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    Designs by James Hyde, identified productions

    Manuscripts

    Includes designs by James Hyde for Lazarus Laughed (circa 1928); Larry Apart (circa 1950); Eight Bells (circa 1940?); and unidentified plays. Also includes two costume designs by an unidentified designer.

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    Items 1684-2016. August 16, 1927-July 24, 1928

    Manuscripts

    Contains section of photos devoted to Lazarus Laughed (Items 1942-1977.9), including publicity photos, masks and mask creation, sets and scenes, and performers.

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    Original scores for various productions

    Manuscripts

    Contains scores for: Lovely Miss Linley (Lee Gilmore piano score used in 1942 production); Lazarus Laughed (Arthur Alexander original music, 1928, in five parts, some copies and some handwritten); Follies of Pasadena (original scores, blueprint copies, undated); and original music composed in 1939 and undated by Vincent Bowditch for unidentified Pasadena Playhouse productions.

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    J. Spalding, Graydon

    Manuscripts

    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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    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).

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    Scrapbook

    Manuscripts

    Contains one disbound scrapbook with theater programs, clippings, and pencil and color design sketches, and photographs. Also includes a color sketch, hand-drawn poster, and photographs of set designs by Howell for various Playhouse productions dating approximately 1929-1932; the photographs were taken by Gordon Spalding.

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