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| Title: | Court Theatre. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1947-1989 |
| Size: | 32 linear feet (48 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Court Theatre, is a professional University of Chicago based repertory theatre founded in the 1950s. The collection contains materials related to both the Court Theatre and the University Theatre, the student-run production arm 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, and photographs make up most of the collection. Materials date from 1947 to 1989, with the bulk dating between 1958 and 1977. The collection primarily documents the theatres' productions. |
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 to consult with staff before requesting material from this series. The remainder of the collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Court Theatre. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Court Theatre was formed in 1954 with staff and actors drawn mostly from the Hyde Park community. The theatre began productions in the summer of 1955 with strong ties to the University 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 Mandel Hall, overlooking the courtyard when he exclaimed, “We’ve got to have a theatre out there! Right in the middle, we can build a stage on the fountain and use all the walkways, the roofs, and the buildings and windows—we can use this whole, airy courtyard. We can seat them on 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 used to 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 second play, Moliere’s The Forced Marriage, opened to four consecutive nights of rain, forcing the production indoors. When the rain passed the productions returned to the court. Having the chance to compare the indoor and outdoor productions, Phillips and the members of the burgeoning Court community realized that outdoor staging of Marriage caused many of the lines to 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 with its unwavering dedication to performances of the classics. Some of the earliest productions were The Trojan Women, Salome, The Alchemist, Dr. Faustus, and The Imaginary Invalid. In the 1960s, the Court began to reach out to a larger metropolitan audience. Advertisements for the summer season, as well as for the newly-added modern jazz series (which included luminaries such as Duke Ellington) were placed in city newspapers. Increased advertising and publicity aided in attracting the attention of Chicago newspaper critics. In time Court would become the largest performing arts organization on the South Side of Chicago.
In 1962, Robert Benedetti became artistic director. Benedetti was interested in pursuing the sort of controversial theatre which had drawn attention the previous year, when a production of Ulysses in Night Town prompted a campaign within the University to withdraw the play on the grounds that “Court Theatre shows should be something parents can bring their kids to." The 1962 season was artistically adventurous, with performances of The Knight of the Burning Pestle and The Dybbuk. The experimental plays brought little financial support and harsh reviews. The final production of the season, an acclaimed performance of Pantagleize, fared better, pleasing both 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, critically and financially, thus far. In addition to the thematic choice to return to classic plays, the spike in attendance at Court was partly helped by local changes in the Chicago area. Between 1962 and 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. Attendance records 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 of Benedetti, who resigned his position to join Second City. He was succeeded as artistic director by James O’Reilly, under whom the theatre continued its presentation of classic plays with a few more recent titles, such as Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, and began a series of winter productions. One of the most accomplished Court productions 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-based repertory theatre, and in 1975 an Actors’ Equity theatre. The move cemented Court’s reputation both 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-profit organization.
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 contains correspondence; 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 primarily documents the stage productions of the respective theatres from the 1940s to the 1980s.
Series I, Court Theatre, primarily contains materials documenting the stage productions of Court 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 contains press releases, programs, fliers, posters, newsletters, magazines, and newspaper clippings. Lastly, the series contains materials related to finances, workshops, special performances at Court, and scholarship programs such as "ACT 1."
Series II, University Theatre, contains materials that related to the stage productions of the University Theatre from the late-1940s to the early 1980s. Series II is made up mostly of correspondence, 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 related to UT’s finances, special performances, and workshops.
Series III, Audio-Visual, contains images and recordings from both the Court Theatre and the University Theatre. These include audio tape reels, audio cassettes, videotapes, photographs, and negatives. The series is divided into three subseries: Subseries 1, Assorted Audio Visual, contains audio- and videotapes of interviews, panel discussions, productions, and workshops. Subseries 2, Court Theatre Photos, contains photographs and negatives of the stage productions of Court Theatre. Subseries 3, University Theatre Photos, contains photographs and negatives of the stage productions of University Theatre.
Series IV, Restricted, contains financial and personnel documents, restricted until 2032.
Series I: Court Theatre |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Court History, List of Theatrical Events, 1959-1977 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Correspondence, 1960-1965 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Correspondence, 1966-1969 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Correspondence, 1970-1974 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Correspondence, 1975-1976 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Correspondence, 1977 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Correspondence, 1978-1979 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Correspondence, 1979 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Correspondence, 1980 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Correspondence, 1980-1981 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Memos, 1950-1969 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Memos, 1970-1975 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Memos, 1976-1979 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Memos, 1979-1981 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1956-1966 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1966-1972 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1973-1976 |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1976-1977 |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1977-1980 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1980-1989 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Diagrams, Drawings, Prop Lists, Costumes, Music, 1966 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Diagrams, Drawings, Prop Lists, Costumes, Music, 1966-1979 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Student Play Proposals, Synopses, Resumes, 1976-1981 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Programs, 1953-1961 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Programs, 1962-1966 |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Programs, 1968-1970 |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Programs, 1971-1975 |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Programs, 1975-1976 |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Programs, 1976-1977 |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Programs, 1977 |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Programs, 1978 |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | Programs, 1978-1979 |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | Programs, 1979 |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Programs, 1980 |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | Programs, 1980-1981 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | Programs, 1981-1987 |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | Theatre Fliers, 1955-1976 |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | Theatre Fliers, 1976-1978 |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | Theatre Fliers, 1978-1979 |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | Theatre Fliers, 1979-1985 |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | Scripts, 1957 |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | Scripts, 1958 |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | Scripts, 1958-1961 |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | Scripts, 1961 |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | Scripts, 1962-1963 |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | Scripts, 1965 |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | Scripts, 1969-1971 |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Scripts, 1975-1977 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Scripts, 1978-1979 |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | Scripts, 1979-1981 |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | Scripts, 1981-1986 |
| Box 9 Folder 2-3 | Scripts, assorted, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | Newsletters, 1959-1968 |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | Newsletters, 1969-1977 |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | Newsletters, 1977-1980 |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | Newsletters, 1980-1981 |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Press Releases, 1960-1978 |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | Press Releases, 1978-1979 |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | Press Releases, 1980-1981 |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | Radio Reviews, 1972-1979 |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1958-1968 |
| Box 10 Folder 6 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1968-1973 |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1973-1976 |
| Box 11 Folder 2 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1976-1977 |
| Box 11 Folder 3 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1977-1979 |
| Box 11 Folder 4 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1979-1980 |
| Box 11 Folder 5 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1980 |
| Box 12 Folder 1 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1981 |
| Box 12 Folder 2 | Magazines, 1982-1983 |
| Box 12 Folder 3 | Magazines, 1983-1985 |
| Box 12 Folder 4 | Magazines, 1985-1987 |
| Box 12 Folder 5 | Magazines, 1987-1989 |
| Box 13 Folder 1 | Theatre Brochures, assorted, 1966-1978 |
| Box 13 Folder 2 | Theatre Brochures, assorted, undated |
| Box 13 Folder 3 | Actor Applications, 1966-1977 |
| Box 13 Folder 4 | Workshops, 1975-1976 |
| Box 13 Folder 5 | Production Services Policy, 1968-1972 |
| Box 13 Folder 6 | Technical Reference Guides, Requirements, undated |
| Box 13 Folder 7 | Summary Reports, 1963-1974 |
| Box 13 Folder 8 | Purchase Requests, Royalties, 1965-1977 |
| Box 14 Folder 1 | Purchase Requests, Royalties, 1977-1981 |
| Box 14 Folder 2 | Contracts, 1964-1974 |
| Box 14 Folder 3 | Budgets, 1955-1961 |
| Box 14 Folder 4 | Budgets, 1961-1965 |
| Box 14 Folder 5 | New Theatre Building Cost Report, 1977-1978 |
| Box 14 Folder 6 | American Theatre Association, 1972-1973 |
| Box 15 Folder 1 | Court Theatre Ephemera, 1965-1982 |
| Box 15 Folder 2 | Theatre of the Deaf, 1968 |
| Box 15 Folder 3 | Murphy Scholarship Program, 1972-1973 |
| Box 15 Folder 4 | Children’s Theatre, 1972-1973 |
| Box 15 Folder 5 | Children’s Theatre, 1974-1975 |
| Box 15 Folder 6 | Children’s Theatre, 1975 |
| Box 15 Folder 7 | Chicago Film Festival, 1973 |
| Box 15 Folder 8 | Hyde Park/Kenwood Community Conference, Health, Education, and Welfare (H.E.W.) Proposal, 1973-1974 |
| Box 15 Folder 9 | Festival of Fantasy, Correspondence, Notes, Press, 1973-1974 |
| Box 15 Folder 10 | Festival of Fantasy, Correspondence, Notes, Press, 1976-1977 |
| Box 16 Folder 1 | New Theatre, Correspondence, Notes, Press, and related materials, 1975-1976 |
| Box 16 Folder 2 | Off-Loop Producer’s Association of Chicago (OLPAC), Correspondence, Notes, Press, and related materials, 1976-1979 |
| Box 16 Folder 3 | French Contemporary Arts Festival, Correspondence, Notes, 1976 |
| Box 16 Folder 4 | French Contemporary Arts Festival, Publicity, 1976 |
| Box 16 Folder 5 | French Contemporary Arts Festival, Programs, Brochures, and related materials, 1976 |
| Box 16 Folder 6 | The Masked Dance (Drama of Korea), Correspondence, Notes, Brochures, and related materials, 1977 |
| Box 16 Folder 7 | Special Performance ("She Stoops to Conquer") at Woodstock, IL Opera House, Correspondence, Notes, Technical Requirements, 1978 |
| Box 17 Folder 1 | Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Scholarship Applications, 1987 |
| Box 17 Folder 2 | Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Correspondence, Memos, Notes, Press, Budget, 1987-1988 |
| Box 17 Folder 3 | Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Handouts, 1987-1988 |
| Box 17 Folder 4 | Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Programs, Newsletters, Reviews, Clippings, 1987-1988 |
| Box 17 Folder 5 | Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Letters of Recommendation, Evaluations, 1988 |
| Box 17 Folder 6 | Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Scripts, Rehearsal Schedules, 1988 |
| Box 18 Folder 1 | Posters, 1956 - 1964 |
| Box 18 Folder 2 | Posters, 1965 - 1969 |
| Box 19 Folder 1 | Posters, 1970 - 1975 |
| Box 19 Folder 2 | Posters, 1976 - 1977 |
| Box 19 Folder 3 | Posters, 1977 - 1979 |
| Box 20 Folder 1 | Posters, 1980-1981 |
| Box 20 Folder 2 | Posters, 1981-1985 |
| Box 21 Folder 1 | Oversized Posters, 1968-1980 |
Series II: University Theatre |
| Box 22 Folder 1 | Correspondence, 1949-1959 |
| Box 22 Folder 2 | Correspondence, 1960-1964 |
| Box 22 Folder 3 | Correspondence, 1965-1966 |
| Box 22 Folder 4 | Correspondence, 1967-1969 |
| Box 22 Folder 5 | Correspondence, 1970-1972 |
| Box 22 Folder 6 | Correspondence, 1972-1973 |
| Box 22 Folder 7 | Correspondence, 1974 |
| Box 23 Folder 1 | Correspondence, 1974-1977 |
| Box 23 Folder 2 | Memos, 1947-1963 |
| Box 23 Folder 3 | Memos, 1964-1969 |
| Box 23 Folder 4 | Memos, 1970-1973 |
| Box 23 Folder 5 | Memos, 1974-1977 |
| Box 23 Folder 6 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1947-1967 |
| Box 23 Folder 7 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1967-1970 |
| Box 24 Folder 1 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1971-1973 |
| Box 24 Folder 2 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1973-1974 |
| Box 24 Folder 3 | Cast Lists, Call Sheets, Rehearsal Schedules, 1975 |
| Box 24 Folder 4 | Diagrams, Drawings, Prop Lists, Costumes, Music, 1947-1965 |
| Box 24 Folder 5 | Student Play Proposals, 1965-1970 |
| Box 24 Folder 6 | Programs, 1947-1969 |
| Box 24 Folder 7 | Programs, 1969-1972 |
| Box 25 Folder 1 | Programs, 1972-1974 |
| Box 25 Folder 2 | Programs, 1974 |
| Box 25 Folder 3 | Theatre Fliers, 1947-1972 |
| Box 25 Folder 4 | Theatre Fliers, 1972-1974 |
| Box 25 Folder 5 | Theatre Fliers, 1974-1975 |
| Box 25 Folder 6 | Scripts, 1950-1952 |
| Box 26 Folder 1 | Scripts, 1952 |
| Box 26 Folder 2 | Scripts, 1952-1953 |
| Box 26 Folder 3 | Scripts, 1954-1956 |
| Box 26 Folder 4 | Scripts, 1958-1961 |
| Box 26 Folder 5 | Scripts, 1966-1971 |
| Box 26 Folder 6 | Scripts, 1973 |
| Box 27 Folder 1 | Scripts, 1973-1974 |
| Box 27 Folder 2 | Scripts, 1975 |
| Box 27 Folder 3-4 | Scripts, assorted, undated |
| Box 27 Folder 5 | Newsletters, 1957-1973 |
| Box 28 Folder 1 | Newsletters, 1973-1975 |
| Box 28 Folder 2 | Press Releases, 1947-1966 |
| Box 28 Folder 3 | Press Releases, 1967-1971 |
| Box 28 Folder 4 | Press Releases, 1972 |
| Box 28 Folder 5 | Press Releases, 1973-1975 |
| Box 28 Folder 6 | Press Releases, Miscellaneous, undated |
| Box 28 Folder 7 | Radio Reviews, 1972-1975 |
| Box 28 Folder 8 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1947-1959 |
| Box 28 Folder 9 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1960-1966 |
| Box 29 Folder 1 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1966-1968 |
| Box 29 Folder 2 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1968-1969 |
| Box 29 Folder 3 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1969-1972 |
| Box 29 Folder 4 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1972 |
| Box 29 Folder 5 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1972-1974 |
| Box 29 Folder 6 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1974 |
| Box 29 Folder 7 | Newspaper Reviews and Clippings, 1974-1975 |
| Box 30 Folder 1 | Theatre Brochures, assorted, 1947-1966 |
| Box 30 Folder 2 | Play Catalogs, 1965-1966 |
| Box 30 Folder 3 | University Theatre Committee, memos, 1973 |
| Box 30 Folder 4 | University Theatre ephemera, 1966 |
| Box 30 Folder 5 | Summary Reports, 1952-1970 |
| Box 30 Folder 6 | Ticket Sales, 1966-1968 |
| Box 30 Folder 7 | Royalties, 1956-1970 |
| Box 30 Folder 8 | Expenses, 1967-1974 |
| Box 30 Folder 9 | Budget, 1954-1970 |
| Box 31 Folder 1 | "Seminar" Series on WBBM-TV, 1960-1963 |
| Box 31 Folder 2 | Art and Public Conference, University of Chicago Center for Continuing Education, 1966 |
| Box 31 Folder 3 | National Theatre of the Deaf, 1968 |
| Box 31 Folder 4 | Yale Festival, 1966-1968 |
| Box 31 Folder 5 | Robert Coover Visit, 1972 |
| Box 31 Folder 6 | Theatre Workshops, 1973-1977 |
| Box 31 Folder 7 | Festival of Fantasy, 1975-1976 |
| Box 32 Folder 1 | Posters, 1953-1967 |
| Box 32 Folder 2 | Posters, 1968-1969 |
| Box 32 Folder 3 | Posters, 1970-1972 |
| Box 33 Folder 1 | Posters, 1973 |
| Box 33 Folder 2 | Posters, 1974-1975 |
| Box 33 Folder 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 34 | Shakespeare Panel, Part 2, cassette, 1984 |
| Box 34 | Panel Discussion on Harold Pinter, Part 1 and 2, cassette, 1985 |
| Box 34 | ARCO Lecture: Stanley Kauffmann, cassette, 1985 |
| Box 34 | Stanley Kauffmann, Part 1 and 2, cassette, 1985 |
| Box 34 | Alan Schneider, "Directing the Theatre of the Absurd", Part 1, undated |
| Box 34 | Alan Schneider, "The Theatre of the Absurd IX", Part 1 and 2, undated |
| Box 34 | Micro Film, miscellaneous, undated |
| Box 34 | Marvin Phillips, audio tape, undated |
| Box 34 | Roth, Part 1 and 2, audio tape, undated |
| Box 34 | Audio Tape, unlabeled, undated |
| Box 35 | Film, "Peer Gynt", undated |
| Box 35 | Projections, "Peer Gynt", 1971 |
| Box 35 | Omar, audio tape, undated |
| Box 35 | Audio Tape, unlabeled, undated |
| Box 35 | Audio Tape, unlabeled, undated |
Subseries 2: Court Theatre Photographs |
| Box 36 Folder 1 | The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Photos, 1955 |
| Box 36 Folder 2 | The Forced Marriage, Photos, 1955 |
| Box 36 Folder 3 | The Affected Young Ladies, Photos, 1955 |
| Box 36 Folder 4 | Monsieur de Porsegnac, Photos, 1955 |
| Box 36 Folder 5 | Twelfth Night, Photos, 1956 |
| Box 36 Folder 6-7 | Trojan War, Photos, 1956 |
| Box 36 Folder 8 | The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, Photos, 1956 |
| Box 36 Folder 9 | Pyramus and Thisbe, Photos, 1957 |
| Box 36 Folder 10 | Salome, Photos, 1957 |
| Box 36 Folder 11 | Coriolanus, Photos, 1958 |
| Box 36 Folder 12 | The Imaginary Invalid, Photos, 1958 |
| Box 36 Folder 13 | Othello, Photos, 1959 |
| Box 36 Folder 14 | Love for Love, Photos, 1959 |
| Box 36 Folder 15 | Richard Dyer-Bennett, Photos, 1960 |
| Box 36 Folder 16 | Henry VIII, Photos, 1960 |
| Box 36 Folder 17 | Scapin, the Scoundrel, Photos, 1960 |
| Box 36 Folder 18 | Oedipus Rex, Photos, 1960 |
| Box 37 Folder 1 | Ulysses in Nighttown, Photos, 1961 |
| Box 37 Folder 2 | Henry IV Part 1, Photos, 1961 |
| Box 37 Folder 3 | The Knight of the Burning Pestle, Photos, 1962 |
| Box 37 Folder 4 | The Dybbuk, Photos, 1962 |
| Box 37 Folder 5 | Pantagleize, Photos, 1962 |
| Box 37 Folder 6 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Photos, 1963 |
| Box 37 Folder 7 | The Confounded Husband, Photos, 1963 |
| Box 37 Folder 8 | King Lear, Photos, 1963 |
| Box 37 Folder 9 | The Tempest, Photos, 1964 |
| Box 37 Folder 10 | The Taming of the Shrew, Photos, 1964 |
| Box 37 Folder 11 | Romeo and Juliet, Photos, 1964 |
| Box 37 Folder 12 | Julius Caesar, Photos, 1965 |
| Box 37 Folder 13 | The Lady’s Not For Burning, Photos, 1965 |
| Box 37 Folder 14 | Volpone, Photos, 1965 |
| Box 37 Folder 15 | Volpone, Negatives, 1965 |
| Box 37 Folder 16 | Saint Joan, Headshots, 1966 |
| Box 38 Folder 1 | Saint Joan, Photos, 1966 |
| Box 38 Folder 2 | Twelfth Night, Photos, 1966 |
| Box 38 Folder 3 | Merry Wives of Windsor, Photos, 1966 |
| Box 38 Folder 4 | The Miser, Photos, 1967 |
| Box 38 Folder 5 | The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Photos, 1967 |
| Box 38 Folder 6 | ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Photos, 1968 |
| Box 38 Folder 7 | Galileo, Photos, 1968 |
| Box 38 Folder 8 | As You Like It, Photos, 1968 |
| Box 38 Folder 9 | Androcles and the Lion, Photos, 1969 |
| Box 38 Folder 10 | Richard III, Photos, 1969 |
| Box 38 Folder 11 | The Country Wife, Photos, 1969 |
| Box 38 Folder 12 | The Threepenny Opera, Photos, 1970 |
| Box 38 Folder 13 | Under Milkwood, Photos, 1970 |
| Box 38 Folder 14 | Lysistrata, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 38 Folder 15 | A Hobbit’s Holiday, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 38 Folder 16 | Taming of the Shrew, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 38 Folder 17 | Tartuffe, Photos, 1972 |
| Box 38 Folder 18 | Arms and the Man, Photos, 1972 |
| Box 38 Folder 19 | The Rivals, Photos, 1972 |
| Box 38 Folder 20 | Medea, Photos, 1973 |
| Box 38 Folder 21 | What the Butler Saw, Photos, 1973 |
| Box 38 Folder 22 | Tango, Photos, 1973 |
| Box 39 Folder 1 | A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Photos, 1973 |
| Box 39 Folder 2 | Twelfth Night, Photos, 1974 |
| Box 39 Folder 3 | Much Ado About Nothing, Photos, 1975 |
| Box 39 Folder 4 | Waiting For Godot, Photos, 1975 |
| Box 39 Folder 5 | The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Photos, 1975 |
| Box 39 Folder 6 | Three Women, Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 7 | Exits and Entrances, Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 8 | Cabaret, Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 9 | Miss Julie, Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 10 | Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 11 | Experimental Weekend, Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 12 | Two Gentlemen of Verona, Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 13 | Summer and Smoke, Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 14 | Festival of Fantasy, Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 15 | Cornet, Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 16 | The Ik, (French Contemporary Arts Festival), Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 17 | Le Pavillon an Bord de la Riviere (French Contemporary Arts Festival), Photos, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 18 | Evening of One Acts, Photos, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 19 | A Little Night Music, Photos, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 20 | A Little Night Music, Transparency, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 21 | The Masked Dance (Drama of Korea), Photos, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 22 | Subject to Fits, Photos, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 23 | An Evening of One Acts, Photos, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 24 | The Tempest, Photos, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 25 | The House of Bernarda Alba, Photos, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 26 | The Thesmophoriazousae, Photos, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 27 | Candide, Photos, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 28 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oxford-Cambridge), Photos, 1977 |
| Box 39 Folder 29 | Butley, Photos, 1977-1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 1 | Yet What Is Love?, Photos, 1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 2 | Sizwe Bansi is Dead, Photos, 1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 3 | The Sea Horse, Photos, 1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 4 | She Stoops to Conquer, Photos, 1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 5 | Experimental Potpourri, Photos, 1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 6 | MacBeth, Photos, 1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 7 | She Stoops to Conquer, Photos, 1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 8 | The Winter’s Tale, Photos, 1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 9 | The Birthday Party, Photos, 1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 10 | You Can’t Take It With You, Photos, 1978 |
| Box 40 Folder 11 | In the Poorhouse/Seascape, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 12 | Czechs, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 13 | Rope, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 14 | Measure for Measure, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 15 | The Waiting Game, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 16 | The Marionette Theatre of Peter Arnott, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 17 | Little Mary Sunshine, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 18 | Hamlet, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 19 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 20 | The Way of the World, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 21 | An Evening of One Act Plays, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 22 | A Wilde Night with Vincent Dowling, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 23 | The Fantasticks, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 24 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 25 | The Philanderer, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 26 | The Good Doctor, Photos, 1979 |
| Box 40 Folder 27 | Tunes for Twos, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 28 | Equus, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 29 | In the Region of Ice; Duck Variations, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 30 | Exit the King, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 31 | The Maids, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 32 | Side by Side by Sondheim, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 33 | The Servant of Two Masters, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 34 | Love Labor’s Lost, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 35 | The Blacks, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 36 | Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 37 | Uncommon Women, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 38 | The Empire Builder, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 39 | All’s Well that Ends Well, Photos, 1980 |
| Box 40 Folder 40 | Mixed Nuts, Photos, 1981 |
| Box 40 Folder 41 | Worms/Photoanalysis, Photos, 1981 |
| Box 41 Folder 1 | A Manuel For Sons, Photos, 1981 |
| Box 41 Folder 2 | Juno and the Paycock, Photos, 1981 |
| Box 41 Folder 3 | Mandragola, Photos, 1981 |
| Box 41 Folder 4 | No Exit/The Bicycle Riders, Photos, 1981 |
| Box 41 Folder 5 | The Miser, Photos, 1981 |
| Box 41 Folder 6 | Comedy of Errors, Photos, 1981 |
| Box 41 Folder 7 | Fashion, Photos, 1981 |
| Box 41 Folder 8 | A Doll House, Photos, 1981 |
| Box 41 Folder 9 | Academy of Classical Theatre (ACT 1), Photos, 1987 |
| Box 41 Folder 10 | General Photos, assorted, 1962-1978 |
| Box 41 Folder 11-12 | General Photos, assorted, undated |
| Box 41 Folder 13-15 | Negatives, assorted, undated |
| Box 41 Folder 16 | Dan Blades, headshot, undated |
| Box 42 | Scapin, the Scoundrel, oversized photo, 1960 |
| Box 42 | Julius Caesar, oversized photos, 1965 |
| Box 42 | Macbeth, oversized photos, 1967 |
| Box 42 | The Oresteia, oversized photos, 1986 |
| Box 42 | On Baillie’s Strand, oversized photo, undated |
| Box 42 | The Man with His Head in the Highlands, oversized photo, undated |
| Box 42 | Oversized photos, assorted, undated |
Subseries 3: University Theatre Photographs |
| Box 43 Folder 1 | Agamemnon, Photos, 1947 |
| Box 43 Folder 2 | Ghosts, Photos, 1947 |
| Box 43 Folder 3 | The Little Foxes, Photos, 1947 |
| Box 43 Folder 4 | The Roots of Lilac, Photos, 1947 |
| Box 43 Folder 5 | Ungallant Gesture, Photos, 1947 |
| Box 43 Folder 6 | Noah’s Lark, Photos, 1947 |
| Box 43 Folder 7 | East Lynne, Photos, 1947 |
| Box 43 Folder 8 | R.U.R., Photos, 1947 |
| Box 43 Folder 9 | Displaced Person, Photos, 1947 |
| Box 43 Folder 10 | The Flies, Photos, 1948 |
| Box 43 Folder 11-15 | Murder in the Cathedral, Photos, 1948 |
| Box 43 Folder 16-17 | The Alchemist, Photos, 1948 |
| Box 43 Folder 18-19 | Naked, Photos, 1948 |
| Box 43 Folder 20-21 | Oedipus the King, Photos, 1949 |
| Box 43 Folder 22-23 | Tartuffe, Photos, 1949 |
| Box 43 Folder 24-25 | The Trial, Photos, 1949 |
| Box 43 Folder 26 | Summer Workshops, Photos, 1949 |
| Box 43 Folder 27 | Too Many Thumbs, Photos, 1949 |
| Box 44 Folder 1 | Julius Caesar, Photos, 1949 |
| Box 44 Folder 2 | Mike Nichols, Photos, circa 1950-1955 |
| Box 44 Folder 3 | Volpone, Photos, 1950 |
| Box 44 Folder 4 | The Beaux Stratagem, Photos, 1950 |
| Box 44 Folder 5 | Antigone, Photos, 1950 |
| Box 44 Folder 6 | Be Quiet My Love, Photos, 1950 |
| Box 44 Folder 7 | Faust: A Masque, Photos, 1950 |
| Box 44 Folder 8 | No Exit, Photos, 1950 |
| Box 44 Folder 9-10 | Hedda Gabbler, Photos, 1951 |
| Box 44 Folder 11 | Richard III, Photos, 1951 |
| Box 44 Folder 12 | The Duchess of Malfi, Photos, 1951 |
| Box 44 Folder 13-15 | Measure For Measure, Photos, 1951 |
| Box 44 Folder 16 | The Country Wife, Photos, 1952 |
| Box 44 Folder 17 | Adam the Creator, Photos, 1952 |
| Box 44 Folder 18-19 | Cervantes’ Interludes, Photos, 1952 |
| Box 44 Folder 20-21 | The Maid’s Tragedy, Photos, 1952 |
| Box 45 Folder 1-2 | The Typewriter, Photos, 1953 |
| Box 45 Folder 3 | Leonce and Lena, Photos, 1953 |
| Box 45 Folder 4 | Arms and the Man, Photos, 1953 |
| Box 45 Folder 5 | Antigone recital, Photos, 1953 |
| Box 45 Folder 6 | The Carnival of Thieves, Photos, 1953 |
| Box 45 Folder 7 | The Playboy of the Western World, Photos, 1954 |
| Box 45 Folder 8 | Aria da Capo, Box and Cox, The Shy and Lonely, Photos, 1954 |
| Box 45 Folder 9 | An Evening with Ken Nordine, Photos, 1954 |
| Box 45 Folder 10 | The Enchanted, Photos, circa 1950 |
| Box 45 Folder 11 | Drama in Miniature, Photos, 1955 |
| Box 45 Folder 12 | The Wild Duck, Photos, 1955 |
| Box 45 Folder 13 | The Inspector General, Photos, 1955 |
| Box 45 Folder 14 | Tonight at 8:30, Chee-Chee, Enterprise, Bedtime Story, Photos, 1955 |
| Box 45 Folder 15 | Mandragola, Photos, 1956 |
| Box 45 Folder 16 | The Dark is Light Enough, Photos, 1957 |
| Box 45 Folder 17 | Yerma, Photos, 1957 |
| Box 45 Folder 18-19 | Antigone, Photos, 1957 |
| Box 45 Folder 20 | Easter Song, Photos, 1957 |
| Box 45 Folder 21 | Galileo, Photos, 1958 |
| Box 45 Folder 22 | Endgame, Photos, 1958 |
| Box 45 Folder 23 | Spring’s Awakening, Photos, 1958 |
| Box 45 Folder 24 | Pepel, the Unburied Russian, Photos, 1959 |
| Box 45 Folder 25 | The Irish Players, Photos, 1959 |
| Box 45 Folder 26 | The Irish Players, Negatives, 1959 |
| Box 45 Folder 27 | Murder in the Cathedral, Photos, 1962 |
| Box 45 Folder 28 | Le Treteau de Paris, Photos, 1963 |
| Box 46 Folder 1 | A Slice of Paradise, Photos, 1964 |
| Box 46 Folder 2 | Measure For Measure, Photos, 1966 |
| Box 46 Folder 3 | Euridice, Photos, 1967 |
| Box 46 Folder 4 | Minna Von Barnhelm, Photos, 1967 |
| Box 46 Folder 5 | Richard III, Photos, 1967 |
| Box 46 Folder 6-7 | Each In His Own Way, Photos, 1967 |
| Box 46 Folder 8 | The Undeniable Miscellany of Humor and Poetry, Photos, 1968 |
| Box 46 Folder 9 | The Trojan Women, Photos, 1968 |
| Box 46 Folder 10-11 | Camino Real, Photos, 1968 |
| Box 46 Folder 12 | The White Devil, Photos, 1968 |
| Box 46 Folder 13 | The Living Theatre, Photos, 1969 |
| Box 46 Folder 14 | Waiting For Godot, Photos, 1970 |
| Box 46 Folder 15 | At the Hawk’s Well, Photos, 1970 |
| Box 46 Folder 16 | Peer Gynt, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 46 Folder 17 | What Are Ladies Voices, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 46 Folder 18 | Little Murders, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 46 Folder 19 | Origin 0400, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 46 Folder 20 | Café Moulin Rouge, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 46 Folder 21 | Stuff of Dreams, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 46 Folder 22 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 46 Folder 23-24 | Open Theatre, Photos, 1972 |
| Box 46 Folder 25 | Experimental Weekend, Photos, 1972 |
| Box 46 Folder 26 | Professor Taranne, The Lesson, The Bald Soprano, Photos, 1971 |
| Box 46 Folder 27 | A Man’s A Man, Photos, 1972 |
| Box 46 Folder 28 | Eric Bentley, Photos, 1972 |
| Box 46 Folder 29 | Oh, What A Lovely War, Photos, 1973 |
| Box 46 Folder 30 | Experimental Weekend, Photos, 1973 |
| Box 46 Folder 31 | The Caretaker, Photos, 1973 |
| Box 46 Folder 32 | The Maids, Photos, 1973 |
| Box 46 Folder 33 | Endgame, Photos, 1973 |
| Box 46 Folder 34 | Arrabal Visit, Photos, 1974 |
| Box 46 Folder 35 | Murder in the Cathedral, Photos, 1974 |
| Box 46 Folder 36 | The Trip and The Landing, Photos, 1974 |
| Box 46 Folder 37 | Importance of Being Earnest, Photos, 1975 |
| Box 47 Folder 1 | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Photos, 1975 |
| Box 47 Folder 2 | Bhakt Surdas, Photos,1975 |
| Box 47 Folder 3 | Count Dracula, Photos, 1975 |
| Box 47 Folder 4 | Episodes, Photos, 1975 |
| Box 47 Folder 5 | A Flea In the Ear, Photos, 1975 |
| Box 47 Folder 6-7 | The Manhattan Project, Photos, 1975 |
| Box 47 Folder 8 | The Hostage, Photos, undated |
| Box 47 Folder 9 | Electra, Photos, undated |
| Box 47 Folder 10 | General Photos, assorted, 1950-1952 |
| Box 47 Folder 11 | General Photos, assorted, 1953-1956 |
| Box 47 Folder 12-13 | General Photos, assorted, undated |
| Box 47 Folder 14 | Concert Photos, assorted, undated |
Series IV: Restricted |
| Box 48 | Folder 1-3: Financial and personnel records, 1970s-1982 |