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George Mason University

Barbara Lustbader New York City playbills collection, 1957/2012

11 Linear Feet 26 boxes
This collection contains playbills and programs from hundreds of theatre, opera, symphonic music, and dance performances attended by Barbara Lustbader in New York City from 1957-2012.
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Barbara Lustbader New York City playbills collection, 1957/2012 11 Linear Feet 26 boxes

This collection contains playbills and programs from hundreds of theatre, opera, symphonic music, and dance performances attended by Barbara Lustbader in New York City from 1957-2012.
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

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.
George Mason University

Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939

47 Linear Feet 112 boxes
This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.
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Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939 47 Linear Feet 112 boxes

Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.
George Mason University

L. Claire Kincannon theatre collection, 1941/2015

20 Linear Feet 88 boxes
The L. Claire Kincannon theatre collection contains promotional materials for theatre productions attended by theatre critic and radio journalist Lois Claire Kincannon in Washington D.C., Dayton, Ohio, New York City, London, Paris, and other areas across the United States and Europe, dating from 1941-2015. Materials include programs, playbills, photographs, press kits, newspaper articles, drafted and published reviews, and articles, as well as visual and audio materials from a project in Hungary and Kincannon's radio show Behind the Scenes.
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L. Claire Kincannon theatre collection, 1941/2015 20 Linear Feet 88 boxes

Kincannon, Lois Claire
The L. Claire Kincannon theatre collection contains promotional materials for theatre productions attended by theatre critic and radio journalist Lois Claire Kincannon in Washington D.C., Dayton, Ohio, New York City, London, Paris, and other areas across the United States and Europe, dating from 1941-2015. Materials include programs, playbills, photographs, press kits, newspaper articles, drafted and published reviews, and articles, as well as visual and audio materials from a project in Hungary and Kincannon's radio show Behind the Scenes.
George Mason University

Mary Lavigne programs collection

2 Linear Feet 4 boxes
A collection of opera, ballet, concert, art exhibition, and theatrical programs for performances and events in New York City, Richmond, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and various international locations attended by Mary Lavigne.
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Mary Lavigne programs collection 2 Linear Feet 4 boxes

Lavigne, Mary
A collection of opera, ballet, concert, art exhibition, and theatrical programs for performances and events in New York City, Richmond, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and various international locations attended by Mary Lavigne.
George Mason University

North American 19th century theatre broadside collection, 1850/1867

2 Linear Feet 1 box
This collection contains around 100 theatre broadsides from the mid-nineteenth century. Nearly all of the broadsides were published in Boston, advertising theatre, opera, and lighter fare in various Boston venues.
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North American 19th century theatre broadside collection, 1850/1867 2 Linear Feet 1 box

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
This collection contains around 100 theatre broadsides from the mid-nineteenth century. Nearly all of the broadsides were published in Boston, advertising theatre, opera, and lighter fare in various Boston venues.
George Mason University

Robert and Wilva Breen papers, 1831/2000

80.5 Linear Feet 207 boxes, 1 map case
The Robert and Wilva Breen papers consists of correspondence, memoranda, newsclippings, photographs, notebooks, and audiovisual materials largely related to the creation and running of the American National Theater and Academy (ANTA), as well as Robert and Wilva Breen's long-term involvement with the organization. The bulk of the collection originates from 1933 - 2000s, with an outlier date of 1834 from an antique newspaper.
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Robert and Wilva Breen papers, 1831/2000 80.5 Linear Feet 207 boxes, 1 map case

Breen, Robert
The Robert and Wilva Breen papers consists of correspondence, memoranda, newsclippings, photographs, notebooks, and audiovisual materials largely related to the creation and running of the American National Theater and Academy (ANTA), as well as Robert and Wilva Breen's long-term involvement with the organization. The bulk of the collection originates from 1933 - 2000s, with an outlier date of 1834 from an antique newspaper.
George Mason University

Stage direction and dialogue for Oliver Twist manuscript, 1865

0.25 Linear Feet 1 volume
Stage directions and dialogue for an 1865 New York City production of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist.
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George Mason University

Theatre recordings collection

1 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Fourteen LP record albums of cast recordings. Some albums include pamphlets with descriptions of the plays as well as the text from the scripts. Many were created by the Theatre Recording Society and Columbia Records.
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Theatre recordings collection 1 Linear Feet 2 boxes

George Mason University. Department of Theater
Fourteen LP record albums of cast recordings. Some albums include pamphlets with descriptions of the plays as well as the text from the scripts. Many were created by the Theatre Recording Society and Columbia Records.

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