1954-1959, 1954-1959, bulk: 1954 - 1959

File — Box: 4, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents note

From the Collection:

The playbill collection, donated by Valerie Lynn, is comprised of playbills and other theatre ephemera, pamphlets from various art exhibitions, and programs from musical performances and ballets collected over her lifetime. The collection spans seven decades, from 1946 to 2009, and includes playbills from at least five different countries.

Dates

1954-1959
Majority of material found within 1954 - 1959

Extent

From the Collection: 4.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

At Home with Ethel Waters. Chagrin Falls Summer Theatre. Chagrin Falls: 1954

The Confidential Clerk. Colonial Theatre. Boston: Jan. 1954.

Tea and Sympathy. Ethel Barrymore Theatre. New York: Feb. 1954.

Four Plays for a Plain Stage. The Poet’s Theatre. Cambridge: Mar. 1954.

The Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians. Boston University: Mar. 1954.

Quadrille. Colonial Theatre. Boston: Oct. 1954.

The Threepenny Opera. Lowell House. Cambridge: Apr. 1955.

Castle Hill Concerts. Ipswitch: July 1954.

Much Ado About Nothing. Brattle Theatre. Cambridge: Aug. 1955.

Deathwatch. Pi Eta Theatre. Cambridge: Mar. 1957.

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. Wilbur Theatre. Boston: Nov. 1957.

Pelleas et Melisande. Det Kongelige Teater. Copenhagen: 1957.

La Boheme. Det Kongelige Teater. Copenhagen: 1957.

Edward the Second. Lyric Hammersmith Opera House. London: 1958.

Five Finger Exercise. Comedy Theatre. London: Jul. 1958

Agon. The Royal Ballet. Royal Opera House. Covent Garden: Aug. 1958.

Edward the Second. Lyric Hammersmith Opera House. London: Aug. 1958.

The Lady and the Fool. Royal Opera House. Covent Garden: Sept. 1958.

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Momma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad. Adams House Drama Society. Agassiz Theatre. Cambridge: 1959. (2 copies)

Twelfth Night. Metropolitan Boston Arts Center. Boston: Jul. 1959.

Macbeth. Metropolitan Boston Arts Center. Boston: Jul. 1959.

The Plays of Shakespeare. The Old Vic Company. Shubert Theatre. Jul. 1959.

Much Ado About Nothing. Metropolitan Boston Arts Center. Boston: Aug. 1959.

Peter Pan. Theatre on the Green. Boston: Aug. 1959.

Mark Twain Tonight. Sanders Theatre. Cambridge: Nov. 1959.