Judith Evelyn Collection (1913-1967) Inventory

3 boxes; 185 items; 1.3 linear metres

Scrapbooks, photographs, scripts and programs pertaining to the career of Canadian actress Judith Evelyn, concentrating on her years on the Broadway stage. Material on her early years in student productions at University of Manitoba and at Hart House Theatre is included in the Nancy Pyper Collection.

Box 1

Env. #1: Photographs – 27 items

Portraits of Judith Evelyn, including studies by Ashley & Crippen, Talbot and Maurice Seymour.

Env. #2: Photographs, Student Productions – 4 items

Hounded by Hate, Hart House Theatre, 1935 Once in a Lifetime, Hart House Theatre, 1935 Apache, Hart House Theatre, 1936 Magnanimous Lover, Dominion Drama Festival, 1936 (signed by Karsh)

Env. #3: Photographs, Angel Street (1942) – 5 items

Env. #4: Photographs, The Overtons (1945) – 2 items

Env. #5: Photographs, Craig’s Wife (1947) – 1 item

Env. #6: Photographs, A Streetcar Named Desire (1949) – 1 item

Env. #6a: Photographs, The Shrike (1952) – 1 item

Env. #7: Photographs, Radio and Television shows – 5 items

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Env. #8: Photographs, War work (including Bond Appeals, etc.) – 4 items

Env. #9: Photographs, Miscellaneous – 3 items

Friends, Judith Evelyn’s dog “Elva”

Env. #10: Photographs, The Rich Full Life (1945) – 2 items

Marquee, John Golden Theatre, N.Y.

Env. #11: Photographs, Craig’s Wife (1947) – 10 items

Marquee and lobby display, Playhouse Theatre, N.Y.

Env. #12: Photographs, The Ivy Green (1949) – 4 items

Marquee and lobby display, Lyceum Theatre, N.Y.

Env. #13: Photographs, The Shrike (1952) – 2 items

Marquee, Cort Theatre, N.Y.

Env. #14: Programs, Angel Street – 2 items

John Golden Theatre, N.Y., week of Aug. 30, 1942 War Dept. Theatre, West Point, N.Y., Feb. 14, 1943

Env. #15: Programs, Bill Comes Back – 3 items

War Memorial Theatre, Trenton, N.J., Feb. 24, 1945 Northampton (L.I.) Academy of Music, Mar.5, 1945 Court Square Theatre, Springfield, Mass. Mar. 6-7, 1945

Env. #16: Programs, The Overtons – 1 item

National Theatre, N.Y. wk. of June 24, 1945

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Env. #17: Programs, The Rich Full Life – 1 item

John Golden Theatre, N.Y., wk. of Nov. 9, 1945

Env. #18: Programs, State of the Union – 3 items

Shubert Theatre, New Haven, Ct., Feb. 21023, 1946 Colonial Theatre, Boston, Mass., Feb. 25, 1946 Blackstone Theatre, Chicago, Ill., wk. of May 12, 1946

Env. #19: Programs, Craig’s Wife – 2 items

The Playhouse, Wilmington, Del., Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 1947 The Playhouse, N.Y. wk. of Feb. 17, 1947

Env. #20: Programs, On Approval – 2 items

Plymouth Theatre, Boston, Mass., wk. of May 17, 1948 Selwyn Theatre, Chicago, Ill., wk. of June 1, 1948

Env. #21: Programs, The Ivy Green – 2 items

Locust Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa., wk. of Mar. 28, 1949 Lyceum Theatre, N.Y., wk. of Apr. 5, 1949

Env. #22: Programs, A Streetcar Named Desire – 28 items

Biltmore Theatre, Los Angeles, Ca., July 1949 Santa Barbara, Ca., Summer 1949 Mayfair Theatre, Portland, Oregon, wk. of Sept. 19, 1949 Royal Theatre, Victoria, B.C. , Oct. 6-8, 1949 Capitol Theatre, Oct. 17-18, 1949 Mackay Auditorium, Oct. 20, 1949 City Auditorium, Denver, Col., Oct. 21-22, 1949 Omaha Theatre, Oct. 24-26, 1949 Convention Hall, Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 1949 Majestic Theatre, Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 12-13, 1949 Paramount Theatre, Austin, Texas, Nov. 15-16, 1949 Texas Theatre, San Antonio Texas, Nov. 17-19, 1949 Music Hall, Houston, Texas, Nov. 21-26, 1949 Judith Evelyn Collection Inventory Page 4 of 8

Poche Theatre, New Orleans, La., Nov. 28-Dec. 10, 1949 Tower Theatre, Atlanta Ga., Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 1950 Municipal Auditorium. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 3-4, 1950 Ford Theatre, Baltimore, Md., Jan. 9-22, 1950 WRVA Theatre, Richmond Va., Jan. 23-28, 1950 Shrine Mosque, Peoria, Ill., Feb. 10-11, 1950 Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 20, 1950 Davidson Theatre, Feb. 27-Mar. 4, 1950 Lyceum Theatre, Minneapolis, Minn., wk. of Mar. 6, 1950 RKO Iowa Theatre, Cedar Rapids, Mar. 15-16, 1950 KRNT Radio Theatre, Des Moines, Iowa, Mar. 17-18, 1950 Court Square Theatre, Springfield, Mass., Apr. 24-26, 1950 Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, Conn., Apr. 27-29, 1950 His Majesty’s Theatre, Montreal, wk. of May 1st, 1950 Souvenir Program (including photos of Sept. 6, 1949 San Francisco performance)

Env. #23: Programs, Getting Married – 4 items

ANTA Souvenir Programme (1950) Ann Arbor Drama Festival, Mendelssohn Theatre, Ann Arbor, Mi., wk. of June 12-17, 1950 Orpheum Theatre, Kansas City, Mo., wk. of June 19, 1950 Biltmore Theatre, Los Angeles, Ca., July 1950

Env. #24: Programs, The Shrike – 1 item

Cort Theatre, N.Y., wk. of Jan. 15, 1952

Env. #25: Programs, Miscellaneous Productions (1930s-1960s) – 8 items

Dominion Drama Festival, Little Theatre, Ottawa, 1936 Victory Star Show, Auditorium, Ottawa, Nov. 6, 1944 “Greenwich Village Memorial Meeting for Franklin Delano Roosevelt”, Judson Memorial, N.Y. Apr. 13, 1947 There’s Always Juliet, John Drew Theatre, East Hampton, L.I., wk. of July 7, 1947 Overture to Fashion, Massey Hall, Oct. 2, 1947 Janus, University (of Utah) Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 2-7, 1957 Private Lives, Bahama Playhouse, wk, of Feb. 2, 1953 (2) The Amorous Prawn, Theatre de’ Servi, Play Guild of Rome, Nov. 25, 1960 (with press release, poster and clippings laid in)

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Env. #26: Script – 1 item

“Judith Evelyn reads The Citadel”, CBS Broadcast, Aug. 2, 1953, 5-5:15 pm (Script 1), 12 pp. (from Scrapbook #1 p.3)

Env. #27: Script – 1 item

“The Living Dead”, CBS Broadcast on Inner Sanctum, Wed. Nov. 22, 1944. 35 pp. including title page (from Scrapbook #2 p.10)

Env. #28: Script – 1 item

Adelaide Hawley Broadcast, WEAF Thanksgiving Day War Bond Appeal, Nov. 23, 1944. 5pp. (from Scrapbook #2, p11)

Env. #29: Script – 1 item

Louise Munsch Show, WEW Radio Broadcast, St. Louis, Mo., Apr. 12, 1946. 2 pp. Interview re: State of the Union

Env. #30: Script – 1 item

Melody Lane, WBBM Radio Broadcast, Chicago, Ill., May 13, 1946 6:30-7 PM. 11 pp (p.12 glued to back of p. 11). Interview between June Marlow and Judith Evelyn re: State of the Union (from Scrapbook #4 p. 30)

Env. #31: Script – 1 item

Adrienne Ames’ Show, WHN Radio Broadcast, N.Y., Feb. 20, 1947. 4 pp plus cover sheet. Interview re: Craig’s Wife (from Scrapbook #5, p. 145)

Env. #32: Script – 1 item

There’s Always Juliet by John Van Druten, adapted by Charles S. Munro. CBS presents Romance, Wed. Apr. 23, 1947, 7:30 –8 pm. 27 pp. plus cover sheet (from Scrapbook #5, p. 101) Judith Evelyn Collection Inventory Page 6 of 8

Env. #33: Script – 1 item

Borden’s Canadian Cavalcade, CBC TransCanada Network, Sept. 30, 1947. 8:30-9PM 5 pp. Interview by Cy Mack with Sir Ernest Macmillan and Judith Evelyn re: Overture to Fashion Symphony benefit (from Scapbook #5, p. 11)

Env. #34: Script – 1 item

Overture to Fashion, Symphony Fashion Show, Massey Hall, Oct. 2, 1947. Presentation Routine. 10 pp.

Env. #35: Script – 1 item

Theatre U.S.A., ABC Radio Broadcast, Feb. 17, 1949, 8:30-9 pm. Includes extract from Angel Street, read by Judith Evelyn and Charles Boyer. 21 pp plus cover sheet (from Scapbook #6)

Env. #36: Script – 1 item

Robin Hood Flour Mills Commercial. Radio broadcast, Mar. 7, 1949. Interview with Elwood Glover and Claire Wallace re: The Ivy Green. 9 pp. (from Scrapbook #6)

Env. #37: Script – 1 item

WCBS Presents Margaret Arlen, Radio broadcast July 28, 1950. Interview re: Getting Married. 20 pp. (2 copies; 1 copy incomplete, p.5-on) (from Scrapbook #8, laid in at August)

Env. #38: Script – 1 item

“Abraham Lincoln”, CBS Studio One (TV), May 26, 1952. Cover sheet and cast list.

Env. #39: Miscellaneous Correspondence, etc. – 11 items

Page from The Three Sisters program at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, wk. of Feb. 28, 1943, signed by Dennis King to “Judith’s Mother”. Letter from Orv Hayes, April 1944. Letter from Shepard Traube, May 1944. Letter from Gilbert Faeth, June 1944. Judith Evelyn Collection Inventory Page 7 of 8

Note from Helen Hayes, c. Nov. 1945. Letter from George Kelly, Feb. and April 1947. Letter from Gan Gaither, c. 1947. Telegram from Louis B. Mayer; invitation to party after opening of Streetcar Named Desire, June 1949. Letter from Prof. Perry (her English professor at Univ. of Manitoba), Feb. 1951.

Env. #40: Miscellaneous – 2 silhouettes and envelope (1944)

Env. #41: Clippings (1936; 1949-1961) – 19 items

Scrapbook #4: Sept. 21, 1945 – Nov. 21, 1946, Rich Full Life, State of the Union

Box 2

Scrapbook #1: Mar. 22, 1941-Aug. 30, 1943, Angel Street

Scrapbook #2: Sept. 13, 1943-Nov. 7, 1944, Angel Street

Scrapbook #3: Jan. 5, 1945- Aug. 28, 1945, Bill Comes Back

Scrapbook #3a: June 18, 1945-Nov. 20, 1946, Rich Full Life, State of the Union (personal scrapbook)

Box 3

Scrapbook #5: Nov. 15, 1946 – Dec. 31, 1947, Craig’s Wife, There’s Always Juliet

Scrapbook #6: Jan. 28, 1948 – Apr. 1949, On Approval, The Ivy Green

Scrapbook #7: June 16, 1949 – Jan. 15, 1950, Streetcar Named Desire

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Scrapbook #8: Jan. 25, 1950-Nov. 23, 1950, Streetcar Named Desire, Getting Married, Angel Street

Scrapbook #9: Dec. 11, 1951-May 6, 1952, The Shrike

Scrapbook #10: 1935-1950, Personal scrapbook compiled by her mother, Mrs. Smallwood. (Has been microfilmed, FILM E93 E93; original too fragile for use)

Material Transferred to Other Collections

Photograph of Bertrand Russell, autographed. (Reference Picture Collection)

Angel Street, presentation copy from Judith Evelyn to Andrew Allen, “For Andrew, who always believed I might one day be ‘on’ Broadway-Fond Love, Judith. Hotel Algonquin, New York, May 27, 1943”. (822.91 H122.2 1942, AR)

Presented to MTL by Mel Dinelli, executor of her estate. 1967. rev. AG 25-1-82