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George Mason University

Black and white photograph of prominent members of the original "West Side Story" production team by Friedman-Abeles photography firm, 1959

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Black and white photograph of prominent members of the original "West Side Story" production team by Friedman-Abeles photography firm, printed September 29, 1959.
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College of William and Mary

Boston Academy of Music Theater Broadsides, 1860

0.1 Linear Feet A single legal sized folder.

Four theater broadsides advertising the Boston Academy of Music's productions for November and December of 1860, Charlotte Cushman is given top billing on each. Cushman (1816-1876) was one of the greatest actors of her era and an open lesbian.

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Boston Academy of Music Theater Broadsides, 1860 0.1 Linear Feet A single legal sized folder.

Boston Academy of Music

Four theater broadsides advertising the Boston Academy of Music's productions for November and December of 1860, Charlotte Cushman is given top billing on each. Cushman (1816-1876) was one of the greatest actors of her era and an open lesbian.

George Mason University

Broadway souvenir theatre programs collection, 1942/1997

2.75 Linear Feet 6 boxes
This collection contains theatre souvenir programs from Broadway productions between the years 1942 and 1997. The programs include descriptions of the production, along with information on the respective creators, performers, directors, choreographers, and producers. It contains many programs from original Broadway show runs, and features many famous actors, singers, and dancers who performed in Broadway shows.
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Broadway souvenir theatre programs collection, 1942/1997 2.75 Linear Feet 6 boxes

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
This collection contains theatre souvenir programs from Broadway productions between the years 1942 and 1997. The programs include descriptions of the production, along with information on the respective creators, performers, directors, choreographers, and producers. It contains many programs from original Broadway show runs, and features many famous actors, singers, and dancers who performed in Broadway shows.
George Mason University

Carol Berger Chicago performing arts playbills collection, 1988/2015

1 Linear Feet 4 boxes
This collection largely consists of playbills from Chicago's Lyric Opera House, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and regional theatres collected by Carol Berger. There are also ticket stubs from the performances, as well as materials from the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Carol Berger Chicago performing arts playbills collection, 1988/2015 1 Linear Feet 4 boxes

Berger, Carol
This collection largely consists of playbills from Chicago's Lyric Opera House, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and regional theatres collected by Carol Berger. There are also ticket stubs from the performances, as well as materials from the Art Institute of Chicago.
George Mason University

Charles Rodrigues playbill collection, 1879/2009

18 Linear Feet 38 boxes
The Charles Rodrigues playbill collection consists of playbills and programs from 1879-2009. The bulk of the collection material represents plays performed on and off Broadway, but it also includes programs from theatres in Philadelphia, Boston, Connecticut, Long Island, New Jersey, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ohio, and Chicago. This collection represents a broad cross-section of programs with plays as the main source, as well as, programs from burlesque houses, vaudeville performances, and concerts. Playbills can be important documents for researchers in that they depict the world of theatre changing over time and often provide rich information about prevailing cultural and social attitudes of the moment through articles and advertisements.
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Charles Rodrigues playbill collection, 1879/2009 18 Linear Feet 38 boxes

Rodrigues, Charles
The Charles Rodrigues playbill collection consists of playbills and programs from 1879-2009. The bulk of the collection material represents plays performed on and off Broadway, but it also includes programs from theatres in Philadelphia, Boston, Connecticut, Long Island, New Jersey, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ohio, and Chicago. This collection represents a broad cross-section of programs with plays as the main source, as well as, programs from burlesque houses, vaudeville performances, and concerts. Playbills can be important documents for researchers in that they depict the world of theatre changing over time and often provide rich information about prevailing cultural and social attitudes of the moment through articles and advertisements.
College of William and Mary

Charlotte Kaufman Papers, 1980/1990

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Acc. 2007.92: Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices for five ballad operas: Robin Hood, Devil to Play, Mock Doctor, Thomas and Sally and the Beggar's Opera. Photographs, copies of miscellaneous theater airs and songs, research material, programs, posters, and working papers.

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Charlotte Kaufman Papers, 1980/1990 5.70 Linear Feet

Kaufman, Charlotte, ca. 1930 -

Acc. 2007.92: Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices for five ballad operas: Robin Hood, Devil to Play, Mock Doctor, Thomas and Sally and the Beggar's Opera. Photographs, copies of miscellaneous theater airs and songs, research material, programs, posters, and working papers.

George Mason University

College of Visual and Performing Arts records, 1930/2015

36.0 linear feet (64 boxes)
The College of Visual and Performing Arts records contains information about several departments within the college itself along with many posters, playbills and class materials ranging from the 1960s-2015. As the College of Visual and Performing Arts was established in 1990, much of the collection is made up from materials from the departments pre-dating the time when the College brought them all together.
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College of Visual and Performing Arts records, 1930/2015 36.0 linear feet (64 boxes)

George Mason University. College of Visual & Performing Arts
The College of Visual and Performing Arts records contains information about several departments within the college itself along with many posters, playbills and class materials ranging from the 1960s-2015. As the College of Visual and Performing Arts was established in 1990, much of the collection is made up from materials from the departments pre-dating the time when the College brought them all together.
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Copy of a Photograph of a Theater Backdrop Painted by Cy Twombly, 1953

2 Item

This is a copy of a photograph of a theater backdrop that was painted by Cy Twombly in Lexington, Virginia. The location and name of the theater production is unknown.

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College of William and Mary

David W. Ferriday Collection of Theater Programs, 1953/1956

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William & Mary Theater Department programs for The Stronger Woman (1953), Hamlet (1954), Twelfth Night (1955), Antigone (1955), Home is Tomorrow (1956), and three undated programs: William & Mary's Backdrop Club's Be My Guest, Colonial Williamsburg and William & Mary's She Stoops to Conquer, and the National Theatre's The Confidential Clerk. Includes three programs from the 1956 William & Mary graduation ceremony and a newspaper clipping about Lou Biggs, William & Mary's Coed of the Week.

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David W. Ferriday Collection of Theater Programs, 1953/1956 .01 Linear Feet

David W. Ferriday

William & Mary Theater Department programs for The Stronger Woman (1953), Hamlet (1954), Twelfth Night (1955), Antigone (1955), Home is Tomorrow (1956), and three undated programs: William & Mary's Backdrop Club's Be My Guest, Colonial Williamsburg and William & Mary's She Stoops to Conquer, and the National Theatre's The Confidential Clerk. Includes three programs from the 1956 William & Mary graduation ceremony and a newspaper clipping about Lou Biggs, William & Mary's Coed of the Week.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Dick Sessoms Theatrical Publication Collection

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This collection contains playbills, issues of The Dramatist, and other theatrical and ballet ephemera.

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Dick Sessoms Theatrical Publication Collection 3 Linear Feet

Sessoms, Richard B.

This collection contains playbills, issues of The Dramatist, and other theatrical and ballet ephemera.

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