Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Contains programs and other materials for theater and other arts productions at venues other than the Pasadena Playhouse and its precursors. Materials in 19th-century playbills and programs; souvenir programs; and an assortment of programs from various regions of the United States, chiefly in Southern California. Also includes a few programs from countries outside of the United States.
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Contains correspondence, fliers, programs, announcements, press releases, programs, blank forms, ticket stubs, and other ephemera relating to the El Pablo Players and to a drama conference, One-Act Play Tournaments, Playhouse Day, and State Theatre of California performances.
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Contains photographs, fliers, programs, and clippings documenting local community theater and the Little Theater movement, including the work of actor Spalding, who appeared in the world premiere of Eugene O'Neill's Lazarus Laughed in 1928 and continued to act at the Playhouse through the 1930s; acted at other San Gabriel Valley venues; and presented one-man shows and workshops for drama classes at Pasadena High School, Pasadena City College, and others. Graydon Spalding later worked in the Rare Books Department of the Huntington Library; his brother, Gordon Spalding, worked as a photographer for the Playhouse, primarily taking publicity photographs.
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Contains list of Mainstage plays, 1930-1961; fliers and brochures, 1930s-1960s, including for unidentified or multiple venues. Undated fliers and brochures are arranged alphabetically by play title.
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Contains graduation materials from 1918 and 1930-1952; materials include diplomas, postgraduate certificates, graduation and commencement programs, tickets, fliers, announcements, invitations, musical revues and performances, commencement exercises, and other ephemera.
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Includes chronological list of plays performed at various venues, 1919-1941, including Workshop plays, Little Theatre in Padua Hills, Outside Productions, and Special Productions. Other venues include the Little Theatre of the Huntington Hotel and several high school stages. Contains several programs featuring the Junior Players, 1921-1922; programs featuring the Padua Players, 1933-1935; and the El Pablo Players, 1940-1941. Also includes Playhouse players presented by the U.S. military and other programs from tours. Additionally includes programs from the Padua Hills Theatre and from the Mexican Players, plus a few programs from other Gilmor Brown productions outside of the Playhouse, 1921-1922, 1924, and 1933.
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