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Washington Square Players designs, posters and scripts

Title
  1. Washington Square Players designs, posters and scripts, 1915-1918.

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Additional authors
  1. Brown, Elsie R
  2. Evans, George C
  3. Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964
  4. Lawson, Robert L
  5. Locker, Robert
  6. Moeller, Philip, 1880-1958
  7. Platt, Joseph Brereton, 1895-1968
  8. Rienecke, William
  9. Roeder, Ralph, 1890-1969
  10. Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977
  11. Tice, Clara, 1888-1973
  12. Washington Square Players (New York, N.Y.)
  13. White Studio (New York, N.Y.)
Description
  1. 1 box (73 drawings) : col.; 45 x 31 cm. or smaller.
Summary
  1. Original costume, set, backdrop, and poster designs (mostly color), and published plays for productions by the Washington Square Players, 1915-1918.
Subject
  1. Akins, Zoë, 1886-1958
  2. Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948
  3. Goodman, Kenneth Sawyer, 1883-1918
  4. Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964
  5. Takeda, Izumo, 1691-1756
  6. Langner, Lawrence, 1890-1962
  7. Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949
  8. Dolly Sisters
Genre/Form
  1. Costume design drawings.
  2. Ink drawings.
  3. Posters.
  4. Set design drawings.
Call number
  1. *T-Vim 2013-149
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. The collection also contains 4 color posters, 1 black and white photograph, and 3 published plays.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
  1. Folder list available on Internet.
Title
  1. Washington Square Players designs, posters and scripts, 1915-1918.
Biography
  1. 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
  1. Folder list available on Internet.
Connect to:
  1. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material
  2. Finding Aid
Added author
  1. Brown, Elsie R. Costume designer
  2. Evans, George C. Artist
  3. Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964. Hero of Santa Maria.
  4. Lawson, Robert L. Set designer
  5. Locker, Robert. Artist
  6. Moeller, Philip, 1880-1958. Translator
  7. Platt, Joseph Brereton, 1895-1968. Artist
  8. Rienecke, William. Costume designer
  9. Roeder, Ralph, 1890-1969. Translator
  10. Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977. Set designer
  11. Tice, Clara, 1888-1973. Artist
  12. Washington Square Players (New York, N.Y.)
  13. White Studio (New York, N.Y.)
Research call number
  1. *T-Vim 2013-149
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