http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/theatrerecordings.html Guide to the Theatre recordings collection, 1960s Theatre recordings C0170 FINDING AID AUTHOR George Mason University Libraries 2006 By George Mason University Libraries. All rights reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by FINDING AID ENCODER, FINDING AID ENCODED DATE Description is in English 2019-02-13 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the TITLE, DATES A Collection in Special Collections and Archives COLLECTION NUMBER FINDING AID AUTHOR George Mason University Libraries 2006 Special Collections and Archives Staff Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Descriptive Summary George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives. George Mason University. School of Theater Theatre recordings collection 1960s C0170 1 linear feet (2 boxes) English 14 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. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Theatre recordings collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Theatre recordings collection, C0170, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the George Mason University Theatre Department in 2009.

Processing Information

Unprocessed.

Historical Information

Theatre recordings became popular in the 1950s with the introduction of Long Playing (LP) records. This format allowed for longer musical compositions such as classical music and Broadway recordings. Columbia was one of the first record companies to sell LPs that featured the original cast recordings.

 Scope and Content

14 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.

Arrangement

Organized by title.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Special Collections and Archives also holds many other theatre collections.

Index Terms Subjects: Theater--New York (State)--New York. Document Types: Live sound recordings. Contents List Series 1: Live Theatre Recordings 1960s

14 LP record albums of cast recordings.

1-2 Madea, 1960s

Written by: Euripides Directed by: Howard Sackler

1-2 Cyrano de Bergerac, 1960s

Written by: Edmond Rostand

1-2 The Old Glory Benito Cerano, 1960s

Written by: Robert Lowell

1-2 MARAT/SADE, 1960s

Written by: Peter Weiss; Royal Shakespeare Company

1-2 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, 1960s

Written by: Edward Albee; Original Broadway Cast

1-2 Arthur Miller's After the Fall, 1960s

The Reparatory Theater of Lincoln Center; Original Cast Recording

1-2 The Hostage, 1960s

Written by: Brendan Behan; Starring Julie Harris and Geoff Garland

1-2 MACBIRD, 1960s

Written by: Barbara Garson; Original Cast Recording

1-2 Uncle Vanya, 1960s

Written by: Anton Chekhov; Chichester Festival Theatre; The Production by Lawrence Olivier

1-2 The Balcony, 1960s

Written by: Jean Genet

1-2 Cesar and Cleopatra, 1960s

Written by: Bernard Shaw; Directed by Anthony Quayle

1-2 King Richard III, 1960s

Written by: William Shakespeare; Directed by: Howard Sackler

1-2 The Glass Menagerie, 1960s

Written by: Tennessee Williams; Directed by: Howard Sackler

1-2 Death of a Salesman, 1960s

Written by: Arthur Miller; Directed by: Ulu Grosbard; Starring Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock