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Theatre -- 20th century.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

George Bernard Shaw ephemera, 1905-1946

 Collection
Identifier: 1984-010
Scope and Contents

The George Bernard Shaw ephemera consists of handwritten and typed correspondence between William D. Cox and Shaw and a typed letter from Cox's publisher to Cox. The remaining material consists of theatre programs of productions of Shaw's plays and photocopies of press cuttings of articles by and about Shaw.

Dates: 1905 - 1946
New Pins & Needles... promotional flyer.
New Pins & Needles... promotional flyer.

New Pins & Needles...

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Identifier: 2006-003-1-1-083.jpg

New Pins & Needles..., 1940

 Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.83
Scope and Contents

"Pins and Needles", America's hit musical revue, combining satire with pro-labor sentiment. The hit revue ran on Broadway from 1937 to 1940.

Dates: Publication: 1940

Open letter from The San Francisco Mime Troupe to "Friend", 1970-03

 Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.2.32
Scope and Contents

"As the summer season approaches, we find ourselves crippled by the recent misfortune we suffered iin Southern California. The repressive policies on five campuses have placed an unexpected $10,000 gap in our finances...."

Dates: 1970-03
Panic promotional flyer.
Panic promotional flyer.

Panic

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Identifier: 2006-003-1-2-005.jpg

Panic, 1935-03-16

 Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.2.5
Scope and Contents

Flyer announcing the performance of the play, "Panic", a drama of industrial crisis plus the symposium that follows. Produced under the auspices of the New Theatre and New Masses.

Dates: Event: 1935-03-16

Sheila Wingfield letters, 1957-1963

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-029
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence from Sheila Wingfield to English stage actress Margaret Rawlings.

Dates: 1957 - 1963

The New Pins and Needles, 1940-10

 Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.83
Scope and Contents

"The Civil Liberties Committee of Massachusetts invites you to attend the Opening Performance of 'The New Pins and Needles'...at the Plymouth Teatre, Boston." Invitation includes a detachable ticket order form.

Dates: 1940-10

Thomas Wolfe ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: 1963-004
Scope and Contents

Ephemera related to Thomas Wolfe's life and work.

Dates: 1929 - 1962

"Words and Music" by Benny Green, 1985-04

 Item
Identifier: 1981.010.6
Scope and Contents

"It is no wonder that the general public is baffled by what songwriters do. Songwriters are baffled by it themselves, and have managed to come up with a rational explanation of what is, after all, a hopelessly irrational exercise..."

Dates: 1985-04