Manuscripts

D. Programs and publicity materials

Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: Approximately 1861-1969
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.

Approximately 1880-1900

Manuscripts

Contains programs, playbills, and fliers for theater, concerts, other performances at venues around the country and also international (e.g., London).

mssPlayhouse

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Various materials

Manuscripts

Contains one disbound scrapbook containing playbills, programs, clippings, and other materials.

mssPlayhouse

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Padua Players, El Pablo Players, others

Manuscripts

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.

mssPlayhouse

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Series IV. Theater programs and related materials

Manuscripts

This collection contains the records of the Pasadena Playhouse, a community theater established in Pasadena, California, in 1917. Materials consist primarily of theater programs, scrapbooks, business records, correspondence, clippings, scripts, school catalogues, brochures and ephemera, indexes, photographs, original drawings of set and costume designs, and research materials originally housed in the organization's library. The materials document the performance history of the various theaters of the Playhouse and also contain partial administrative records and school records, with particular strength in coverage for the "Mainstage" theater and an extensive run of programs and performance photographs. The core records are strengthened by the complementary personal paper collections of directors, performers, and others associated with the Playhouse.

mssPlayhouse

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Playhouse Playbill, Curtain Call

Manuscripts

Contains Playhouse Playbill: Programs, October 1937-August 1941; Mainstage playbills, 1940-1945, 1955; Curtain Call, programs and playbills, 1951-1963, undated; and assorted programs, 1960s.

mssPlayhouse

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Programs, articles, clippings

Manuscripts

Contains programs, autographed materials, clippings, and materials concerning the Shakespeare Clubhouse and speech course.

mssPlayhouse

D. Programs and publicity materials

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