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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt138nf28j No online items Mona Mitchell Theater Program Collection MS-0166 Special Collections & University Archives 09/21/2010 5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050 San Diego, CA 92182-8050 [email protected] URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua Mona Mitchell Theater Program MS-0166 1 Collection MS-0166 Contributing Institution: Special Collections & University Archives Title: Mona Mitchell Theater Program Collection Creator: Mitchell, Mona Identifier/Call Number: MS-0166 Physical Description: 1.68 Linear Feet Date (inclusive): 1925-1991 Date (bulk): 1925-1950 Language of Material: English . Scope and Contents The Mona Mitchell Theater Program Collection dates from 1925 – 1991, and documents theatrical productions especially in New York City throughout those years, particularly the 1930s. Alphabetized by production title, the collection consists mainly of theater programs, but also includes newspaper clippings relevant to a particular production. Any clippings relevant to a particular show are filed with that production's program. The collection includes programs from A Streetcar Named Desire starring Jessica Tandy and Marlon Brando, and numerous other performances by noted actors and actresses including Laurence Olivier, Katherine Hepburn, Bob Hope, Orson Wells, Humphrey Bogart, Lillian Gish, Gene Kelly, Danny Kaye, Paul Newman and Walter Matthau, among others. The majority of the programs in this collection are from New York theaters, but programs from London, Heidelberg, Paris, Washington DC, Oregon, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego are also included. Most programs are The Playbill or Playbill programs. Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Source of Acquisition Mona Mitchell Preferred Citation Identification of item, folder title, box number, Mona Mitchell Theater Program Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library. Biographical Note A lifelong lover of the theater, Mona Mitchell collected over 200 theater programs, playbills, and related press clippings during her lifetime. The first play she attended was Hamlet starring Walter Hampden and Ethel Barrymore at the Hampdens Theater in New York City, 1925. Theater programs are usually booklets that outline a performance and provide general background information about a production. They can also include photos of the production, a cast list, biographies of actors and production staff, the name of the production's theater, background information about the show, and advertisements. The term "playbill" is sometimes used interchangeably with "theater program." Program companies, including Playbill, usually pay theaters for the rights to produce a production's program. The Playbill focused on Broadway and off-Broadway theaters through most of the twentieth century. In the 1990s Playbill expanded into dance, opera, symphony, and other performing arts. Accruals 1991-003 Mona Mitchell Theater Program MS-0166 2 Collection MS-0166 box 1, folder 1 3 for Tonight Folder 1 April 11, 1955 Major Cast Members Harry Belafonte; Marge Champion; Gower Champion Theater Plymouth Theatre, New York box 1, folder 2 20th Century Folder 2 January 9, 1933 Theater Broadhurst Theatre, New York Major Cast Members Moffat Johnston; Eugenie Leontovich box 1, folder 3 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Folder 3 April 10, 1939 Theater Plymouth Theatre, New York Major Cast Members Raymond Massey; Muriel Kirkland; Adele Longmire box 1, folder 4 Accent on Youth Folder 4 May 20, 1935 Theater Plymouth Theatre, New York Major Cast Members Joseph Cotton; Constance Cummings box 1, folder 5 The Age of Innocence Folder 5 February 11, 1929 Major Cast Members Katherine Cornell; Franchot Tone Theater Empire Theatre, New York box 1, folder 6 Ah, Wilderness! Folder 6 November 27, 1933 Theater Guild Theatre, New York Major Cast Members George M. Cohan; Gene Lockhart; Marjorie Marquis box 1, folder 7 Amadeus Folder 7 February 2, 1983 Major Cast Members John Wood; Mark Hamill Theater Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco box 1, folder 8 Angel Street Folder 8 March 2, 1942 Major Cast Members Vincent Price; Judith Evelyn; Leo G. Carrol Theater John Golden Theatre, New York Mona Mitchell Theater Program MS-0166 3 Collection MS-0166 box 1, folder 9 The Animal Kingdom Folder 9 May 16, 1932 Major Cast Members Leslie Howard; Ilka Chase; Wm Gargan; Percy Hammond Theater Empire Theatre, New York box 1, folder 10 Anne of the Thousand Days Folder 10 January 31, 1949 Major Cast Members Rex Harrison; Joyce Redman; Percy Waram; Viola Keats; Walter Matthau Theater Sam S. Shubert Theatre, New York box 1, folder 11 Antigone Folder 11 March 4, 1946 Major Cast Members Ralph Bellamy; Kay Francis; Myron McCormick; Margalo Gillmore; Minor Watson Theater Cort Theatre, New York box 1, folder 12 Anything Goes Folder 12 March 25, 1935 Major Cast Members Ethel Merman; Victor Moore Theater Alvin Theatre, New York box 1, folder 13 Applause Folder 13 June 27, 1970 Major Cast Members Lauren Bacall Theater Her Majesty's Theatre, London box 1, folder 14 Applause Folder 14 November 16, 1972 Major Cast Members Lauren Bacall Theater Her Majesty's Theatre, London box 1, folder 15 Arsenic and Old Lace Folder 15 May 26, 1941 Major Cast Members Boris Karloff; Jean Adair; Josephine Hull; Allyn Joslyn Theater Fulton Theatre, New York box 1, folder 16 At Home Abroad Folder 16 October 21, 1935 Major Cast Members Beatrice Lilly; Ethel Waters; Eleanor Powell Theater Winter Garden, New York Mona Mitchell Theater Program MS-0166 4 Collection MS-0166 box 1, folder 17 Autumn Crocus Folder 17 December 5, 1932 Theater Morosco Theatre, New York Major Cast Members Francis Lederer; Dorothy Gish box 1, folder 18 Babes in Arms Folder 18 May 17, 1937 Theater Sam S. Shubert Theatre, New York Major Cast Members Alfred Drake; Mitzi Green; Ray Heatherton; Dan Darley box 1, folder 19 The Band Wagon Folder 19 June 3, 1931 Major Cast Members Fred Astaire; Adele Astaire; Frank Morgan, Helen Broderick Theater New Amsterdam Theatre, New York box 1, folder 20 The Barretts of Wimple Street Folder 20 April 13, 1931 Theater Empire Theatre, New York Major Cast Members Katherine Cornell; Brian Aherne box 1, folder 21 Becket Folder 21 December 13, 1961 Major Cast Members Christopher Plummer; Eric Porter; Diana Rigg Theater Globe Theatre, London box 1, folder 22 Berkeley Square Folder 22 December 16, 1929 Major Cast Members Leslie Howard; Margalo Gillmore Theater Lyceum Theatre, New York box 1, folder 23 Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Folder 23 August 1987 Theater San Diego Civic Center, San Diego box 1, folder 24 Biography Folder 24 May 15, 1933 Theater Avon Theatre, New York Major Cast Members Ina Claire; Earl Larimore box 1, folder 25 Bitter Sweet Folder 25 February 17, 1930 Major Cast Members Evelyn Laye Theater Shubert Theatre, New York Mona Mitchell Theater Program MS-0166 5 Collection MS-0166 box 1, folder 26 Blind Alley Folder 26 October 7, 1935 Theater Booth Theatre, New York Major Cast Members George Coulouris; Roy Hargrave box 1, folder 27 Blithe Spirit Folder 27 March 2, 1942 Major Cast Members Peggy Wood; Clifton Webb; Mildred Natwick box 1, folder 28 Boy Meets Girl Folder 28 March 2, 1936 Major Cast Members Jerome Cowan; Allyn Joslyn Theater Cort Theatre, New York box 1, folder 29 Bus Stop Folder 29 May 23, 1955 Major Cast Members Kim Stanley; Elaine Stritch; Albert Salmi Theater The Music Box, New York box 1, folder 30 Cabin in the Sky Folder 30 December 2, 1940 Major Cast Members Ethel Waters; Todd Duncan; Dooley Wilson; Katherine Dunham Theater Martin Beck Theatre, New York box 1, folder 31 Candida, The Wingless Victory Folder 31 March 15, 1937 Major Cast Members Katherine Cornell; Kent Smith; Mildred Natwick Theater Empire Theatre, New York box 1, folder 32 Caprice Folder 32 May 13, 1929 Major Cast Members Alfred Lunt; Lynn Fontanne; Douglas Montgomery Theater Guild Theatre, New York box 1, folder 33 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Folder 33 July 4, 1955 Theater Morosco Theatre, New York Major Cast Members Barbara Bel Geddes; Burl Ives; Mildred Dunnock; Ben Gazzara; Pat Hingle box 1, folder 34 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Folder 34 January 6, 1976 box 1, folder 35 CAT's-PAW Folder 35 March 22, 1986 Theater Old Globe Theatre, New York Mona Mitchell Theater Program MS-0166 6 Collection MS-0166 box 1, folder 36 Cats Folder 36 December 1986 Theater Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco box 1, folder 37 Chapter Two Folder 37 Jult 10, 1979 Theater Curran Theatre, San Francisco Major Cast Members Jerry