Manuscripts

Prompt book and autograph album

Description: Contains a prompt book for the play East Lynne, labeled as property of Modjeska; and an autograph album, with signatures dating approximately 1904-1913. The album contains a few letters as well, including two dated 1898 from C. Leslie Allen to Mrs. George Morgan, Highland Park.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1898-1913, undated
Call number: mssPlayhouse
Creator: Pasadena Playhouse(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Pasadena Playhouse Alumni and Associates,; Additional gifts have been supplemented by former affiliates of the Playhouse over the years.

Prompt books, poetry, and plays

Manuscripts

The subseries contains plays, scripts, prompt books, and poetry. Some of the prompt books interior pages are stamped or marked as previously belonging to Polish-American actress, Helena Modjeska.

mssBehymer

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Photograph albums

Manuscripts

Two photograph albums containing printed photographs and signatures of various actors and actresses, presented alphabetically by last name. The first album contains names K-L, and the second U-Z.

mssPlayhouse

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Fairfax Walkup photograph album and scrapbook pages

Manuscripts

Contains a photograph album and pages of a scrapbook with photographs depicting students and student life; materials were compiled by Fairfax Walkup and dated 1928-1939, undated. Also contains a few loose photographs from Walkup's photograph album, possibly connected to a course she taught about costumes and costuming, plus one of an unidentified woman; two publicity photographs of a dance class, from 1956; one photograph of students in a dorm; and one photograph of students in an acting class, both undated.

mssPlayhouse

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Items 10782-11060

Manuscripts

Includes negatives for King of Hearts illustrated mailer, for 1963 production; negatives labeled "Barrie Festival Book" (around 30 negatives); and negatives of the laying of the cornerstone of the Community Playhouse, 5/31/1924. Also includes negatives of a cartoon caricature of George Bernard Shaw and of a layout, also combined with the Hildebrand collection (two images from Album 328: Modjeska and Brookside Park).

mssPlayhouse

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Scores and scripts

Manuscripts

Contains handwritten scores and scripts for Les Chouans, many annotated, for production(s) of Romeo and Juliet; also contains a photograph of Helene Modjeska taken by Madame Wineman (1909).

mssPlayhouse

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B. Blanchard, Frederick

Manuscripts

Contains one scrapbook and scores, scripts, and other materials that appear to have belonged to actress Helena Modjeska (1840-1909). Their connection to Blanchard is not identified.

mssPlayhouse

Prompt book and autograph album

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