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Theater programs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Leslie Roos collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275040772783]
Identifier: 2523
Abstract

This collection consists of the theater programs and photographs of Elizabeth Leslie Roos (1887-1977).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1900s-1930s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Anne Seymour newspaper clippings and photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2403
Abstract

This collection consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, as well as some theatre pamphlets and programs related to the actress Anne Seymour (1909-1988). Anne Seymour worked in radio, film, television, and theatre from the 1930s until her death in 1988.

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1930s-1980s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Wally G. Shidler collection of Southern California ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: 7089
Abstract

The Wally G. Shidler collection of Southern California ephemera consists of pamphlets, maps, postcards, theater programs, city directories, electric railway time tables, and transit passes from the Los Angeles City, County, and adjacent areas collected by former motion picture engineer, Wally G. Shidler. Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railway materials as well as theater programs from most of the major theaters in the Los Angeles area comprise a significant portion of the collection.

Dates: 1900 - 2005
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Theater playbills collection

 Collection
Identifier: 6025
Abstract

This collection consists of theater programs dating from the early 1900s to the 1980s, chiefly for theaters in Los Angeles and New York City, with the majority dating from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk 1940s-1970s
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

Theater scrapbooks collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0046
Abstract

Two scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, theater reviews, interviews, obituaries, cast lists, programs, and other material pertaining to New York theatrical life, circa 1889-1904. A handwritten note on the inside cover of one of the scrapbooks states: "Property of Charles W. Aeaman / [address in Los Angeles, CA] / April 5, 1944."

Dates: 1889 - 1904
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

Theatrical, concert, and movie performances program collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6153
Abstract This small collection consists of programs, brochures, and souvenir programs for theatrical, concert, and movie performances held primarily in Los Angeles and New York City, 1856-1972. It include, but is not limited to, programs and performances of and by MGM, the Graumann Chinese Theatre, Pablo Casals, the Ice-Capades of 1941, the Chicago English Opera, Paul Robeson, George Gershwin, Katherine Hepburn, Madane Schumann Heink, Jenny Lind, Jacques Thibaud, Ricardo Martin, Vladimir Horowitz,...
Dates: 1856 - 1972; Majority of material found in 1920s-1940s
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

Vivian Tobin papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6106
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, correspondence, and ephemera related to Vivian Tobin's performance as Alice in the first American theatrical production of "Alice in Wonderland" in 1915.

Dates: 1915 - 1971
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Juliet Spohn Twomey collection of theatre playbills

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6054
Abstract

Theatre playbills from New York, Los Angeles, and Pasadena. Includes many Federal Theatre Project playbills.

Dates: 1929 - 1945
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

USC School of Dramatic Arts records

 Collection
Identifier: 5287
Abstract The University of Southern California's School of Dramatic Arts began as the Department of Drama within the School of Speech in 1945. It was part of several other departments before it became an independent school in 1990. The records in the collection document many of the activities of the School in the second half of the 20th century and the early part of the 21st century. Included are programs and photographs from theatrical productions, photographs and documents from events including...
Dates: 1941-2007, undated
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections
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