MSS 241 - Theatre Playbills Collection: Inventory
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Theatre Playbills COLLECTION
(Mss 241)
Inventory
Earl K. Long Library
University of New Orleans
November 1992
Summary
Size: 51 items
Geographic
locations: New Orleans, La.
Inclusive dates: ca. 1917-1941
Summary: Fifty-one Playbills and programs for drama productions by adult amateur groups, professional companies, and public and parochial school students; productions held in the Crescent, Dauphine, Federal, St. Charles, and Tulane Theatres, Jerusalem Temple, Municipal Auditorium, La Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, the auditoriums of Warren Easton and McMain High Schools, the auditoriums of St. Anthony, St. Matthias, and Sacred Heart Parochial Schools, and St. Joseph's Alumnae Hall. Many bear remnants of original scrapbook mounting.
Source: Material found in scrapbook in office of former Dean of Library Services
Access: No restrictions
Copyright: Physical rights are retained by the Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans.
Citation: Theatre Playbills Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
Container List
241-1 Playbills, ca. 1917-1941
Sponsor or Theater Title of Production / Known Star(s) Opening Date
Saenger's Saint Charles Theatre Smilin' Through 19??-04-01
Original Play Division Bambino 1933-12-16
Murdered Guest
Number Twenty-Four
Hell and Breakfast
Group Theatre of New Orleans The Inspector General 1937-04-28
[Unidentified high school] The Other One 1923-01-30
New Orleans Grand Opera Assn. Aida 19??-01-09
La Boheme 19??-01-10
Faust 19??-01-11
Rigoletto 19??-01-12
Carmen 19??-01-12
San Carlo Grand Opera Company
Saint Matthias School Annual Christmas Entertainment 19[34]-12-19
Saint Matthias School Annual Christmas Plays 1935-12-19
Saint Matthias School Annual Christmas Plays 1936-12-21
Players of Padua Moonyean [i.e., Smilin' Through] 1934-11-16
Saint Joseph's Alumnae Little Women 19??-05-04
Federal Theatre Excursion 19??-12-??
Saint Charles Theatre Pauvrette 1929-02-18
Edward Ewald
Shubert-St. Charles Theatre The Servant in the House 1922-??-??
Hamlet
Macbeth
The Taming of the Shrew
Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venice
Walter Hampden
Shubert-St. Charles Theatre The Servant in the House 1922-??-??
Hamlet
Macbeth
The Taming of the Shrew
Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venice
Walter Hampden
Saenger's Saint Charles Theatre Nothing But the Truth 1924-01-06
Saenger's Saint Charles Theatre The Gold Diggers 1924-01-13
Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré Candida 1922-12-??
New Orleans Civic Theatre Dark Victory 1941-07-08
Jerusalem Temple
New Orleans Theatre Guild Stage Door 1938-11-18
McMain Auditorium
Southern College of Music Students' Recital 1933-06-14
McMain High School
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church A Dumb Waiter 1931-06-20
Dauphine Theatre De Molay Minstrels and Musical Extravaganza 1923-04-20
Saint Leo's Juniors The Doll's Wedding 1933-04-30
Saint Matthias School Down Among the Fairies 1930-06-11
School of Expression and Dramatic Art Second Recital 1929-06-14
The Wives of Henry VIII 1935-11-22
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Times-Picayune Holy Land 19??-??-??
Tulane Theatre The Hindu 192?-01-07
Walker Whiteside
Tulane Theatre The Cat and the Canary 1922-11-26
Tulane Theatre Robin Hood 1923-03-25
Douglas Fairbanks
Tulane Theatre Lightnin' 1923-02-04
Tulane Theatre The Woman of Bronze 1923-02-18
Margaret Anglin
Tulane Theatre Taming of the Shrew 1922-12-17
Macbeth
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venice
Othello
Julius Caesar
Tulane Theatre Rain 1924-11-23
Tulane Theatre The Circle 1922-11-12
Tulane Theatre The Desert Song 1928-12-25
Tulane Theatre Three Men on a Horse 1935-12-02
[Crescent Theatre] Everywoman [1917]-??-??
Tulane Theatre Hamlet 1931-11-23
The Taming of the Shrew
The Merchant of Venice
Romeo and Juliet
William Thornton
New Orleans Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art The Land of Hearts Desire 19[23]-01-31
Riders to the Sea
The Workhouse Ward
New Orleans Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art Queen of Hearts 1923-02-07
The Magic Trunk
New Orleans Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art / Little Women 1923-05-24
Tulane Theatre
New Orleans Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art Pierrot in Paris 1923-12-06
The China Pig
The Return of Harlequin
The Siege
New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art Lilies and Weeds 1929-06-20
Warren Easton Boys' High School Memories
New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art / The Cradle Song 1930-06-20
Warren Easton Boys' High School (2 copies)
New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art / Commencement 1930-06-26
Marquette Hall, Loyola University
New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art One Act Play Tournament 1930-12-01
Alumni Assn. /Dixon Hall, Newcomb College
New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art / Alumni Gold Medal Contest 1931-06-09
Gibson Hall, Tulane University
New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art / The Swan 1931-06-12
Warren Easton Boys' High School
New Orleans School of Speech and Dramatic Art / The Swan 1931-06-15
Warren Easton Boys' High School
Index Terms
Amateur theater—Louisiana—New Orleans
Theater—Louisiana—New Orleans