revival of the Experimental Theatre in New York, the growth of regional and university theater programs, the encouragement of playwrights and performers, the broadcasting of quality dramatic presentations to millions of Americans on television in its fledgling years, and ground breaking cultural exchanges that warmed a Cold War world. \nInternationally, ANTA promoted artistic exchanges between the U.S. and Europe and entertainment for American troops serving abroad. It began in 1949 with a U.S. tour of Hamlet throughout Europe, culminating in a performance at Elsinore Castle in Denmark, the actual setting of the play. During the 1950s ANTA sponsored such projects as the American National Ballet Theatre's tour of Europe, and American participation in the Berlin Arts Festival in 1951. Productions showing different sides of life in America were played to European audiences. Among the many were the musicals Oklahoma and Porgy and Bess.","Part of the Robert Breen collection was donated to Ohio State University.","Processed by Special Collections and Archives Staff. EAD markup completed in February 2009 by Jordan Patty.","Special Collections and Archives also holds the Federal Theatre Project collection and the Arena Stage records.","Ohio State University Libraries' Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute holds extentsive materials on Porgy and Bess as well as other productions in the .","The Robert Breen Theatre Collection is a primary source from which one may research the early beginnings of government support for the performing arts and the people responsible for them. It details the work of Robert Breen, the driving force behind the reformation of ANTA in 1946 and a staunch supporter of its eventual successor, the National Endowment for the Arts. The Robert Breen Theatre Collection aids in the gaining of a better understanding of the early operations of ANTA. Covering the years 1933-1980, it consists of working papers, correspondence, drafts, news clippings, scripts, photographs and other theatrical materials which document Breen's career with ANTA from 1944 to 1952. There are also almost 70 audiotapes with recordings of musical theatre and Breen dictating correspondence. The collection also reflects Breen's personal interests such as television, film, and political causes.","1 - WIESBADEN ORCHESTRA; 3.75 IPS","2","3 - COPY OF TAPE FOR PETER FARROW FOR SEAN O'FEY","4","5","6 - ACT II FROM LEGALIZE TO END","7 - FROM BEGINNING OF SWANEE (RACIN FORMS[?]); 7.5 IPS","8 - DICTATION OF CORRESPONDENCE","9 - SIDE 1: IRENE AND W. W.; SIDE 2: PERSONAL PHONE CALLS","10 - BRAHMS: SYMPHONY 2 IN D MAJOR / HAROLD ARLEN (CONJURE MAN) BLUES VOCAL AND PIANO","11","12 - RB PERSONAL WORK TAPE","13 - STOP MY SHINING DREAM; I'LL WIND THIS WORLD; SEED STARS","14 - WORK TAPE BLUES OPERA 2, HAROLD ARLEN REEL 2, FROM \"LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY\"; 7.5 IPS","15 - CHORAL NY [RCHGZISZLS] BLOIS DE [ULVILLE] 238, 256; 3.75 IPS","16 - PORGY AND BESS, COMPANY ZURICH SOUND TRACK","17 - SIDE A: AMSTERDAM SOUND TRACK FOR 16MM FILMS; SIDE B: LAST HALF, CONTAINS ONLY 24 SECONDS OF AUDIO","18 - INTERVIEW FOR RADIO LIBERATION, MUNICH HUTCH, MARCH 1956","19 - BLEVINS AND ROBERT BREEN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON FILM RIGHTS AND BREEN DIRECTING A FILM WITH IRA GIRSHWIN; MUSIC: IRVING (SWIFTLY) LEZAR; SIDE B: ROBERT BREEN'S DICTATION OF MEMOS","20","21","22","23 - MISTITLED; TAPE ACTUALLY CONTAINS A MIX OF LATIN CHANTS AND HAROLD ARLEN SELECTIONS","24 - VOICE OF AMERICA ARMED FORCES NETWORK; BREEN AND FULLER INTERVIEW, STUTTGART, REGARDING PORGY AND BESS; 7.5 IPS","25A - 1 OF 3","25B - 2 OF 3","25C - 3 OF 3","26A - PART 1 OF 2; PORGY AND BESS TITAINIA PALEST; 1 7/8 IPS","26B - PART 2 OF 2; PORGY AND BESS TITAINIA PALEST; 1 7/8 IPS","27 - SCENE LIST AND OTHER DESCRIPTIONS ON TYPED PAGES IN BOX; TWO LOOSE PIECES OF TAPE IN BOX; RUNTIME: 1 HOUR 38 MINUTES; 3.75 IPS","28 - SIDE A: 1. LIFE FULL OF CONSEQUENCES, 2. HI LO, JACK AND A GAME, 3. A MAN'S GOTTA FIGHT, 4. SOMETHIN YOU GOTTA FIND OUT YOSELF, 5. THAT'S MY OPINION, 6. I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME, 7. RACIN FORMS, 8. SOW THE SEED AND REAP THE HARVEST, 9. LIMERICKS SIDE II: 1. ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE, 2. LUCK COMING DOWN, 3. PAPER MOON, 4. ONE FOR THE ROAD, A SLEEPIN BEE, 5. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE, IVE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING","29 - PIANO AND MALE VOICE","30","31 - LABEL INDICATES P AND B PERF, TAPE ACT II ONLY. CAB CALLOWAY STILL IN CAST ONLY CLUE TO DATE I.E. GENERAL. FOUND IN FILE CABINET 11-17-1956 BY RB","32 - LABEL READS BEGIN NONE OF FINAL SCENE ACT II","34 - 7.5 IPS","35","36A","36B","37 - 7.5 IPS","38 - REEL IS LABELED: ARLEN - SOBEL WABC, 6 SONGS DUBBED FROM ELLIOTT [ARTS RECORDER] ON BACK: ARLEN SPECIAL 6-26-59 6 NATURAL MAN, RIDIN MOON, CAKEWALK, PEACEFUL, WORK HARD, MANY KINDS LOVE - 3.75 IPS","39","33 - 10\" REEL 1/2 TRACK STEREO; 15 IPS","40 - WORK TAPE BLUES OPERA 3 ON FRONT OF BOX. ON BACK OF BOX: SONG LIST: OLD [?] TREAT YOU BAD, SLEEP PEACEFUL, TRUE LOVE, SOW SEED, CROSS THE RIVER, PIANO, I'LL WIND, RACIN FORM, BETTING FUGUE, ACCENTUATE, SUPPOSE HE LOSE, ROCK BOTTOM, EASY STREET, RACE, CHAPAIGN FO' THE LADY, HI - LOW JACK, LUCK JUST SO DOWN, WONDER WHAT BECAME, SOMETHING YOU GOTTA, ONE FOR MY BABY, BLUES IN NIGHT, LEAVIN TIME, COME RAIN OR, THIS MOMENT, [?] TIME [?]","41 - WORK TAPE BLUES OPERA 1 ON FRONT OF BOX","42 - COPY OF TAPE FOR PETER FARROW FOR SEAN O'FEY","43 - NBC DISCUSSION LEON PEARSON (MODERATOR) JEAN DALRYMPLE, DAVID MERRICK, ROBERT BREEN","44","45","46 - GREEN BOX MARKED: \"QUINCY JONES\" ALSO MARKED: FREE AND EASY CONVERSATION NEWS IRENE (FREE AND EASY)","47 - BACK OF BOX READS: KURT WEILL SEVEN DEEADLY SINS - MUNUET 3X, - HOWDY DO TO YOU - LEADING TO TURNS 1) SOFT SHOE 2X  3) GENTEEL 2X 6) BLUES 2X *ANOTHER TURN WE HAD - AND NOT CONTEMPLATEDUSING, BUT PERHAPS THE MUSIC FIT SOME OTHER TURN.","48 - INSIDE OF BOX IS A TYPEWRITTEN PAGE WITH SOME HANDWRITTEN NOTES","49 - GREENISH PAPER TAPED TO FRONT OF BOX READS: ACT II NOTES SIDE #2 MAY 30, 1959 4-17-59 STANLEY CHASE NOTES. BACK OF BOX READS: BLUES STANLEY CHASE NOTES APRIL 17 - MAY 30, 1959 ACT I SIDE 1, ACT II (SIDE) 2","50 - RED MARKING PENCIL ON ONE SIDE OF REEL: 3","51 - PAPER INSIDE OF BOX READS: 9-17-55 TV NOTES RB SHUFTAN / RB","52 - DECALS ON SIDE 1 OF TAPE READ: (TOP) DICTATION OF R.B. ORIENT TOUR 1955? TO HELLEN - LA SCALLA TICKETS FOR BLEVINS, TO WILVA - COMPLAIN [?] FROM [?] YUGOSLAVIA, TO LEONARD FIELD - MUSICIAN'S REHEARSALS (BOTTOM) DICTATION TO TOM MARTIN - ABOUT PARIS [?], ILYA MERN [?] (VENICE)","53","54 - BACK TO TAPE READS: REV JOHNSON'S DREAM [?] BLUES. OTHER TITLES ARE CROSSED OUT; 7.5 IPS","55 - BLUE TYPEWRITTEN PAPER INSIDE BOX CONTAINS SONG LIST AND COUNTER NUMBERS READS: TAPE II ACT II SCENE 1: PUT EVERY DOLLAR, TRUE LOVE, RIGHT ANSWER, TOP OF THE WORLD, RAIN OR SHINE, LEGALIZE MY NAME, LULLABY, CHINQUAPIN BUSH, WHAT YA SAYIN BIGELOW (RED WAGON) KILLING SEQUENCE, CURSE, SLEEP PEACEFUL, OL BIGELOW TREAT YOU BAD, SOW THE SEED, DIS LIL WHILE.  ACT II SCENE II: RACING FORMS, SNAKE EYES, ACCENTUATE, SUPPOSE WE LOSE (EASY STREET) CHAMPAGNE FOR THE LADY, 9RACE ** 570), HIGH LOW JACK AND THE GAME, LUCK JUST GO DOWN, SOMETHING YOU GOTTA FIND OUT YRSLF, WHERE IS THIS ROAD A LEADIN YOU TO, RIDIN ON THE MOON, LEAVING TIME","56 - NOTE INSIDE BOX READS: FALL 1954 RE: BOOKING MID EAST TOUR (STATE DEPARTMENT) ON SIDE I ONLY - 2 CONVOS LATER[?] RB + R. SCHNITZER; 7.5 IPS","57 - NOTE ON TOP OF BOX READS: FREE AND EASY AMSTERDAM APPROX DEC 15, 1959 UNEDITED; 3.75 IPS","58 - NOTE INSIDE BOX READS: MARCH 29, 56 STANLEY MEYER TO RB RE RB DIRECTING Pand B FILM MARCH 31, 1956 RB TO STANLEY MEYER","59","60 - EDITED BACK OF BOX READS: (H. 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Also, included are programs for the 1949 Hamlet production at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denamrk, Hamlet theatre cards, and newsletters and clippings. Accession 2011-002","There are no restrictions.","The papers are comprised of records generated by Robert Breen and his wife Wilva Breen. The collection documents Robert Breen's work in the theater as an actor, director, and producer.  The bulk of the collection relates to Breen's work as Executive Director for the American National Theater and Academy.","George Mason University.\nSpecial Collections and Archives.","ANTA (Organization)","Robert S. Breen","Breen, Robert S.","English."],"collection_title_tesim":["Robert S. Breen papers, 1935/1973"],"collection_ssim":["Robert S. Breen papers, 1935/1973"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0004"],"unitid_tesim":["C0004"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Robert S. 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Under the leadership of Leopold Stokowski, and with the help of several influential supporters, they persuaded Congress to enact a federal charter for a national theater - a rare and significant authorization but for very few organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Red Cross, and the Federal Reserve Bank. Signed by Franklin Roosevelt on July 3, 1935, the charter of The American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) called for: A people's project, organized and conducted in their interest, free from commercialism, but with the firm intent of being as far as possible self-supporting. A national theatre should bring to the people throughout the country their heritage of the great drama of the past and the best of the present, which has been too frequently unavailable to them under existing conditions. Action on the new charter stalled for nearly a decade, however, with the creation of the WPA Federal Theatre Project, which provided Depression relief to theater artists from 1935 until 1939, and then the onset of World War II. Perhaps more to the point, the ANTA board, comprised of prominent citizens and business leaders from outside the theater community, could not agree on the goals of ANTA.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWhen the war ended, Robert Breen, a dynamic theater director, actor, and producer fresh out of the Army Air Corps, saw in ANTA the opportunity for his vision of a national theater. 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Under the leadership of Leopold Stokowski, and with the help of several influential supporters, they persuaded Congress to enact a federal charter for a national theater - a rare and significant authorization but for very few organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Red Cross, and the Federal Reserve Bank. Signed by Franklin Roosevelt on July 3, 1935, the charter of The American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) called for: A people's project, organized and conducted in their interest, free from commercialism, but with the firm intent of being as far as possible self-supporting. A national theatre should bring to the people throughout the country their heritage of the great drama of the past and the best of the present, which has been too frequently unavailable to them under existing conditions. Action on the new charter stalled for nearly a decade, however, with the creation of the WPA Federal Theatre Project, which provided Depression relief to theater artists from 1935 until 1939, and then the onset of World War II. Perhaps more to the point, the ANTA board, comprised of prominent citizens and business leaders from outside the theater community, could not agree on the goals of ANTA.","When the war ended, Robert Breen, a dynamic theater director, actor, and producer fresh out of the Army Air Corps, saw in ANTA the opportunity for his vision of a national theater. He persuaded a fellow veteran, Robert Porterfield, founder of the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, to join him in his effort to devise and propose to the ANTA board a plan for a national theater supported by a foundation.","In 1946 the ANTA board voted to accept the Breen-Porterfield Foundation Plan and persuaded Robert Breen to serve as executive secretary of ANTA. To provide the organization with necessary expertise, the board was reconstituted to include prestigious theater professionals such as Brooks Atkinson, Cheryl Crawford, Paul Green, Moss Hart, Helen Hayes, Sam Jaffe, and Raymond Massey.","Robert Breen and a small, dedicated team comprised mostly of volunteers set furiously to work in his own living quarters above the Hudson Theater on 44th Street. At his side was his co-worker and wife Wilva Davis Breen, who had been instrumental in promoting and guiding the ANTA plan to completion. Together, the two of them had established the Chicago unit of the Federal Theatre Project, an experience which convinced Breen that theater in America was in need of more than a temporary relief program.","Thus began a remarkable period in American theater that, with the infusion of ANTA support and energy, saw the revival of the Experimental Theatre in New York, the growth of regional and university theater programs, the encouragement of playwrights and performers, the broadcasting of quality dramatic presentations to millions of Americans on television in its fledgling years, and ground breaking cultural exchanges that warmed a Cold War world. \nInternationally, ANTA promoted artistic exchanges between the U.S. and Europe and entertainment for American troops serving abroad. It began in 1949 with a U.S. tour of Hamlet throughout Europe, culminating in a performance at Elsinore Castle in Denmark, the actual setting of the play. 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SCHNITZER; 7.5 IPS\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e57 - NOTE ON TOP OF BOX READS: FREE AND EASY AMSTERDAM APPROX DEC 15, 1959 UNEDITED; 3.75 IPS\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e58 - NOTE INSIDE BOX READS: MARCH 29, 56 STANLEY MEYER TO RB RE RB DIRECTING Pand B FILM MARCH 31, 1956 RB TO STANLEY MEYER\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e59\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e60 - EDITED BACK OF BOX READS: (H. ARLEN) FREE and  EASY (BLUES OPERA) DEC 59 SIDES 1 and  2 (SNATCHES) (RECORDED FROM SMALL PROPERTY ROOM - BACKSTAGE CARRE THEATRE - AMSTERDAM DEC 1959 - DURING REHEARSING and  ONE \"PREVIEW\" SIDE #1 - 65 MINUTES, SIDE #2 - 69 MINUTES; 3.75 IPS\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e61\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e62\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e63 - LOW QUALITY RECORDING\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e64 - STICKER ON REEL READS: SEPTEMBER 24, 1955 CALL FROM MR. BLAKE (STATE) TO RB ? ?, RUSSIA LETTERS TO CITY ? TO SCHNITZER, TO IEP (?) EXCELLENT\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e65\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e66\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e67\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e44 cassette audiotapes of interviews with and about Robert Breen. Subjects include ANTA, Porgy and Bess, and the Federal Theatre Project. Mike Davis was involved with most of the recordings. Accession 2011-001\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e30 black and white photographic prints of Robert Breen and his 1952 production of Porgy and Bess, including a photograph of Cab Calloway. Some of the photographs are of Robert Breen from 1986.  There are also 14 color slides of Robert Breen and Wilva Breen taken in 1986. Also, included are programs for the 1949 Hamlet production at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denamrk, Hamlet theatre cards, and newsletters and clippings. Accession 2011-002\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n          "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Robert Breen Theatre Collection is a primary source from which one may research the early beginnings of government support for the performing arts and the people responsible for them. It details the work of Robert Breen, the driving force behind the reformation of ANTA in 1946 and a staunch supporter of its eventual successor, the National Endowment for the Arts. The Robert Breen Theatre Collection aids in the gaining of a better understanding of the early operations of ANTA. Covering the years 1933-1980, it consists of working papers, correspondence, drafts, news clippings, scripts, photographs and other theatrical materials which document Breen's career with ANTA from 1944 to 1952. There are also almost 70 audiotapes with recordings of musical theatre and Breen dictating correspondence. The collection also reflects Breen's personal interests such as television, film, and political causes.","1 - WIESBADEN ORCHESTRA; 3.75 IPS","2","3 - COPY OF TAPE FOR PETER FARROW FOR SEAN O'FEY","4","5","6 - ACT II FROM LEGALIZE TO END","7 - FROM BEGINNING OF SWANEE (RACIN FORMS[?]); 7.5 IPS","8 - DICTATION OF CORRESPONDENCE","9 - SIDE 1: IRENE AND W. W.; SIDE 2: PERSONAL PHONE CALLS","10 - BRAHMS: SYMPHONY 2 IN D MAJOR / HAROLD ARLEN (CONJURE MAN) BLUES VOCAL AND PIANO","11","12 - RB PERSONAL WORK TAPE","13 - STOP MY SHINING DREAM; I'LL WIND THIS WORLD; SEED STARS","14 - WORK TAPE BLUES OPERA 2, HAROLD ARLEN REEL 2, FROM \"LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY\"; 7.5 IPS","15 - CHORAL NY [RCHGZISZLS] BLOIS DE [ULVILLE] 238, 256; 3.75 IPS","16 - PORGY AND BESS, COMPANY ZURICH SOUND TRACK","17 - SIDE A: AMSTERDAM SOUND TRACK FOR 16MM FILMS; SIDE B: LAST HALF, CONTAINS ONLY 24 SECONDS OF AUDIO","18 - INTERVIEW FOR RADIO LIBERATION, MUNICH HUTCH, MARCH 1956","19 - BLEVINS AND ROBERT BREEN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON FILM RIGHTS AND BREEN DIRECTING A FILM WITH IRA GIRSHWIN; MUSIC: IRVING (SWIFTLY) LEZAR; SIDE B: ROBERT BREEN'S DICTATION OF MEMOS","20","21","22","23 - MISTITLED; TAPE ACTUALLY CONTAINS A MIX OF LATIN CHANTS AND HAROLD ARLEN SELECTIONS","24 - VOICE OF AMERICA ARMED FORCES NETWORK; BREEN AND FULLER INTERVIEW, STUTTGART, REGARDING PORGY AND BESS; 7.5 IPS","25A - 1 OF 3","25B - 2 OF 3","25C - 3 OF 3","26A - PART 1 OF 2; PORGY AND BESS TITAINIA PALEST; 1 7/8 IPS","26B - PART 2 OF 2; PORGY AND BESS TITAINIA PALEST; 1 7/8 IPS","27 - SCENE LIST AND OTHER DESCRIPTIONS ON TYPED PAGES IN BOX; TWO LOOSE PIECES OF TAPE IN BOX; RUNTIME: 1 HOUR 38 MINUTES; 3.75 IPS","28 - SIDE A: 1. LIFE FULL OF CONSEQUENCES, 2. HI LO, JACK AND A GAME, 3. A MAN'S GOTTA FIGHT, 4. SOMETHIN YOU GOTTA FIND OUT YOSELF, 5. THAT'S MY OPINION, 6. I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME, 7. RACIN FORMS, 8. SOW THE SEED AND REAP THE HARVEST, 9. LIMERICKS SIDE II: 1. ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE, 2. LUCK COMING DOWN, 3. PAPER MOON, 4. ONE FOR THE ROAD, A SLEEPIN BEE, 5. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE, IVE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING","29 - PIANO AND MALE VOICE","30","31 - LABEL INDICATES P AND B PERF, TAPE ACT II ONLY. CAB CALLOWAY STILL IN CAST ONLY CLUE TO DATE I.E. GENERAL. FOUND IN FILE CABINET 11-17-1956 BY RB","32 - LABEL READS BEGIN NONE OF FINAL SCENE ACT II","34 - 7.5 IPS","35","36A","36B","37 - 7.5 IPS","38 - REEL IS LABELED: ARLEN - SOBEL WABC, 6 SONGS DUBBED FROM ELLIOTT [ARTS RECORDER] ON BACK: ARLEN SPECIAL 6-26-59 6 NATURAL MAN, RIDIN MOON, CAKEWALK, PEACEFUL, WORK HARD, MANY KINDS LOVE - 3.75 IPS","39","33 - 10\" REEL 1/2 TRACK STEREO; 15 IPS","40 - WORK TAPE BLUES OPERA 3 ON FRONT OF BOX. ON BACK OF BOX: SONG LIST: OLD [?] TREAT YOU BAD, SLEEP PEACEFUL, TRUE LOVE, SOW SEED, CROSS THE RIVER, PIANO, I'LL WIND, RACIN FORM, BETTING FUGUE, ACCENTUATE, SUPPOSE HE LOSE, ROCK BOTTOM, EASY STREET, RACE, CHAPAIGN FO' THE LADY, HI - LOW JACK, LUCK JUST SO DOWN, WONDER WHAT BECAME, SOMETHING YOU GOTTA, ONE FOR MY BABY, BLUES IN NIGHT, LEAVIN TIME, COME RAIN OR, THIS MOMENT, [?] TIME [?]","41 - WORK TAPE BLUES OPERA 1 ON FRONT OF BOX","42 - COPY OF TAPE FOR PETER FARROW FOR SEAN O'FEY","43 - NBC DISCUSSION LEON PEARSON (MODERATOR) JEAN DALRYMPLE, DAVID MERRICK, ROBERT BREEN","44","45","46 - GREEN BOX MARKED: \"QUINCY JONES\" ALSO MARKED: FREE AND EASY CONVERSATION NEWS IRENE (FREE AND EASY)","47 - BACK OF BOX READS: KURT WEILL SEVEN DEEADLY SINS - MUNUET 3X, - HOWDY DO TO YOU - LEADING TO TURNS 1) SOFT SHOE 2X  3) GENTEEL 2X 6) BLUES 2X *ANOTHER TURN WE HAD - AND NOT CONTEMPLATEDUSING, BUT PERHAPS THE MUSIC FIT SOME OTHER TURN.","48 - INSIDE OF BOX IS A TYPEWRITTEN PAGE WITH SOME HANDWRITTEN NOTES","49 - GREENISH PAPER TAPED TO FRONT OF BOX READS: ACT II NOTES SIDE #2 MAY 30, 1959 4-17-59 STANLEY CHASE NOTES. BACK OF BOX READS: BLUES STANLEY CHASE NOTES APRIL 17 - MAY 30, 1959 ACT I SIDE 1, ACT II (SIDE) 2","50 - RED MARKING PENCIL ON ONE SIDE OF REEL: 3","51 - PAPER INSIDE OF BOX READS: 9-17-55 TV NOTES RB SHUFTAN / RB","52 - DECALS ON SIDE 1 OF TAPE READ: (TOP) DICTATION OF R.B. ORIENT TOUR 1955? TO HELLEN - LA SCALLA TICKETS FOR BLEVINS, TO WILVA - COMPLAIN [?] FROM [?] YUGOSLAVIA, TO LEONARD FIELD - MUSICIAN'S REHEARSALS (BOTTOM) DICTATION TO TOM MARTIN - ABOUT PARIS [?], ILYA MERN [?] (VENICE)","53","54 - BACK TO TAPE READS: REV JOHNSON'S DREAM [?] BLUES. OTHER TITLES ARE CROSSED OUT; 7.5 IPS","55 - BLUE TYPEWRITTEN PAPER INSIDE BOX CONTAINS SONG LIST AND COUNTER NUMBERS READS: TAPE II ACT II SCENE 1: PUT EVERY DOLLAR, TRUE LOVE, RIGHT ANSWER, TOP OF THE WORLD, RAIN OR SHINE, LEGALIZE MY NAME, LULLABY, CHINQUAPIN BUSH, WHAT YA SAYIN BIGELOW (RED WAGON) KILLING SEQUENCE, CURSE, SLEEP PEACEFUL, OL BIGELOW TREAT YOU BAD, SOW THE SEED, DIS LIL WHILE.  ACT II SCENE II: RACING FORMS, SNAKE EYES, ACCENTUATE, SUPPOSE WE LOSE (EASY STREET) CHAMPAGNE FOR THE LADY, 9RACE ** 570), HIGH LOW JACK AND THE GAME, LUCK JUST GO DOWN, SOMETHING YOU GOTTA FIND OUT YRSLF, WHERE IS THIS ROAD A LEADIN YOU TO, RIDIN ON THE MOON, LEAVING TIME","56 - NOTE INSIDE BOX READS: FALL 1954 RE: BOOKING MID EAST TOUR (STATE DEPARTMENT) ON SIDE I ONLY - 2 CONVOS LATER[?] RB + R. SCHNITZER; 7.5 IPS","57 - NOTE ON TOP OF BOX READS: FREE AND EASY AMSTERDAM APPROX DEC 15, 1959 UNEDITED; 3.75 IPS","58 - NOTE INSIDE BOX READS: MARCH 29, 56 STANLEY MEYER TO RB RE RB DIRECTING Pand B FILM MARCH 31, 1956 RB TO STANLEY MEYER","59","60 - EDITED BACK OF BOX READS: (H. ARLEN) FREE and  EASY (BLUES OPERA) DEC 59 SIDES 1 and  2 (SNATCHES) (RECORDED FROM SMALL PROPERTY ROOM - BACKSTAGE CARRE THEATRE - AMSTERDAM DEC 1959 - DURING REHEARSING and  ONE \"PREVIEW\" SIDE #1 - 65 MINUTES, SIDE #2 - 69 MINUTES; 3.75 IPS","61","62","63 - LOW QUALITY RECORDING","64 - STICKER ON REEL READS: SEPTEMBER 24, 1955 CALL FROM MR. BLAKE (STATE) TO RB ? ?, RUSSIA LETTERS TO CITY ? TO SCHNITZER, TO IEP (?) EXCELLENT","65","66","67","44 cassette audiotapes of interviews with and about Robert Breen. Subjects include ANTA, Porgy and Bess, and the Federal Theatre Project. Mike Davis was involved with most of the recordings. Accession 2011-001","30 black and white photographic prints of Robert Breen and his 1952 production of Porgy and Bess, including a photograph of Cab Calloway. Some of the photographs are of Robert Breen from 1986.  There are also 14 color slides of Robert Breen and Wilva Breen taken in 1986. Also, included are programs for the 1949 Hamlet production at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denamrk, Hamlet theatre cards, and newsletters and clippings. Accession 2011-002"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe papers are comprised of records generated by Robert Breen and his wife Wilva Breen. The collection documents Robert Breen's work in the theater as an actor, director, and producer.  The bulk of the collection relates to Breen's work as Executive Director for the American National Theater and Academy.\n\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The papers are comprised of records generated by Robert Breen and his wife Wilva Breen. The collection documents Robert Breen's work in the theater as an actor, director, and producer.  The bulk of the collection relates to Breen's work as Executive Director for the American National Theater and Academy."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University.\nSpecial Collections and Archives.","ANTA (Organization)"],"persname_ssim":["Robert S. Breen","Breen, Robert S."],"names_ssim":["George Mason University.\nSpecial Collections and Archives.","ANTA (Organization)","Robert S. Breen","Breen, Robert S."],"language_ssim":["English."],"total_component_count_is":1398,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:56:48.151Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_vifgm00039","ead_ssi":"vifgm_vifgm00039","_root_":"vifgm_vifgm00039","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_vifgm00039","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/vifgm00039.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/","title_ssm":["Robert S. Breen papers"],"title_tesim":["Robert S. Breen papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1935-1973"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1935-1973"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1935/1973"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Robert S. Breen papers, 1935/1973"],"text":["Robert S. Breen papers, 1935/1973","C0004","Theater--United States.","Collection is open to research.","Selections from the Robert Breen papers are also available in the .","In 2009 the audiotape reels in boxes 134-139 were converted to digital format and are available for use \nin the Special Collections and Archives reading room.","Organized alphabetically according to subject and topic.","In the early 1930s, a small group of arts patrons from Philadelphia and New York began to act upon their conviction that Americans should have a national theater organization that would serve the American public better than Broadway, with its high ticket prices and limited touring policy. Under the leadership of Leopold Stokowski, and with the help of several influential supporters, they persuaded Congress to enact a federal charter for a national theater - a rare and significant authorization but for very few organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Red Cross, and the Federal Reserve Bank. Signed by Franklin Roosevelt on July 3, 1935, the charter of The American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) called for: A people's project, organized and conducted in their interest, free from commercialism, but with the firm intent of being as far as possible self-supporting. A national theatre should bring to the people throughout the country their heritage of the great drama of the past and the best of the present, which has been too frequently unavailable to them under existing conditions. Action on the new charter stalled for nearly a decade, however, with the creation of the WPA Federal Theatre Project, which provided Depression relief to theater artists from 1935 until 1939, and then the onset of World War II. Perhaps more to the point, the ANTA board, comprised of prominent citizens and business leaders from outside the theater community, could not agree on the goals of ANTA.","When the war ended, Robert Breen, a dynamic theater director, actor, and producer fresh out of the Army Air Corps, saw in ANTA the opportunity for his vision of a national theater. He persuaded a fellow veteran, Robert Porterfield, founder of the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, to join him in his effort to devise and propose to the ANTA board a plan for a national theater supported by a foundation.","In 1946 the ANTA board voted to accept the Breen-Porterfield Foundation Plan and persuaded Robert Breen to serve as executive secretary of ANTA. To provide the organization with necessary expertise, the board was reconstituted to include prestigious theater professionals such as Brooks Atkinson, Cheryl Crawford, Paul Green, Moss Hart, Helen Hayes, Sam Jaffe, and Raymond Massey.","Robert Breen and a small, dedicated team comprised mostly of volunteers set furiously to work in his own living quarters above the Hudson Theater on 44th Street. At his side was his co-worker and wife Wilva Davis Breen, who had been instrumental in promoting and guiding the ANTA plan to completion. Together, the two of them had established the Chicago unit of the Federal Theatre Project, an experience which convinced Breen that theater in America was in need of more than a temporary relief program.","Thus began a remarkable period in American theater that, with the infusion of ANTA support and energy, saw the revival of the Experimental Theatre in New York, the growth of regional and university theater programs, the encouragement of playwrights and performers, the broadcasting of quality dramatic presentations to millions of Americans on television in its fledgling years, and ground breaking cultural exchanges that warmed a Cold War world. \nInternationally, ANTA promoted artistic exchanges between the U.S. and Europe and entertainment for American troops serving abroad. It began in 1949 with a U.S. tour of Hamlet throughout Europe, culminating in a performance at Elsinore Castle in Denmark, the actual setting of the play. During the 1950s ANTA sponsored such projects as the American National Ballet Theatre's tour of Europe, and American participation in the Berlin Arts Festival in 1951. Productions showing different sides of life in America were played to European audiences. Among the many were the musicals Oklahoma and Porgy and Bess.","Part of the Robert Breen collection was donated to Ohio State University.","Processed by Special Collections and Archives Staff. EAD markup completed in February 2009 by Jordan Patty.","Special Collections and Archives also holds the Federal Theatre Project collection and the Arena Stage records.","Ohio State University Libraries' Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute holds extentsive materials on Porgy and Bess as well as other productions in the .","The Robert Breen Theatre Collection is a primary source from which one may research the early beginnings of government support for the performing arts and the people responsible for them. It details the work of Robert Breen, the driving force behind the reformation of ANTA in 1946 and a staunch supporter of its eventual successor, the National Endowment for the Arts. The Robert Breen Theatre Collection aids in the gaining of a better understanding of the early operations of ANTA. Covering the years 1933-1980, it consists of working papers, correspondence, drafts, news clippings, scripts, photographs and other theatrical materials which document Breen's career with ANTA from 1944 to 1952. There are also almost 70 audiotapes with recordings of musical theatre and Breen dictating correspondence. The collection also reflects Breen's personal interests such as television, film, and political causes.","1 - WIESBADEN ORCHESTRA; 3.75 IPS","2","3 - COPY OF TAPE FOR PETER FARROW FOR SEAN O'FEY","4","5","6 - ACT II FROM LEGALIZE TO END","7 - FROM BEGINNING OF SWANEE (RACIN FORMS[?]); 7.5 IPS","8 - DICTATION OF CORRESPONDENCE","9 - SIDE 1: IRENE AND W. W.; SIDE 2: PERSONAL PHONE CALLS","10 - BRAHMS: SYMPHONY 2 IN D MAJOR / HAROLD ARLEN (CONJURE MAN) BLUES VOCAL AND PIANO","11","12 - RB PERSONAL WORK TAPE","13 - STOP MY SHINING DREAM; I'LL WIND THIS WORLD; SEED STARS","14 - WORK TAPE BLUES OPERA 2, HAROLD ARLEN REEL 2, FROM \"LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY\"; 7.5 IPS","15 - CHORAL NY [RCHGZISZLS] BLOIS DE [ULVILLE] 238, 256; 3.75 IPS","16 - PORGY AND BESS, COMPANY ZURICH SOUND TRACK","17 - SIDE A: AMSTERDAM SOUND TRACK FOR 16MM FILMS; SIDE B: LAST HALF, CONTAINS ONLY 24 SECONDS OF AUDIO","18 - INTERVIEW FOR RADIO LIBERATION, MUNICH HUTCH, MARCH 1956","19 - BLEVINS AND ROBERT BREEN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON FILM RIGHTS AND BREEN DIRECTING A FILM WITH IRA GIRSHWIN; MUSIC: IRVING (SWIFTLY) LEZAR; SIDE B: ROBERT BREEN'S DICTATION OF MEMOS","20","21","22","23 - MISTITLED; TAPE ACTUALLY CONTAINS A MIX OF LATIN CHANTS AND HAROLD ARLEN SELECTIONS","24 - VOICE OF AMERICA ARMED FORCES NETWORK; BREEN AND FULLER INTERVIEW, STUTTGART, REGARDING PORGY AND BESS; 7.5 IPS","25A - 1 OF 3","25B - 2 OF 3","25C - 3 OF 3","26A - PART 1 OF 2; PORGY AND BESS TITAINIA PALEST; 1 7/8 IPS","26B - PART 2 OF 2; PORGY AND BESS TITAINIA PALEST; 1 7/8 IPS","27 - SCENE LIST AND OTHER DESCRIPTIONS ON TYPED PAGES IN BOX; TWO LOOSE PIECES OF TAPE IN BOX; RUNTIME: 1 HOUR 38 MINUTES; 3.75 IPS","28 - SIDE A: 1. LIFE FULL OF CONSEQUENCES, 2. HI LO, JACK AND A GAME, 3. A MAN'S GOTTA FIGHT, 4. SOMETHIN YOU GOTTA FIND OUT YOSELF, 5. THAT'S MY OPINION, 6. I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME, 7. RACIN FORMS, 8. SOW THE SEED AND REAP THE HARVEST, 9. LIMERICKS SIDE II: 1. ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE, 2. LUCK COMING DOWN, 3. PAPER MOON, 4. ONE FOR THE ROAD, A SLEEPIN BEE, 5. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE, IVE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING","29 - PIANO AND MALE VOICE","30","31 - LABEL INDICATES P AND B PERF, TAPE ACT II ONLY. CAB CALLOWAY STILL IN CAST ONLY CLUE TO DATE I.E. GENERAL. FOUND IN FILE CABINET 11-17-1956 BY RB","32 - LABEL READS BEGIN NONE OF FINAL SCENE ACT II","34 - 7.5 IPS","35","36A","36B","37 - 7.5 IPS","38 - REEL IS LABELED: ARLEN - SOBEL WABC, 6 SONGS DUBBED FROM ELLIOTT [ARTS RECORDER] ON BACK: ARLEN SPECIAL 6-26-59 6 NATURAL MAN, RIDIN MOON, CAKEWALK, PEACEFUL, WORK HARD, MANY KINDS LOVE - 3.75 IPS","39","33 - 10\" REEL 1/2 TRACK STEREO; 15 IPS","40 - WORK TAPE BLUES OPERA 3 ON FRONT OF BOX. ON BACK OF BOX: SONG LIST: OLD [?] TREAT YOU BAD, SLEEP PEACEFUL, TRUE LOVE, SOW SEED, CROSS THE RIVER, PIANO, I'LL WIND, RACIN FORM, BETTING FUGUE, ACCENTUATE, SUPPOSE HE LOSE, ROCK BOTTOM, EASY STREET, RACE, CHAPAIGN FO' THE LADY, HI - LOW JACK, LUCK JUST SO DOWN, WONDER WHAT BECAME, SOMETHING YOU GOTTA, ONE FOR MY BABY, BLUES IN NIGHT, LEAVIN TIME, COME RAIN OR, THIS MOMENT, [?] TIME [?]","41 - WORK TAPE BLUES OPERA 1 ON FRONT OF BOX","42 - COPY OF TAPE FOR PETER FARROW FOR SEAN O'FEY","43 - NBC DISCUSSION LEON PEARSON (MODERATOR) JEAN DALRYMPLE, DAVID MERRICK, ROBERT BREEN","44","45","46 - GREEN BOX MARKED: \"QUINCY JONES\" ALSO MARKED: FREE AND EASY CONVERSATION NEWS IRENE (FREE AND EASY)","47 - BACK OF BOX READS: KURT WEILL SEVEN DEEADLY SINS - MUNUET 3X, - HOWDY DO TO YOU - LEADING TO TURNS 1) SOFT SHOE 2X  3) GENTEEL 2X 6) BLUES 2X *ANOTHER TURN WE HAD - AND NOT CONTEMPLATEDUSING, BUT PERHAPS THE MUSIC FIT SOME OTHER TURN.","48 - INSIDE OF BOX IS A TYPEWRITTEN PAGE WITH SOME HANDWRITTEN NOTES","49 - GREENISH PAPER TAPED TO FRONT OF BOX READS: ACT II NOTES SIDE #2 MAY 30, 1959 4-17-59 STANLEY CHASE NOTES. BACK OF BOX READS: BLUES STANLEY CHASE NOTES APRIL 17 - MAY 30, 1959 ACT I SIDE 1, ACT II (SIDE) 2","50 - RED MARKING PENCIL ON ONE SIDE OF REEL: 3","51 - PAPER INSIDE OF BOX READS: 9-17-55 TV NOTES RB SHUFTAN / RB","52 - DECALS ON SIDE 1 OF TAPE READ: (TOP) DICTATION OF R.B. ORIENT TOUR 1955? TO HELLEN - LA SCALLA TICKETS FOR BLEVINS, TO WILVA - COMPLAIN [?] FROM [?] YUGOSLAVIA, TO LEONARD FIELD - MUSICIAN'S REHEARSALS (BOTTOM) DICTATION TO TOM MARTIN - ABOUT PARIS [?], ILYA MERN [?] (VENICE)","53","54 - BACK TO TAPE READS: REV JOHNSON'S DREAM [?] BLUES. OTHER TITLES ARE CROSSED OUT; 7.5 IPS","55 - BLUE TYPEWRITTEN PAPER INSIDE BOX CONTAINS SONG LIST AND COUNTER NUMBERS READS: TAPE II ACT II SCENE 1: PUT EVERY DOLLAR, TRUE LOVE, RIGHT ANSWER, TOP OF THE WORLD, RAIN OR SHINE, LEGALIZE MY NAME, LULLABY, CHINQUAPIN BUSH, WHAT YA SAYIN BIGELOW (RED WAGON) KILLING SEQUENCE, CURSE, SLEEP PEACEFUL, OL BIGELOW TREAT YOU BAD, SOW THE SEED, DIS LIL WHILE.  ACT II SCENE II: RACING FORMS, SNAKE EYES, ACCENTUATE, SUPPOSE WE LOSE (EASY STREET) CHAMPAGNE FOR THE LADY, 9RACE ** 570), HIGH LOW JACK AND THE GAME, LUCK JUST GO DOWN, SOMETHING YOU GOTTA FIND OUT YRSLF, WHERE IS THIS ROAD A LEADIN YOU TO, RIDIN ON THE MOON, LEAVING TIME","56 - NOTE INSIDE BOX READS: FALL 1954 RE: BOOKING MID EAST TOUR (STATE DEPARTMENT) ON SIDE I ONLY - 2 CONVOS LATER[?] RB + R. SCHNITZER; 7.5 IPS","57 - NOTE ON TOP OF BOX READS: FREE AND EASY AMSTERDAM APPROX DEC 15, 1959 UNEDITED; 3.75 IPS","58 - NOTE INSIDE BOX READS: MARCH 29, 56 STANLEY MEYER TO RB RE RB DIRECTING Pand B FILM MARCH 31, 1956 RB TO STANLEY MEYER","59","60 - EDITED BACK OF BOX READS: (H. 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Also, included are programs for the 1949 Hamlet production at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denamrk, Hamlet theatre cards, and newsletters and clippings. Accession 2011-002","There are no restrictions.","The papers are comprised of records generated by Robert Breen and his wife Wilva Breen. The collection documents Robert Breen's work in the theater as an actor, director, and producer.  The bulk of the collection relates to Breen's work as Executive Director for the American National Theater and Academy.","George Mason University.\nSpecial Collections and Archives.","ANTA (Organization)","Robert S. Breen","Breen, Robert S.","English."],"collection_title_tesim":["Robert S. Breen papers, 1935/1973"],"collection_ssim":["Robert S. Breen papers, 1935/1973"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0004"],"unitid_tesim":["C0004"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Robert S. 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Under the leadership of Leopold Stokowski, and with the help of several influential supporters, they persuaded Congress to enact a federal charter for a national theater - a rare and significant authorization but for very few organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Red Cross, and the Federal Reserve Bank. Signed by Franklin Roosevelt on July 3, 1935, the charter of The American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) called for: A people's project, organized and conducted in their interest, free from commercialism, but with the firm intent of being as far as possible self-supporting. A national theatre should bring to the people throughout the country their heritage of the great drama of the past and the best of the present, which has been too frequently unavailable to them under existing conditions. Action on the new charter stalled for nearly a decade, however, with the creation of the WPA Federal Theatre Project, which provided Depression relief to theater artists from 1935 until 1939, and then the onset of World War II. Perhaps more to the point, the ANTA board, comprised of prominent citizens and business leaders from outside the theater community, could not agree on the goals of ANTA.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWhen the war ended, Robert Breen, a dynamic theater director, actor, and producer fresh out of the Army Air Corps, saw in ANTA the opportunity for his vision of a national theater. 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Under the leadership of Leopold Stokowski, and with the help of several influential supporters, they persuaded Congress to enact a federal charter for a national theater - a rare and significant authorization but for very few organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Red Cross, and the Federal Reserve Bank. Signed by Franklin Roosevelt on July 3, 1935, the charter of The American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) called for: A people's project, organized and conducted in their interest, free from commercialism, but with the firm intent of being as far as possible self-supporting. A national theatre should bring to the people throughout the country their heritage of the great drama of the past and the best of the present, which has been too frequently unavailable to them under existing conditions. Action on the new charter stalled for nearly a decade, however, with the creation of the WPA Federal Theatre Project, which provided Depression relief to theater artists from 1935 until 1939, and then the onset of World War II. Perhaps more to the point, the ANTA board, comprised of prominent citizens and business leaders from outside the theater community, could not agree on the goals of ANTA.","When the war ended, Robert Breen, a dynamic theater director, actor, and producer fresh out of the Army Air Corps, saw in ANTA the opportunity for his vision of a national theater. He persuaded a fellow veteran, Robert Porterfield, founder of the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, to join him in his effort to devise and propose to the ANTA board a plan for a national theater supported by a foundation.","In 1946 the ANTA board voted to accept the Breen-Porterfield Foundation Plan and persuaded Robert Breen to serve as executive secretary of ANTA. To provide the organization with necessary expertise, the board was reconstituted to include prestigious theater professionals such as Brooks Atkinson, Cheryl Crawford, Paul Green, Moss Hart, Helen Hayes, Sam Jaffe, and Raymond Massey.","Robert Breen and a small, dedicated team comprised mostly of volunteers set furiously to work in his own living quarters above the Hudson Theater on 44th Street. At his side was his co-worker and wife Wilva Davis Breen, who had been instrumental in promoting and guiding the ANTA plan to completion. Together, the two of them had established the Chicago unit of the Federal Theatre Project, an experience which convinced Breen that theater in America was in need of more than a temporary relief program.","Thus began a remarkable period in American theater that, with the infusion of ANTA support and energy, saw the revival of the Experimental Theatre in New York, the growth of regional and university theater programs, the encouragement of playwrights and performers, the broadcasting of quality dramatic presentations to millions of Americans on television in its fledgling years, and ground breaking cultural exchanges that warmed a Cold War world. \nInternationally, ANTA promoted artistic exchanges between the U.S. and Europe and entertainment for American troops serving abroad. It began in 1949 with a U.S. tour of Hamlet throughout Europe, culminating in a performance at Elsinore Castle in Denmark, the actual setting of the play. 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The collection also reflects Breen's personal interests such as television, film, and political causes.","1 - WIESBADEN ORCHESTRA; 3.75 IPS","2","3 - COPY OF TAPE FOR PETER FARROW FOR SEAN O'FEY","4","5","6 - ACT II FROM LEGALIZE TO END","7 - FROM BEGINNING OF SWANEE (RACIN FORMS[?]); 7.5 IPS","8 - DICTATION OF CORRESPONDENCE","9 - SIDE 1: IRENE AND W. 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LIFE FULL OF CONSEQUENCES, 2. HI LO, JACK AND A GAME, 3. A MAN'S GOTTA FIGHT, 4. SOMETHIN YOU GOTTA FIND OUT YOSELF, 5. THAT'S MY OPINION, 6. I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME, 7. RACIN FORMS, 8. SOW THE SEED AND REAP THE HARVEST, 9. LIMERICKS SIDE II: 1. ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE, 2. LUCK COMING DOWN, 3. PAPER MOON, 4. ONE FOR THE ROAD, A SLEEPIN BEE, 5. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE, IVE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING","29 - PIANO AND MALE VOICE","30","31 - LABEL INDICATES P AND B PERF, TAPE ACT II ONLY. CAB CALLOWAY STILL IN CAST ONLY CLUE TO DATE I.E. GENERAL. FOUND IN FILE CABINET 11-17-1956 BY RB","32 - LABEL READS BEGIN NONE OF FINAL SCENE ACT II","34 - 7.5 IPS","35","36A","36B","37 - 7.5 IPS","38 - REEL IS LABELED: ARLEN - SOBEL WABC, 6 SONGS DUBBED FROM ELLIOTT [ARTS RECORDER] ON BACK: ARLEN SPECIAL 6-26-59 6 NATURAL MAN, RIDIN MOON, CAKEWALK, PEACEFUL, WORK HARD, MANY KINDS LOVE - 3.75 IPS","39","33 - 10\" REEL 1/2 TRACK STEREO; 15 IPS","40 - WORK TAPE BLUES OPERA 3 ON FRONT OF BOX. 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ACT II SCENE II: RACING FORMS, SNAKE EYES, ACCENTUATE, SUPPOSE WE LOSE (EASY STREET) CHAMPAGNE FOR THE LADY, 9RACE ** 570), HIGH LOW JACK AND THE GAME, LUCK JUST GO DOWN, SOMETHING YOU GOTTA FIND OUT YRSLF, WHERE IS THIS ROAD A LEADIN YOU TO, RIDIN ON THE MOON, LEAVING TIME","56 - NOTE INSIDE BOX READS: FALL 1954 RE: BOOKING MID EAST TOUR (STATE DEPARTMENT) ON SIDE I ONLY - 2 CONVOS LATER[?] RB + R. SCHNITZER; 7.5 IPS","57 - NOTE ON TOP OF BOX READS: FREE AND EASY AMSTERDAM APPROX DEC 15, 1959 UNEDITED; 3.75 IPS","58 - NOTE INSIDE BOX READS: MARCH 29, 56 STANLEY MEYER TO RB RE RB DIRECTING Pand B FILM MARCH 31, 1956 RB TO STANLEY MEYER","59","60 - EDITED BACK OF BOX READS: (H. 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Also, included are programs for the 1949 Hamlet production at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denamrk, Hamlet theatre cards, and newsletters and clippings. Accession 2011-002"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe papers are comprised of records generated by Robert Breen and his wife Wilva Breen. The collection documents Robert Breen's work in the theater as an actor, director, and producer.  The bulk of the collection relates to Breen's work as Executive Director for the American National Theater and Academy.\n\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The papers are comprised of records generated by Robert Breen and his wife Wilva Breen. The collection documents Robert Breen's work in the theater as an actor, director, and producer.  The bulk of the collection relates to Breen's work as Executive Director for the American National Theater and Academy."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University.\nSpecial Collections and Archives.","ANTA (Organization)"],"persname_ssim":["Robert S. Breen","Breen, Robert S."],"names_ssim":["George Mason University.\nSpecial Collections and Archives.","ANTA (Organization)","Robert S. 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