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Little Players correspondence
- Title
- Little Players correspondence, 1961-1999.
- Author
- Little Players (Theatrical troupe)
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-030 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
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- .21 lf (1 box)
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- Correspondence.
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography (note)
- Under the guidance of Francis J. Peschka and W. Gordon Murdock, The Little Players began producing puppet plays in New York in the early 1950s, and continued to do so after Peschka and Murdock took up residence in Huron, Ohio.
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- Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
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- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2002-030
- Author
- Little Players (Theatrical troupe)
- Title
- Little Players correspondence, 1961-1999.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Summary
- The Little Players correspondence consists of notes addressed to either Francis J. Peschka and W. Gordon Murdock, or, jokingly, to their star puppet Isabelle Standwell. The letters were written during the early 1960s when the troupe was based in New York, and later, after Peschka and Murdock had relocated to Huron, Ohio. Although many of the notes from the Little Players' famous fans are little more than succinct requests for tickets, almost all express admiration for the troupe's shows. Some of the prominent supporters, notably Ethel Merman and actress Aline MacMahon, corresponded steadily with Little Players co-producers Peschka and Murdock.
- Biography
- Under the guidance of Francis J. Peschka and W. Gordon Murdock, The Little Players began producing puppet plays in New York in the early 1950s, and continued to do so after Peschka and Murdock took up residence in Huron, Ohio. Beginning in New York City in 1952, the Little Players' puppet productions, which delved into classical material and were aimed at adults rather than children, soon established a following among prominent actors and other entertainment professionals. Shows took place in a small apartment on Central Park West. Fans of the troupe included Sir John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Stella Adler, Ethel Merman, Libby Holman, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Aline MacMahon, and Cyril Ritchard, among others. Several of these celebrities acquired season tickets to the Little Players' shows, and corresponded with the producers after they relocated.
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- Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
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- Added Author
- MacMahon, Aline, 1899-1991.Merman, Ethel.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 2002-030