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Washington Square Players designs, posters and scripts
- Title
- Washington Square Players designs, posters and scripts, 1915-1918.
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- Additional Authors
- Brown, Elsie R.
- Evans, George C.
- Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964.
- Lawson, Robert L.
- Locker, Robert.
- Moeller, Philip, 1880-1958.
- Platt, Joseph Brereton, 1895-1968.
- Rienecke, William.
- Roeder, Ralph, 1890-1969.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- Tice, Clara, 1888-1973.
- Washington Square Players (New York, N.Y.)
- White Studio (New York, N.Y.)
- Description
- 1 box (73 drawings) : col.; 45 x 31 cm. or smaller.
- Summary
- Original costume, set, backdrop, and poster designs (mostly color), and published plays for productions by the Washington Square Players, 1915-1918.
- Subjects
- Dolly Sisters
- Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949 > Mort de Tintagiles
- Goodman, Kenneth Sawyer, 1883-1918 > Hero of Santa Maria
- Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948 > Trifles
- Costume design drawings
- Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949 > Aglavaine et Sélysette English
- Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964 > Hero of Santa Maria
- Akins, Zoë, 1886-1958 > Magical city
- Takeda, Izumo, 1691-1756 > Bushido
- Posters
- Ink drawings
- Langner, Lawrence, 1890-1962 > Another way out
- Set design drawings
- Genre/Form
- Costume design drawings.
- Ink drawings.
- Posters.
- Set design drawings.
- Note
- The collection also contains 4 color posters, 1 black and white photograph, and 3 published plays.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Folder list available on Internet.
- Call Number
- *T-Vim 2013-149
- OCLC
- 849305789
- Title
- Washington Square Players designs, posters and scripts, 1915-1918.
- Biography
- The Washington Square Players was an independent, non-commercial theatre group founded in 1914 by Lawrence Langner, Edward Goodman, Philip Moeller, Lee Simonson, and others wanting to produce plays of artistic merit. The group was seminal in beginning the "little theatre" or "art theatre" movement in the U.S., attracting innovative theatre artists. Their first production opened at the Bandbox Theatre in 1915, later moving to the Comedy Theatre as the group became more successful. Katharine Cornell acted with them. Productions included works by Zoë Akins, Susan Glaspell, Maurice Maeterlinck, and Eugene O'Neill. The group ended in 1918, due to World War I and financial difficulties. Several members of the group went on to form the Theatre Guild.
- Indexes
- Folder list available on Internet.
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- Added Author
- Brown, Elsie R. Costume designerEvans, George C. ArtistHecht, Ben, 1894-1964. Hero of Santa Maria.Lawson, Robert L. Set designerLocker, Robert. ArtistMoeller, Philip, 1880-1958. TranslatorPlatt, Joseph Brereton, 1895-1968. ArtistRienecke, William. Costume designerRoeder, Ralph, 1890-1969. TranslatorWolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977. Set designerTice, Clara, 1888-1973. ArtistWashington Square Players (New York, N.Y.)White Studio (New York, N.Y.)
- Research Call Number
- *T-Vim 2013-149