Theatrical producers and directors -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Theresa Helburn papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 864
Overview:
The Theresa Helburn Papers consist of correspondence, diaries, financial documents, writings, photographs, scrapbooks and memorabilia documenting her career as a writer and theatrical director and administrator for the Theatre Guild and other theaters.
Dates:
1887-1992, bulk 1920-1958
Harold Igo Papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1313
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains writings, correspondence, notebooks, photographs, scrapbooks, and other papers by or related to American writer, newspaper reporter, and playwright Harold Igo.
Dates:
1910-1996
Michael Kahn papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 789
Overview:
The Michael Kahn papers contains correspondence, business and production files, scripts, notes, photographs, printed material, and audiovisual media documenting Michael Kahn's career as a theater and opera director, theater administrator, and teacher of theatrical arts. Kahn's administrative and directorial work at the American Shakespeare Theatre, the McCarter Theatre, the Shakespeare Theatre, and the Juilliard School are particularly well documented.
Dates:
1927-2019, bulk 1960-2019
Lawrence Langner papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 688
Overview:
The papers include writings, correspondence, subject files, photographs and other materials relating to Lawrence Langner's work as an author, theater producer, and patent attorney. Writings include plays (Suzanna and the Elders and The Pursuit of Happiness, among others); articles on various aspects of theatre and patent law; and books, including his autobiography, The Magic Curtain; The Importance of Wearing Clothes; and G.B.S. and the Lunatic. Correspondence, subject files, and financial...
Dates:
1913-1983, bulk 1920-1962
Lewis Lloyd papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 752
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Lewis Lloyd include correspondence, writings, business records, photographs, artwork, audio tapes, video tapes, printed material, production programs, posters, books and ephemera. The papers document his work between 1962 and 1989 in a number of professional positions: as owner of the off-Broadway Pocket Theater; manager of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; general manager for the Brooklyn Academy of Music; program director for the New York State Council for the Arts; and as a...
Dates:
1880-2013, bulk 1961-1994
Benjamin Mordecai papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 790
Overview:
The majority of the collection consists of production programs, photographs, window cards, posters, and other publicity material relating to theatrical productions produced by Benjamin Mordecai at Yale Repertory Theatre and on Broadway. Award certificates, plaques and trophies he received as producer of Angels in America, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, and other productions are included in the papers. In addition, there are legal and financial documents, correspondence, and other material...
Dates:
1975-2005
Philip Rose papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 438
Overview:
The Philip Rose Papers consist of correspondence, notes, contracts, photographs, drawings, printed material, and audiovisual recordings documenting the work of theatre producer Philip Rose. Rose's production files comprise the bulk of the collection, documenting the shows he produced in varying degrees of detail; the productions Purlie Victorious, Purlie, A Raisin in the Sun, Shenandoah, and Split Second are particularly well documented. Files for most productions include legal and financial...
Dates:
1944-2007
Albert Selden papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 866
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of material documenting Albert Selden's career as a composer and producer of musical and dramatic theater productions including typescript and manuscript playscripts and music scores by Selden and others; scrapbooks containing photographs, clippings and memorabilia relating to Selden's family and his theatrical career including Man of La Mancha and the Goodspeed Opera House; production window cards and programs; and published songbooks and...
Dates:
1922-1983
Frank L. Smith collection
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1123
Overview:
Collection consists of correspondence, typescripts, photographs, performance programs and other ephemera primarily relating to Frank L. Smith's career as a theatrical press and advance agent for burlesque shows produced by Max Spiegel on the burlesque theater circuit from circa 1916 to 1919. Correspondence chiefly consists of Smith's communications with theaters in which the shows were to perform, and with Max Spiegel regarding issues concerning the productions. Typescripts include press...
Dates:
1911-1936, bulk 1911-1919
Haila Stoddard playscript collection
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 249
Overview:
The Haila Stoddard Playscript Collection consists of twenty-two typed play scripts, relating to Stoddard's career as an actor and producer between 1944 and 1968. While none of Stoddard's own plays are included in her papers there are a number playscripts (a few of which are annotated) for projects she participated in as an actor (such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Lunatics and Lovers) and producer (such as ...
Dates:
1944-1968
Theatre Guild archive
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 436
Overview:
The Theatre Guild Archive consists of a variety of materials that document the history of the Theatre Guild from its earliest productions in 1919 through theatre and film projects in the 1980s and 1990s. Material includes correspondence and subject files relating to individuals, organizations, productions, and projects with which the company was involved; administrative and financial records; scripts and records of stage, radio, television, and film projects; scrapbooks, press books and...
Dates:
1896-1996, bulk 1930-1965
John C. Wilson Papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1127
Overview:
The John C. Wilson papers consist of scrapbooks, photographs, and other material documenting the life and work of American producer and director John C. Wilson.
Dates:
1898-1978
Mary Hunter Wolf papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 716
Overview:
The papers contain correspondence, writings, financial records, audiovisual material, photographs, printed material, personal papers, scripts, scrapbooks and other material that document Mary Hunter Wolf's career as an actor, director, and theater educator. Correspondence, printed material, project files, and other material document Wolf's work with the Center for Theatre Techniques in Education (CTTE) and other educational theater projects. Also documented are her activities with the American...
Dates:
1867-1999