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University of Chicago Library

Guide to theCourt Theatre

Records 1947-1989

© 2012 University of Chicago Library

Table of Contents

3Descriptive Summary3Information on Use3Access3Citation3Historical Note5Scope Note6Related Resources6Subject Headings6INVENTORY6Series I: Court Theatre14Series II: University Theatre19Series III: Audio-Visual19Subseries 1: Recordings19Subseries 2: Court Theatre Photographs29Subseries 3: University Theatre Photographs36Series IV: Restricted

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Descriptive Summary

Identifier ICU.SPCL.COURTTHEATRE

Title Court Theatre. Records

Date 1947-1989

Size 32 linear feet (48 boxes)

Repository Special Collections Research CenterUniversity of Chicago Library1100 East 57th StreetChicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.

Abstract Court Theatre, is a professional University of Chicago based repertory theatrefounded in the 1950s. The collection contains materials related to boththe Court Theatre and the University Theatre, the student-run productionarm for the University of Chicago’s Theatre Department. Correspondence,memos, cast lists, call sheets, rehearsal schedules, scripts, posters, programs,theatre fliers, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, reviews, andphotographs make up most of the collection. Materials date from 1947 to1989, with the bulk dating between 1958 and 1977. The collection primarilydocuments the theatres' productions.

Information on Use

Access

Series IV includes financial and personnel materials that is restricted until 2032. Series III,Audio-Visual, does not include access copies for the audiotape reels. Researchers will need toconsult with staff before requesting material from this series. The remainder of the collection isopen for research.

Citation

When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Court Theatre. Records,[Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library

Historical Note

Court Theatre was formed in 1954 with staff and actors drawn mostly from the Hyde Parkcommunity. The theatre began productions in the summer of 1955 with strong ties to theUniversity Theatre and the less traditional student-run “Tonight at 8:30” series.

University Theatre director Marvin Phillips played a pioneering role in the early years of Court.After completing a year of classical and avant-garde productions at the University Theatre,Phillips, according to a student helper, one day was standing at a window on the second floor of

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Mandel Hall, overlooking the courtyard when he exclaimed, “We’ve got to have a theatre outthere! Right in the middle, we can build a stage on the fountain and use all the walkways, theroofs, and the buildings and windows—we can use this whole, airy courtyard. We can seat themon the grass, right in the middle of the triangle that’s made by the walks."

Phillips quickly assembled a financial prospectus and won approval to use the courtyard usedto present outdoor theatre. In the summer of 1955, Court performed its first production,Moliere’s The Doctor in Spite of Himself. Though audience and critical feedback was positive,the artistic team was soon to learn an enduring lesson of performing theatre outdoors. Its secondplay, Moliere’s The Forced Marriage, opened to four consecutive nights of rain, forcing theproduction indoors. When the rain passed the productions returned to the court. Havingthe chance to compare the indoor and outdoor productions, Phillips and the members of theburgeoning Court community realized that outdoor staging of Marriage caused many of the linesto lose their subtlety, and that the best performances of the play were those done indoors..

In subsequent seasons, Court gained increasing attention among the Hyde Park community withits unwavering dedication to performances of the classics. Some of the earliest productions wereThe Trojan Women, Salome, The Alchemist, Dr. Faustus, and The Imaginary Invalid. In the1960s, the Court began to reach out to a larger metropolitan audience. Advertisements for thesummer season, as well as for the newly-added modern jazz series (which included luminariessuch as Duke Ellington) were placed in city newspapers. Increased advertising and publicityaided in attracting the attention of Chicago newspaper critics. In time Court would become thelargest performing arts organization on the South Side of Chicago.

In 1962, Robert Benedetti became artistic director. Benedetti was interested in pursuing thesort of controversial theatre which had drawn attention the previous year, when a production ofUlysses in Night Town prompted a campaign within the University to withdraw the play on thegrounds that “Court Theatre shows should be something parents can bring their kids to." The1962 season was artistically adventurous, with performances of The Knight of the Burning Pestleand The Dybbuk. The experimental plays brought little financial support and harsh reviews. Thefinal production of the season, an acclaimed performance of Pantagleize, fared better, pleasingboth audiences and critics.

In 1963, Court changed course with a season entirely devoted to productions of classic plays,in particular those of Shakespeare. This season turned out to be the most successful, criticallyand financially, thus far. In addition to the thematic choice to return to classic plays, the spikein attendance at Court was partly helped by local changes in the Chicago area. Between 1962and 1963 Chicago’s three daily newspapers added substantial theatre supplements to their pages,supplying Court with free publicity and new patrons. The last production of 1963, King Lear,captured national critical acclaim more so than any previous Court production. Attendancerecords were broken, and the play was broadcast on the CBS Repertory Theatre.

The 1964 season also marked the last summer that Court was under the overall direction ofBenedetti, who resigned his position to join Second City. He was succeeded as artistic directorby James O’Reilly, under whom the theatre continued its presentation of classic plays with afew more recent titles, such as Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood and Arthur Miller’s The

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Crucible, and began a series of winter productions. One of the most accomplished Courtproductions of this period was Richard III, in 1969, where O’Reilly directed his successor,Nicholas Rudall, in the lead role.

Rudall became artistic director in 1971. Under his direction, Court became a University-basedrepertory theatre, and in 1975 an Actors’ Equity theatre. The move cemented Court’s reputationboth within Chicago and nationally. In 1981, Court built a new home, the intimate, 251-seat Abelson Auditorium, and in 1983 the theatre incorporated as independent non-profitorganization.

Scope Note

The Court Theatre Records are organized into four series: Series I: Court Theatre; Series II:University Theatre; Series III: Audio-Visual; Series IV: Restricted. The collection containscorrespondence; memos; cast lists; call sheets; rehearsal schedules; programs; theatre fliers;posters; diagrams and drawings; prop lists; costume material; scripts; press releases; newsletters;newspaper reviews and clippings; magazines; royalties; contracts; budgetary information;audiotape reels; audio cassettes; videotapes; photos; and negatives. The collection primarilydocuments the stage productions of the respective theatres from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Series I, Court Theatre, primarily contains materials documenting the stage productions ofCourt Theatre from its inception in the mid-1950s to the early 1980s. Correspondence, memos,cast lists, call sheets, rehearsal schedules, diagrams and drawings, prop lists, costume material,scripts, and related materials make up a significant portion of the series. Series I also containspress releases, programs, fliers, posters, newsletters, magazines, and newspaper clippings. Lastly,the series contains materials related to finances, workshops, special performances at Court, andscholarship programs such as "ACT 1."

Series II, University Theatre, contains materials that related to the stage productions of theUniversity Theatre from the late-1940s to the early 1980s. Series II is made up mostly ofcorrespondence, memos, cast lists, call sheets, rehearsal schedules, diagrams and drawings,prop lists, costume material, scripts, and related materials. Series II also contains press releases,programs, theatre fliers, posters, newsletters, and newspaper clippings, as well as materials relatedto UT’s finances, special performances, and workshops.

Series III, Audio-Visual, contains images and recordings from both the Court Theatre and theUniversity Theatre. These include audio tape reels, audio cassettes, videotapes, photographs, andnegatives. The series is divided into three subseries: Subseries 1, Assorted Audio Visual, containsaudio- and videotapes of interviews, panel discussions, productions, and workshops. Subseries2, Court Theatre Photos, contains photographs and negatives of the stage productions of CourtTheatre. Subseries 3, University Theatre Photos, contains photographs and negatives of the stageproductions of University Theatre.

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Series IV, Restricted, contains financial and personnel documents, restricted until 2032.

Related Resources

The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections:

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/select.html

Subject Headings

• Court Theatre (Chicago Ill.)• University Theatre• Theatre -- Illinois -- Chicago

INVENTORY

Series I: Court Theatre

Box 1Folder 1

Court History, List of Theatrical Events, 1959-1977Box 1Folder 2

Correspondence, 1960-1965Box 1Folder 3




Correspondence, 1977Box 1Folder 7




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Memos, 1950-1969Box 2Folder 5




Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1956-1966Box 3Folder 3






Diagrams, Drawings, Prop Lists, Costumes, Music, 1966Box 4Folder 3

Diagrams, Drawings, Prop Lists, Costumes, Music, 1966-1979Box 4Folder 4

Student Play Proposals, Synopses, Resumes, 1976-1981Box 4Folder 5

Programs, 1953-1961Box 4Folder 6

Programs, 1962-1966

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Box 4Folder 7





Programs, 1977Box 5Folder 4







Theatre Fliers, 1955-1976Box 6Folder 5



Theatre Fliers, 1979-1985Box 7

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Folder 1Scripts, 1957

Box 7Folder 2

Scripts, 1958Box 7Folder 3

Scripts, 1958-1961Box 7Folder 4








Scripts, 1981-1986Box 9Folder 2-3

Scripts, assorted, undatedBox 9Folder 4

Newsletters, 1959-1968Box 9Folder 5



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Press Releases, 1960-1978Box 10Folder 2



Radio Reviews, 1972-1979Box 10Folder 5

Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1958-1968Box 10Folder 6






Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1980Box 12Folder 1


Magazines, 1982-1983Box 12Folder 3


Magazines, 1985-1987

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Box 12Folder 5


Theatre Brochures, assorted, 1966-1978Box 13Folder 2

Theatre Brochures, assorted, undatedBox 13Folder 3

Actor Applications, 1966-1977Box 13Folder 4

Workshops, 1975-1976Box 13Folder 5

Production Services Policy, 1968-1972Box 13Folder 6

Technical Reference Guides, Requirements, undatedBox 13Folder 7

Summary Reports, 1963-1974Box 13Folder 8

Purchase Requests, Royalties, 1965-1977Box 14Folder 1

Purchase Requests, Royalties, 1977-1981Box 14Folder 2

Contracts, 1964-1974Box 14Folder 3

Budgets, 1955-1961Box 14Folder 4

Budgets, 1961-1965Box 14Folder 5

New Theatre Building Cost Report, 1977-1978Box 14Folder 6

American Theatre Association, 1972-1973Box 15

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Folder 1Court Theatre Ephemera, 1965-1982

Box 15Folder 2

Theatre of the Deaf, 1968Box 15Folder 3

Murphy Scholarship Program, 1972-1973Box 15Folder 4

Children’s Theatre, 1972-1973Box 15Folder 5

Children’s Theatre, 1974-1975Box 15Folder 6

Children’s Theatre, 1975Box 15Folder 7

Chicago Film Festival, 1973Box 15Folder 8

Hyde Park/Kenwood Community Conference, Health, Education, and Welfare (H.E.W.)Proposal, 1973-1974

Box 15Folder 9

Festival of Fantasy, Correspondence, Notes, Press, 1973-1974Box 15Folder 10

Festival of Fantasy, Correspondence, Notes, Press, 1976-1977Box 16Folder 1

New Theatre, Correspondence, Notes, Press, and related materials, 1975-1976Box 16Folder 2

Off-Loop Producer’s Association of Chicago (OLPAC), Correspondence, Notes, Press,and related materials, 1976-1979

Box 16Folder 3

French Contemporary Arts Festival, Correspondence, Notes, 1976Box 16Folder 4

French Contemporary Arts Festival, Publicity, 1976Box 16Folder 5

French Contemporary Arts Festival, Programs, Brochures, and related materials, 1976

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Box 16Folder 6

The Masked Dance (Drama of Korea), Correspondence, Notes, Brochures, and relatedmaterials, 1977

Box 16Folder 7

Special Performance ("She Stoops to Conquer") at Woodstock, IL Opera House,Correspondence, Notes, Technical Requirements, 1978

Box 17Folder 1

Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Scholarship Applications, 1987Box 17Folder 2

Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Correspondence, Memos, Notes, Press, Budget,1987-1988

Box 17Folder 3

Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Handouts, 1987-1988Box 17Folder 4

Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Programs, Newsletters, Reviews, Clippings,1987-1988

Box 17Folder 5

Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Letters of Recommendation, Evaluations, 1988Box 17Folder 6

Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Scripts, Rehearsal Schedules, 1988Box 18Folder 1

Posters, 1956 - 1964Box 18Folder 2





Posters, 1980-1981

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Box 20Folder 2

Posters, 1981-1985Box 21Folder 1

Oversized Posters, 1968-1980

Series II: University Theatre

Box 22Folder 1













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Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1975Box 24Folder 4

Diagrams, Drawings, Prop Lists, Costumes, Music, 1947-1965Box 24Folder 5

Student Play Proposals, 1965-1970Box 24Folder 6









Scripts, 1952

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Box 26Folder 2







Scripts, 1975Box 27Folder 3-4

Scripts, assorted, undatedBox 27Folder 5





Press Releases, 1972Box 28Folder 5


Press Releases, Miscellaneous, undatedBox 28

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Folder 7Radio Reviews, 1972-1975

Box 28Folder 8










Theatre Brochures, assorted, 1947-1966Box 30Folder 2

Play Catalogs, 1965-1966Box 30Folder 3

University Theatre Committee, memos, 1973Box 30Folder 4

University Theatre ephemera, 1966Box 30Folder 5

Summary Reports, 1952-1970Box 30Folder 6

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Ticket Sales, 1966-1968Box 30Folder 7

Royalties, 1956-1970Box 30Folder 8

Expenses, 1967-1974Box 30Folder 9

Budget, 1954-1970Box 31Folder 1

"Seminar" Series on WBBM-TV, 1960-1963Box 31Folder 2

Art and Public Conference, University of Chicago Center for Continuing Education, 1966Box 31Folder 3

National Theatre of the Deaf, 1968Box 31Folder 4

Yale Festival, 1966-1968Box 31Folder 5

Robert Coover Visit, 1972Box 31Folder 6

Theatre Workshops, 1973-1977Box 31Folder 7

Festival of Fantasy, 1975-1976Box 32Folder 1




Posters, 1973Box 33Folder 2

Posters, 1974-1975

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Box 33Folder 3

Posters, assorted, undated

Series III: Audio-Visual

Subseries 1: Recordings

Box 34"The Tortured Mind", Shakespeare Theatre Workshops, videotape, undated

Box 34"The Comic Spirit", Shakespeare Theatre Workshops, videotape, undated

Box 34"The Roman Tragedies", Shakespeare Theatre Workshops, videotape, undated

Box 34Shakespeare Panel, Part 2, cassette, 1984

Box 34Panel Discussion on Harold Pinter, Part 1 and 2, cassette, 1985

Box 34ARCO Lecture: Stanley Kauffmann, cassette, 1985

Box 34Stanley Kauffmann, Part 1 and 2, cassette, 1985

Box 34Alan Schneider, "Directing the Theatre of the Absurd", Part 1, undated

Box 34Alan Schneider, "The Theatre of the Absurd IX", Part 1 and 2, undated

Box 34Micro Film, miscellaneous, undated

Box 34Marvin Phillips, audio tape, undated

Box 34Roth, Part 1 and 2, audio tape, undated

Box 34Audio Tape, unlabeled, undated

Box 35Film, "Peer Gynt", undated

Box 35Projections, "Peer Gynt", 1971

Box 35Omar, audio tape, undated



Subseries 2: Court Theatre Photographs

Box 36

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Folder 1The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Photos, 1955

Box 36Folder 2

The Forced Marriage, Photos, 1955Box 36Folder 3

The Affected Young Ladies, Photos, 1955Box 36Folder 4

Monsieur de Porsegnac, Photos, 1955Box 36Folder 5

Twelfth Night, Photos, 1956Box 36Folder 6-7

Trojan War, Photos, 1956Box 36Folder 8

The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, Photos, 1956Box 36Folder 9

Pyramus and Thisbe, Photos, 1957Box 36Folder 10

Salome, Photos, 1957Box 36Folder 11

Coriolanus, Photos, 1958Box 36Folder 12

The Imaginary Invalid, Photos, 1958Box 36Folder 13

Othello, Photos, 1959Box 36Folder 14

Love for Love, Photos, 1959Box 36Folder 15

Richard Dyer-Bennett, Photos, 1960Box 36Folder 16

Henry VIII, Photos, 1960Box 36Folder 17

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Scapin, the Scoundrel, Photos, 1960Box 36Folder 18

Oedipus Rex, Photos, 1960Box 37Folder 1

Ulysses in Nighttown, Photos, 1961Box 37Folder 2

Henry IV Part 1, Photos, 1961Box 37Folder 3

The Knight of the Burning Pestle, Photos, 1962Box 37Folder 4

The Dybbuk, Photos, 1962Box 37Folder 5

Pantagleize, Photos, 1962Box 37Folder 6

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Photos, 1963Box 37Folder 7

The Confounded Husband, Photos, 1963Box 37Folder 8

King Lear, Photos, 1963Box 37Folder 9

The Tempest, Photos, 1964Box 37Folder 10

The Taming of the Shrew, Photos, 1964Box 37Folder 11

Romeo and Juliet, Photos, 1964Box 37Folder 12

Julius Caesar, Photos, 1965Box 37Folder 13

The Lady’s Not For Burning, Photos, 1965Box 37Folder 14

Volpone, Photos, 1965

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Box 37Folder 15

Volpone, Negatives, 1965Box 37Folder 16

Saint Joan, Headshots, 1966Box 38Folder 1

Saint Joan, Photos, 1966Box 38Folder 2

Twelfth Night, Photos, 1966Box 38Folder 3

Merry Wives of Windsor, Photos, 1966Box 38Folder 4

The Miser, Photos, 1967Box 38Folder 5

The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Photos, 1967Box 38Folder 6

‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Photos, 1968Box 38Folder 7

Galileo, Photos, 1968Box 38Folder 8

As You Like It, Photos, 1968Box 38Folder 9

Androcles and the Lion, Photos, 1969Box 38Folder 10

Richard III, Photos, 1969Box 38Folder 11

The Country Wife, Photos, 1969Box 38Folder 12

The Threepenny Opera, Photos, 1970Box 38Folder 13

Under Milkwood, Photos, 1970Box 38

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Folder 14Lysistrata, Photos, 1971

Box 38Folder 15

A Hobbit’s Holiday, Photos, 1971Box 38Folder 16

Taming of the Shrew, Photos, 1971Box 38Folder 17

Tartuffe, Photos, 1972Box 38Folder 18

Arms and the Man, Photos, 1972Box 38Folder 19

The Rivals, Photos, 1972Box 38Folder 20

Medea, Photos, 1973Box 38Folder 21

What the Butler Saw, Photos, 1973Box 38Folder 22

Tango, Photos, 1973Box 39Folder 1

A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Photos, 1973Box 39Folder 2

Twelfth Night, Photos, 1974Box 39Folder 3

Much Ado About Nothing, Photos, 1975Box 39Folder 4

Waiting For Godot, Photos, 1975Box 39Folder 5

The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Photos, 1975Box 39Folder 6

Three Women, Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 7

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Exits and Entrances, Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 8

Cabaret, Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 9

Miss Julie, Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 10

Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 11

Experimental Weekend, Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 12

Two Gentlemen of Verona, Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 13

Summer and Smoke, Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 14

Festival of Fantasy, Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 15

Cornet, Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 16

The Ik, (French Contemporary Arts Festival), Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 17

Le Pavillon an Bord de la Riviere (French Contemporary Arts Festival), Photos, 1976Box 39Folder 18

Evening of One Acts, Photos, 1977Box 39Folder 19

A Little Night Music, Photos, 1977Box 39Folder 20

A Little Night Music, Transparency, 1977Box 39Folder 21

The Masked Dance (Drama of Korea), Photos, 1977Box 39Folder 22

Subject to Fits, Photos, 1977

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Box 39Folder 23

An Evening of One Acts, Photos, 1977Box 39Folder 24

The Tempest, Photos, 1977Box 39Folder 25

The House of Bernarda Alba, Photos, 1977Box 39Folder 26

The Thesmophoriazousae, Photos, 1977Box 39Folder 27

Candide, Photos, 1977Box 39Folder 28

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oxford-Cambridge), Photos, 1977Box 39Folder 29

Butley, Photos, 1977-1978Box 40Folder 1

Yet What Is Love?, Photos, 1978Box 40Folder 2

Sizwe Bansi is Dead, Photos, 1978Box 40Folder 3

The Sea Horse, Photos, 1978Box 40Folder 4

She Stoops to Conquer, Photos, 1978Box 40Folder 5

Experimental Potpourri, Photos, 1978Box 40Folder 6

MacBeth, Photos, 1978Box 40Folder 7

She Stoops to Conquer, Photos, 1978Box 40Folder 8

The Winter’s Tale, Photos, 1978Box 40

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Folder 9The Birthday Party, Photos, 1978

Box 40Folder 10

You Can’t Take It With You, Photos, 1978Box 40Folder 11

In the Poorhouse/Seascape, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 12

Czechs, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 13

Rope, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 14

Measure for Measure, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 15

The Waiting Game, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 16

The Marionette Theatre of Peter Arnott, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 17

Little Mary Sunshine, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 18

Hamlet, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 19

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 20

The Way of the World, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 21

An Evening of One Act Plays, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 22

A Wilde Night with Vincent Dowling, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 23

The Fantasticks, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 24

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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 25

The Philanderer, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 26

The Good Doctor, Photos, 1979Box 40Folder 27

Tunes for Twos, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 28

Equus, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 29

In the Region of Ice; Duck Variations, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 30

Exit the King, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 31

The Maids, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 32

Side by Side by Sondheim, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 33

The Servant of Two Masters, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 34

Love Labor’s Lost, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 35

The Blacks, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 36

Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 37

Uncommon Women, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 38

The Empire Builder, Photos, 1980Box 40Folder 39

All’s Well that Ends Well, Photos, 1980

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Box 40Folder 40

Mixed Nuts, Photos, 1981Box 40Folder 41

Worms/Photoanalysis, Photos, 1981Box 41Folder 1

A Manuel For Sons, Photos, 1981Box 41Folder 2

Juno and the Paycock, Photos, 1981Box 41Folder 3

Mandragola, Photos, 1981Box 41Folder 4

No Exit/The Bicycle Riders, Photos, 1981Box 41Folder 5

The Miser, Photos, 1981Box 41Folder 6

Comedy of Errors, Photos, 1981Box 41Folder 7

Fashion, Photos, 1981Box 41Folder 8

A Doll House, Photos, 1981Box 41Folder 9

Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Photos, 1987Box 41Folder 10

General Photos, assorted, 1962-1978Box 41Folder 11-12

General Photos, assorted, undatedBox 41Folder 13-15

Negatives, assorted, undatedBox 41Folder 16

Dan Blades, headshot, undatedBox 42

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Scapin, the Scoundrel, oversized photo, 1960Box 42

Julius Caesar, oversized photos, 1965Box 42

Macbeth, oversized photos, 1967Box 42

The Oresteia, oversized photos, 1986Box 42

On Baillie’s Strand, oversized photo, undatedBox 42

The Man with His Head in the Highlands, oversized photo, undatedBox 42

Oversized photos, assorted, undated

Subseries 3: University Theatre Photographs

Box 43Folder 1

Agamemnon, Photos, 1947Box 43Folder 2

Ghosts, Photos, 1947Box 43Folder 3

The Little Foxes, Photos, 1947Box 43Folder 4

The Roots of Lilac, Photos, 1947Box 43Folder 5

Ungallant Gesture, Photos, 1947Box 43Folder 6

Noah’s Lark, Photos, 1947Box 43Folder 7

East Lynne, Photos, 1947Box 43Folder 8

R.U.R., Photos, 1947Box 43Folder 9

Displaced Person, Photos, 1947Box 43Folder 10

The Flies, Photos, 1948Box 43

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Folder 11-15Murder in the Cathedral, Photos, 1948

Box 43Folder 16-17

The Alchemist, Photos, 1948Box 43Folder 18-19

Naked, Photos, 1948Box 43Folder 20-21

Oedipus the King, Photos, 1949Box 43Folder 22-23

Tartuffe, Photos, 1949Box 43Folder 24-25

The Trial, Photos, 1949Box 43Folder 26

Summer Workshops, Photos, 1949Box 43Folder 27

Too Many Thumbs, Photos, 1949Box 44Folder 1

Julius Caesar, Photos, 1949Box 44Folder 2

Mike Nichols, Photos, circa 1950-1955Box 44Folder 3

Volpone, Photos, 1950Box 44Folder 4

The Beaux Stratagem, Photos, 1950Box 44Folder 5

Antigone, Photos, 1950Box 44Folder 6

Be Quiet My Love, Photos, 1950Box 44Folder 7

Faust: A Masque, Photos, 1950Box 44Folder 8

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No Exit, Photos, 1950Box 44Folder 9-10

Hedda Gabbler, Photos, 1951Box 44Folder 11

Richard III, Photos, 1951Box 44Folder 12

The Duchess of Malfi, Photos, 1951Box 44Folder 13-15

Measure For Measure, Photos, 1951Box 44Folder 16

The Country Wife, Photos, 1952Box 44Folder 17

Adam the Creator, Photos, 1952Box 44Folder 18-19

Cervantes’ Interludes, Photos, 1952Box 44Folder 20-21

The Maid’s Tragedy, Photos, 1952Box 45Folder 1-2

The Typewriter, Photos, 1953Box 45Folder 3

Leonce and Lena, Photos, 1953Box 45Folder 4

Arms and the Man, Photos, 1953Box 45Folder 5

Antigone recital, Photos, 1953Box 45Folder 6

The Carnival of Thieves, Photos, 1953Box 45Folder 7

The Playboy of the Western World, Photos, 1954Box 45Folder 8

Aria da Capo, Box and Cox, The Shy and Lonely, Photos, 1954

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Box 45Folder 9

An Evening with Ken Nordine, Photos, 1954Box 45Folder 10

The Enchanted, Photos, circa 1950Box 45Folder 11

Drama in Miniature, Photos, 1955Box 45Folder 12

The Wild Duck, Photos, 1955Box 45Folder 13

The Inspector General, Photos, 1955Box 45Folder 14

Tonight at 8:30, Chee-Chee, Enterprise, Bedtime Story, Photos, 1955Box 45Folder 15

Mandragola, Photos, 1956Box 45Folder 16

The Dark is Light Enough, Photos, 1957Box 45Folder 17

Yerma, Photos, 1957Box 45Folder 18-19

Antigone, Photos, 1957Box 45Folder 20

Easter Song, Photos, 1957Box 45Folder 21

Galileo, Photos, 1958Box 45Folder 22

Endgame, Photos, 1958Box 45Folder 23

Spring’s Awakening, Photos, 1958Box 45Folder 24

Pepel, the Unburied Russian, Photos, 1959Box 45

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Folder 25The Irish Players, Photos, 1959

Box 45Folder 26

The Irish Players, Negatives, 1959Box 45Folder 27

Murder in the Cathedral, Photos, 1962Box 45Folder 28

Le Treteau de Paris, Photos, 1963Box 46Folder 1

A Slice of Paradise, Photos, 1964Box 46Folder 2

Measure For Measure, Photos, 1966Box 46Folder 3

Euridice, Photos, 1967Box 46Folder 4

Minna Von Barnhelm, Photos, 1967Box 46Folder 5

Richard III, Photos, 1967Box 46Folder 6-7

Each In His Own Way, Photos, 1967Box 46Folder 8

The Undeniable Miscellany of Humor and Poetry, Photos, 1968Box 46Folder 9

The Trojan Women, Photos, 1968Box 46Folder 10-11

Camino Real, Photos, 1968Box 46Folder 12

The White Devil, Photos, 1968Box 46Folder 13

The Living Theatre, Photos, 1969Box 46Folder 14

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Waiting For Godot, Photos, 1970Box 46Folder 15

At the Hawk’s Well, Photos, 1970Box 46Folder 16

Peer Gynt, Photos, 1971Box 46Folder 17

What Are Ladies Voices, Photos, 1971Box 46Folder 18

Little Murders, Photos, 1971Box 46Folder 19

Origin 0400, Photos, 1971Box 46Folder 20

Café Moulin Rouge, Photos, 1971Box 46Folder 21

Stuff of Dreams, Photos, 1971Box 46Folder 22

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Photos, 1971Box 46Folder 23-24

Open Theatre, Photos, 1972Box 46Folder 25

Experimental Weekend, Photos, 1972Box 46Folder 26

Professor Taranne, The Lesson, The Bald Soprano, Photos, 1971Box 46Folder 27

A Man’s A Man, Photos, 1972Box 46Folder 28

Eric Bentley, Photos, 1972Box 46Folder 29

Oh, What A Lovely War, Photos, 1973Box 46Folder 30

Experimental Weekend, Photos, 1973

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Box 46Folder 31

The Caretaker, Photos, 1973Box 46Folder 32

The Maids, Photos, 1973Box 46Folder 33

Endgame, Photos, 1973Box 46Folder 34

Arrabal Visit, Photos, 1974Box 46Folder 35

Murder in the Cathedral, Photos, 1974Box 46Folder 36

The Trip and The Landing, Photos, 1974Box 46Folder 37

Importance of Being Earnest, Photos, 1975Box 47Folder 1

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Photos, 1975Box 47Folder 2

Bhakt Surdas, Photos,1975Box 47Folder 3

Count Dracula, Photos, 1975Box 47Folder 4

Episodes, Photos, 1975Box 47Folder 5

A Flea In the Ear, Photos, 1975Box 47Folder 6-7

The Manhattan Project, Photos, 1975Box 47Folder 8

The Hostage, Photos, undatedBox 47Folder 9

Electra, Photos, undatedBox 47

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Folder 10General Photos, assorted, 1950-1952

Box 47Folder 11

General Photos, assorted, 1953-1956Box 47Folder 12-13

General Photos, assorted, undatedBox 47Folder 14

Concert Photos, assorted, undated

Series IV: Restricted

Box 48Folder 1-3: Financial and personnel records, 1970s-1982

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