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The Plays and Players Collection The Plays and Players Collection Marymount Manhattan College 221 East 71st Street New York, New York 10021 Archives Collection #005 Processed May 16, 2011 Mary Elizabeth Brown 0 Contents 1 Introduction 2 Box List of Issues 8 Chronological List of Reviews, Interviews and Articles 55 Index of Reviews, Interviews and Articles 1 Introduction The Plays and Players began publication in October 1953 and quickly became the most important guide to the London theatre scene; it also carried occasional articles on theatre in other venues. It absorbed Theatre World in 1966, Encore in 1969 and Applause n 1999, just before ceasing publication in 2000. It left behind comprehensive documentation of many theatre productions, plus interviews with key theatre personnel. Marymount Manhattan College’s Plays and Players Collection came to the archive from two sources. Professor Kevin Connell of the Division of Fine and Performing Arts deposited an incomplete run from September 1971 to May 1980. Serials Librarian Dolma Adhikari deposited an incomplete run from December 1984/January 1985 to March 2000. Plays and Players had never been catalogued in Marymount Manhattan College’s library catalog, MaMaCat, nor was it indexed in any databases. Accordingly, this finding guide includes a chronological list and an index of the reviews and interviews in the periodical, plus citations to some articles of interest. Each item is identified by the date of the periodical and the page on which it appears. Box List of Issues of Plays and Players Box 1 2 Volume Issue Whole No. Month Year Condition 18 12 216 September 1971 Loose 19 6 March 1972 Loose 19 7 April 1972 Loose 19 8 May 1972 Loose 19 9 June 1972 Loose 19 10 July 1972 Loose 19 11 August 1972 Loose 20 1 October 1972 Loose 20 2 November 1972 Loose 20 3 December 1972 Loose 20 4 January 1973 Loose 20 5 February 1973 Loose 20 6 March 1973 Loose 20 7 April 1973 Loose 20 8 May 1973 Loose 20 10 July 1973 Loose 20 11 August 1973 Loose 20 12 September 1973 Loose 21 1 October 1973 Loose 21 2 November 1973 Loose 21 3 December 1973 Loose 21 5 February 1974 Loose 21 6 March 1974 Loose 21 7 April 1974 Loose 21 8 May 1974 Loose 21 9 June 1974 Loose 21 10 July 1974 Loose 21 11 August 1974 Loose 21 12 September 1974 Loose 211 12 October 1974 Loose 22 2 November 1974 Loose 22 3 December 1974 Loose 1 Plays and Players has two 21:12s: September and October 1974. October 1974 probably should be 22:1. 3 Box 1, continued Volume Issue Whole No. Month Year Condition 22 4 January 1975 Loose 22 5 February 1975 Loose Box 2 22 7 April 1975 Loose 22 8 May 1975 Loose 22 11 August 1975 Loose 23 5 February 1976 Loose 23 6 March 1976 Loose 23 7 April 1976 Loose 23 8 May 1976 Loose 23 9 June 1976 Loose 23 10 July 1976 Loose 23 11 August 1976 Loose 23 12 September 1976 Loose 24 1 October 1976 Loose 24 2 November 1976 Loose 24 3 December 1976 Loose 24 4 January 1977 Loose 24 5 February 1977 Loose 24 6 March 1977 Loose 24 7 April 1977 Loose 24 8 May 1977 Loose 24 9 June 1977 Loose 24 10 July 1977 Loose 24 11 August 1977 Loose 24 12 September 1977 Loose 25 1 October 1977 Loose 25 2 November 1977 Loose 25 3 December 1977 Loose 25 4 January 1978 Loose 25 5 February 1978 Loose 25 6 March 1978 Loose 25 7 April 1978 Loose 25 8 May 1978 Loose 25 9 June 1978 Loose 25 10 July 1978 Loose 4 Box 2, continued Volume Issue Whole No. Month Year Condition 25 11 August 1978 Loose 25 12 September 1978 Loose 26 1 October 1978 Loose 26 2 November 1978 Loose 26 3 December 1978 Loose 26 4 January 1979 Loose 26 6 March 1979 Loose 26 7 April 1979 Loose 26 8 May 1979 Loose 26 10 July 1979 Loose 26 11 August 1979 Loose 26 12 September 1979 Loose 27 1 October 1979 Loose 27 2 November 1979 Loose 27 3 December 1979 Loose 27 4 January 1980 Loose 27 7 April 1980 Loose 27 8 May 1980 Loose Box 3 Volume Issue Whole No. Month Year Condition 1 11-12 Dec. 1984 Jan. 1985 Loose 2 1 February 1985 Loose 2 2 March 1985 Loose 2 3 April 1985 Loose 2 4 May 1985 Loose 2 5 June 1985 Loose 383 August 1985 Loose 384 September 1985 Loose 385 October 1985 Loose 386 November 1985 Loose 387 December 1985 Loose 388 January 1986 Bound 389 February 1986 Bound 390 March 1986 Bound 391 April 1986 Bound 392 May 1986 Bound 5 Box 3, continued Volume Issue Whole No. Month Year Condition 393 June 1986 Bound 394 July 1986 Bound 395 August 1986 Bound 396 September 1986 Bound 397 October 1986 Bound 398 November 1986 Bound 399 December 1986 Bound 400 January 1987 Bound 401 February 1987 Bound 402 March 1987 Bound 403 April 1987 Bound 404 May 1987 Bound 405 June 1987 Bound 406 July 1987 Bound 407 August 1987 Bound 408 September 1987 Bound 409 October 1987 Bound 410 November 1987 Bound 411 December 1987 Bound 412 January 1988 Bound 413 February 1988 Bound 414 March 1988 Bound 415 April 1988 Bound 416 May 1988 Bound 417 June 1988 Bound 418 July 1988 Bound 419 August 1988 Bound 420 September 1988 Bound 421 October 1988 Bound 422 Nov./Dec. 1988 Bound Box 4 Volume Issue Whole No. Month Year Condition 424 February 1989 Loose 425 March 1989 Loose 426 April 1989 Loose 427 May 1989 Loose 6 Box 4, continued Volume Issue Whole No. Month Year Condition 428 June 1989 Loose 429 July 1989 Loose 430 August 1989 Loose 431 September 1989 Loose 432 October 1989 Loose 433 November 1989 Loose 434 Dec. 1989 Jan. 1990 Bound 435 February 1990 Bound 436 March 1990 Bound 2 437 March 1990 Bound 438 May 1990 Bound 439 June 1990 Bound 440 July 1990 Bound 441 August 1990 Bound 442 September 1990 Bound 443 October 1990 Bound 445 Dec. 1990 Jan. 1991 Bound 446 February 1991 Bound 447 March 1991 Bound 448 April 1991 Bound 449 May 1991 Bound 450 June 1991 Bound 3 450 July 1991 Bound 451 Aug. 1991 Sept. 1991 Bound 452 October 1991 Bound 453 November 1991 Bound 454 Dec. 1991 Jan. 1992 Bound 455 February 1992 Loose 456 March 1992 Loose 458 May 1992 Loose 460 July 1992 Loose 461 August 1992 Loose 2 Plays and Players has two issues dated March 1990, 436 and 437. Issue 437 probably should be April 1990. 3 Plays and Players has two issues numbered 450, June 1991 and July 1991. July 1991 probably should be issue 451. 7 Box 5 Volume Issue Whole No. Month Year Condition 462 September 1992 Loose [465] December 1992 Loose 466 January 1993 Loose 467 February 1993 Loose 469 April 1993 Loose 470 May 1993 Loose 471 June 1993 Loose 472 July 1993 Loose 4 4732 August 1993 Loose 476 November 1993 Loose 477 December 1993 Loose 478 January 1994 Bound 479 February 1994 Bound 480 March 1994 Bound 481 April 1994 Bound 482 May 1994 Bound 483 June 1994 Bound 484 July/Aug. 1994 Bound 485 August 1994 Bound 5 487 Sept./Oct. 1994 Bound 488 Nov./Dec. 1994 Bound 489 January 1995 Loose 490 February 1995 Loose 491 March 1995 Loose 492 April 1995 Loose 493 May 1995 Loose 494 June 1995 Loose 495 July 1995 Loose 6 495 August 1995 Loose 498 October 1995 Loose 499 November 1995 Loose 500 Dec. 1995 Jan. 1996 Loose 4 Plays and Players 4732 (August 1993) probably should be Plays and Players 473 (August 1993). 5 Plays and Players skipped issue 486. 6 Plays and Players has two issues numbered 495, July 1995 and August 1995. August 1995 should probably be issue 496. 8 Box 5, continued Volume Issue Whole No. Month Year Condition 501 February 1996 Loose 502 March 1996 Loose 503 April 1996 Loose 517 December 1997 Loose 533 Summer 1999 Loose 534 March 2000 Loose Chronological Lists of Reviews, Interviews and Articles in Plays and Players Duchess of Malfi, 9/1971, 26 Radio Drama, 3/1971, 50 Old Boys, 9/1971, 28 Veterans, 4/1972, 30 Tiger, 9/1971, 30 Jumpers, 4/1972, 34 Show Boat, 9/1971, 32 Caretaker, 4/1972, 38 Butley, 9/1971, 36 Great Exhibition, 4/1972, 40 Reunion in Vienna, 9/1971, 40 Threepenny Opera, 4/1972, 42 Enemies, 9/1971, 42 Feydeau Farce Festival of Nineteen- Look, no hand! 9/1971, 47 nine, 4/1972, 47 Next/Sweet Eros, 9/1971, 47 Butley, 4/1972, 47 Midsummer Night’s Dream, 9/1971, 48 Reunion in Vienna, 4/1972, 48 Boesmam and Lena, 9/1971, 48 Beheading, 4/1972, 48 Avengers, 9/1971, 49 Live Like Pigs, 4/1972, 49 Hearts and Minds Job, 9/1971, 50 Siege, 4/1972, 50 New York Report, 9/1971, 52, 54 Sam, Sam, 4/1972, 51 Regions: Leeds, Scotland, Exeter, New York, 4/1972, 52 9/1971, 56, 56, 58 Green Room, 4/1972, 62 Prague Newsletter, 9/1971 Littler, Emile, 5/72, 23 TV Drama, 9/1971, 66 Layton, Joe, 5/72, 23 Green Room, 9/1971, 68 Notes on a Love Affair, 5/72, 42 Lunch Line-up, 9/1971, 70 Richard II, 5/72, 44 New York, 3/1972, 30 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, 5/72, 47 New Books, 3/1972, 32 Performing Husband, The, 5/72, 47 Company, 3/1972, 34 Mary Mary, 5/72, 48 All Over, 3/1972, 38 Umabatha, 5/72, 48 Alpha Beta, 3/1972, 42 Come When You Like, 5/72, 49 Ride a Cock-Horse, 3/1972, 45 Centaur, The, 5/72, 49 John Gould, 3/1972, 45 New York, 5/72, 50 Price of Justice, 3/1972, 46 Great Exhibition, The, 5/72, 63 Never the Twain, 3/1972, 47 Scofield, Paul, 6/72, 20 Handy for the Health, 3/1972, 47 Within Two Shadows, 6/72, 22 Don Juan, 3/1972, 48 Gone With the Wind, 6/72, 24 Romeo and Juliet, 3/1971, 61 Maid of the Mountains, 6/72, 28 9 Beggar’s Opera, The, 6/72, 32 Island of the Mighty, the parts I and II, Wolf, Big, 6/72, 34 2/73, centrefold Coriolanus, 6/72, 36 Bunny, 2/73, 41 High Time, 6/72, 41 George Dillon/ Look back in Anger, Little Giant, The, 6/72, 41 2/73, 39 London Assurance, 6/72, 42 Good Old Bad Old Days, the, 2/73, 34 Bacchae, The, 6/72, 42 Inferno, The, 2/73, 42 Yerma, 6/72, 43 Island of Mighty, The, 2/73, 31 Oresteia, The, 6/72, 44 My Fat Friend, 2/73, 38 Within Two Shadows, 6/72, 61 Old Man Conforts, The, 2/73, 39 Maynard, Bill, 7/72, 22 Owners, 2/73, 41 Williams, Tennessee, 12/72,
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