Manuscripts
Scripts and other writings
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Biographical
Manuscripts
Contains biographical information; correspondence; employment agreements; clippings, primarily mentioning Manya; programs, some listing ben Ali; design drawings; and a typescript for a prose piece, 1983.
mssPlayhouse
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Notes on theater and writings about Brown, other
Manuscripts
Contains typed notes, in many cases on index cards, on the importance of theater, the place of art in the commercial world, and the history of the Playbox Theatre and the Pasadena Playhouse. Also includes some programs and playbills featuring Brown; various scrapbook pages; and articles, clippings, and a booklet about Brown. Also contains list of A. E. Arnold negatives of Pasadena Community Playhouse; and notes for speeches.
mssPlayhouse
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Scripts
Manuscripts
Contains material written chiefly by ben Ali, including several copies of Manya, many containing cues and other annotations. Also includes scripts by other playwrights, some with annotations.
mssPlayhouse
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Scripts for children's productions
Manuscripts
Includes typescripts and some additional production materials. Most are labeled Pasadena Department of Recreation or Community Playground of Pasadena; some are annotated.
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Playground Community Service of Pasadena scripts
Manuscripts
Also includes a script for one scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin, plus a library card, 1931 and undated.
mssPlayhouse