Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. MacMahon, Aline, 1899-1991.
2. Merman, Ethel.

Description

1. .21 lf (1 box)

Summary

1. 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.

Subject

1. Puppet theater > United States
2. Puppeteers > United States
3. MacMahon, Aline, 1899-1991 > Correspondence
4. Correspondence
5. Little Players (Theatrical troupe)
6. Peschka, Frank
7. Merman, Ethel > Correspondence
8. Murdock, W. Gordon

Genre/Form

1. Correspondence.

Call number

1. *T-Mss 2002-030

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography (note)

1. 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.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Little Players (Theatrical troupe)

Title

1. Little Players correspondence, 1961-1999.

Restricted access

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography

1. 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.

Indexes

1. Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material
2. Finding Aid

Added author

1. MacMahon, Aline, 1899-1991.
2. Merman, Ethel.

Research call number

1. *T-Mss 2002-030