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Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Thomas H. Arthur Papers, 1953-2018, SC 0088, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
Thomas H. Arthur made an initial donation of materials to Special Collections in 1987. Arthur donated additional materials, primarily theater programs, in March 2018. Arthur made an additional donation of Festival of the Arts posters in July 2021.
Processing Information
In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 2023. This collection was reprocessed in 2019 to incorporate Thomas Arthur's March 2018 donation of theater programs.
Bio/Historical Note
Thomas H. Arthur joined the staff of James Madison University in 1973, teaching both theater and speech as part of the Department of Communication Arts. He was instrumental in making theater at JMU into a college department. After the Department of Theatre and Dance was formed in 1986 as part of the College of Arts and Letters, Arthur would serve as the department head from 1987-1989. As a professor, he arranged semester abroad trips to London to expose students to British culture as well as professional theater productions. He continued to teach and direct productions at JMU as part of the faculty until his retirement in 2007.
Arthur was a personal friend of actor Melvyn Douglas and his family, and wrote his doctoral thesis about Douglas's involvement in politics. In 1971, Arthur also collaborated with Douglas, at Douglas' request, to write his autobiography, See You at the Movies: The Autobiography of Melvyn Douglas .
Melvyn Douglas was born Melvyn Hesselberg, on April 5, 1901 in Macon, Georgia. He began his theatrical career in 1917, and adopted the name 'Douglas' some time prior to his movie debut. During his career he was a star of the screen, stage, and television. He was the first male actor to win a Tony Award, an Emmy Award, and an Oscar. In addition to acting, Douglas served in both world wars and was active in politics. In 1940 he became the first actor to serve as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He married in 1931 and died in New York City on August 4, 1981. A portion of this collection includes letters and notes relating to Dr. Arthur's book, See You at the Movies: The Autobiography of Melvyn Douglas (Lanham, Md. University Press of America, 1986).
Scope and Content
The Thomas H. Arthur Papers, 1953-2018, consist of eight boxes (2.42 cubic feet). The collection is arranged into two series, with two subseries each: 1. Theater Programs and Printed Materials, 1.1 Playbills, 1.2 Theater Print Materials, 2. Scholarship and Teaching, 2.1 Melvyn Douglas Research, 2.2 Study Abroad Semester Materials. The largest part of the collection comprises the playbills and theater print materials from both domestic and international theaters. The collection also includes Arthur's research into the life of actor Melvyn Douglas, including photographs, handwritten notes, and correspondence provided by Douglas and his family to inform Arthur's research.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series and arranged further into subseries. Each series is arranged chronologically except Series 1.1 Playbills which is arranged alphabetically by theater production.
Theater Programs and Printed Materials, 1953-2018 Scholarship and Teaching, 1970-2014Related Material
Wisconsin Historical Society, Melvyn Douglas, Melvyn Douglas Papers, 1892-1983.
School of Theatre and Dance Records, 1930-2011 (bulk 1981-1993), UA 0045, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Actors -- United States -- Biography
- Actors -- United States -- Correspondence
- Actors -- United States -- Interviews
- Arthur, Thomas H.
- Douglas, Melvyn
- Douglas, Melvyn -- Contributions in politics
- Fischer's Majestic Theatre (Madison, Wis.)
- Interviews
- Itineraries
- Letters (correspondence)
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
- New Grand Theatre (Evansville, Ind.)
- Orpheum Theater (Madison, Wis.)
- Photographs
- Playbills
- Playmongers (Chicago, Ill.)
- Printed Ephemera
- Programs (documents)
- Rialto Theatre (Sioux City, Iowa)
- Television actors and actresses
- Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
- Theater
- Theater -- United States -- Biography
- Theaters -- Illinois
- Theaters -- Indiana
- Theaters -- Wisconsin
Bibliography
James Madison University. The School of Theatre and Dance. http://www.jmu.edu/theatre/pdf/backstages07.pdf. Accessed October 2019.James Madison University. Bluestone. Harrisonburg, VA: 1988. James Madison University Special Collections.
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Arthur, Thomas H.
- Douglas, Melvyn
- Douglas, Melvyn -- Contributions in politics
Container List
Series 1: Theater Programs and Printed Materials, 1953-2018, is separated into two subseries: theater programs and printed materials related to many of the shows represented in the playbills. The theater programs document the many plays and musicals that Arthur attended, with the majority playing in London and on Broadway and spanning more than 60 years. Playbills of note include programs from award-winning shows such as Hamilton, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Lion King, My Fair Lady, and Cats, programs from productions that feature actors including Ian McKellan, Patrick Stewart, Catherine Tate, Judi Dench, Viola Davis, and Gary Oldman, and programs from many versions of classic Shakespeare plays, such as Twelfth Night and Hamlet. The theater print material subseries comprises other theater-related pamphlets and programs, most of which are either souvenir brochures or pamphlets that include calendars for a particular season.
- 1.1
Playbills1953-2018
- Mixed Materials [1000886529] box: 1 folder: 1
2 Pianos, 4 Hands - American Theatre College Festival XXX1981-2018
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2 Pianos, 4 Hands1999
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9 Parts of Desire2006
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21st Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays1997
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee2006
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40 Years On1984
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42nd Street1983
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84 Charing Cross Road1981
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Absolute Hell1995
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist1981
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Ain't Misbehavin1985
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Ajax1986
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Aladdin2016
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Alice2003
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All My Sons1981
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All My Sons2018
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Amadeus1981
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The American College Theatre Festival XVI1984
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The American College Theatre Festival XXVI1994
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The American College Theatre Festival XXX1998
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- Mixed Materials [1000886529] box: 1 folder: 2
Angels in America - Avenue Q1962-2015
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Angels in America1994
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Anna in the Tropics2004
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Annie1981
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Annie2013
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Animal Farm1986
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Antony and Cleopatra2008
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Anything Goes2003
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Arcadia1994
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The Archbishop's Ceiling1986
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Arms and the Man1981
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Art1996
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Art2000-2001
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As You Like It1962
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As You Like It1981-1982
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The Audience2015
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August: Osage County2008
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Avenue Q2004
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- Mixed Materials [1000886529] box: 1 folder: 3
Ballroom - Big River1961-2003
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Ballroom1978
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Barefoot in the Park1965
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ΒΑΤΡΑΧΟΙ2002-2003
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The Bay at Nice and Wrecked Eggs1986
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The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B1982
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Beatlemania1978
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The Beauty Queen of Leenane1998
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As Bees in Honey Drown1997
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Bells are Ringing1961
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Benefactors1984
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Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1986
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- Mixed Materials [1000886529] box: 1 folder: 4
Billy Bishop Goes to War - By George...It's Gershwin1963-2010, undated
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Billy Bishop Goes to War1982
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The Blacksundated
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Blackbird2006
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Blood Brothers1988
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Bloody Poetry1984
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Blue Man Group "Tubes"1992
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Blue Surge2001
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Bobrauschenbergamerica2009-2010
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Bookworms2010
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Bouncersundated
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The Boyfriend1984
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Breaking the Code1986
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Breaking the Silence1984
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Brigadoon1963
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Brothers Karamazov1981
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By George...It's Gershwin1987
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- Mixed Materials [1000886529] box: 1 folder: 5
La Cage Aux Folles - Children of a Lesser God1978-1999, undated
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La Cage Aux Folles1986
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Canterbury Talesundated
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Can't Pay? Won't Pay!1981
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Carmen1996-1997
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Carmen Jones1991
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Cats1999
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle1997
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Champagne Charlie1984
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Chapter Two1978
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The Cherry Orchard1997
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Chicago1999
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Children of a Lesser God1980
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- Mixed Materials [1000886530] box: 2 folder: 1
Chinese State Circus - Coriolanus1984-2006, undated
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Chinese State Circus1995-1996
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Chopin Recital with Maciej Poliszewskiundated
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A Chorus of Disapproval1986
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City of Angels1991
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The Clean House2006
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Closer1997
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Cloud Nine1997
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The Color Wheel1995
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Company1996
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare1992
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Copenhagen1999
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Coriolanus1984
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Coriolanus1996
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- Mixed Materials [1000886530] box: 2 folder: 2
Corpse! - Dylan1964-2011, undated
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Corpse!1984
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Cosi' Fan Tutte`undated
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The Count of Monte Cristo2004
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The Country Clubundated
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The Country Wifeundated
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Cowgirls1996
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The Cripple of Inishman1997-1998
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Curse of the Starving Class1979
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Cyrano1995
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Cyrano de Bergerac1997
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Dance of Love and Death1981
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Dancing at Lughnasa2011
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Dangerous Cornerundated
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David Mamet: "Bobby Gould in Hell" Readingundated
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A Day at the Opera, A Night at the Races1984
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Dial M for Murder1983-1984
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Dialogues Des Carmelites1999-2000
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Les Dindes Galantes2006
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Don Giovanni1984
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Don Juan1981
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Doonesbury1983
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Driving Miss Daisy1988
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The Drowsy Chaperone2006
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Dylan1964
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- Mixed Materials [1000886530] box: 2 folder: 3
East of Eden - Evita1981-2018
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East of Eden2014-2015
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Eastern Standard1988
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Edinburgh Military Tattoo1981
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Educating Rita1981
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Eleemosynary1993
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English Chamber Orchestra Concert Series1984
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English Chamber Orchestra Concert Series1997
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Equus2017
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Evita1980
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Evita1981
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- Mixed Materials [1000886530] box: 2 folder: 4
Fair Maid - Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune1975-2016
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The Fair Maid of the West1987
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Falstaff and Hal1986
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A Few Good Men1994
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Finian's Rainbow2016
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First Monday in October1975
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Follies2001
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Follow the Orange and Blue Road1998
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The Fool1981
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Fool for Love1983
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Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune1988
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Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune1992
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- Mixed Materials [1000886530] box: 2 folder: 5
Galileo - De La Guarda1981-2014, undated
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Galileo1986
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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder2014
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Gianni Scicchi and Pagliacci2004
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Gibraltar2013
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The Glass Menagerie1995
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The Glass Menagerie2007
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The Glass Menagerie2010
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The Goat (or Who is Sylvia?)2002
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Godot-Ra Varvaundated
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Good People2011
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The Gospel at Colonus1990
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Grease2000
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The Green Bird2000
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Groucho at Large1981
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De La Guardaundated
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- Mixed Materials [1000886531] box: 3 folder: 1
Half a Sixpence - Henry IV1962-2016
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Half a Sixpence1966
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Hametz1995
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Hamilton2016
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Hamlet1981
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Hamlet1992
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Hamlet1988
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Hamlet1997
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Hamlet Variations2004
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Handel Opera1984
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Happy New Year1979
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The Hard Problem2016
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Harvey2015
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Heartbreak House2017
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch1999
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The Heidi Chronicles1989
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Henry IV1962
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Henry IV2004
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- Mixed Materials [1000886531] box: 3 folder: 2
Henry IV - Italian American Reconciliation1975-2011, undated
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Henry IV1994
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Henry VIII2002
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Herr Puntila Und Sein Knecht Matti1975
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High Spiritsundated
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The Hired Man1984
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Hogan's Goatundated
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The Homecoming1997
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The House of Blue Leaves1986
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The Hypochondriac1981
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An Ideal Husband1996
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An Iliad2011
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I'm Not Rappaport1986
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An Inspector Callsundated
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Intimate Exchanges1985
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Italian American Rconciliationundated
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- Mixed Materials [1000886531] box: 3 folder: 3
Jack: A Night on the Town - Little Hotel on the Side1981-2015, undated
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Jack: A Night on the Town with John Barrymore1994
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Jelly's Last Jam1992
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Joyce2007
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Judith: A Parting from the Body2010
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The Kingfisher1981
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King Hedley II2001
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The King and I2015
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King Richard III (The Big Dick)undated
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Kiss Me, Kateundated
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Kiss of the Spider Woman1994
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Lady in the Dark1997
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The Last Nights of Ballyhoo1997
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Les Miserables1985
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A Letter of Resignation1997
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby1982
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The Life of Henry the Fift1997
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The Light in the Piazza2005
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The Lion King2014
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A Little Bit Like You2003
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The Little Dog Laughed2006
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A Little Hotel on the Side1984
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- Mixed Materials [1000886531] box: 3 folder: 4
Little Me - Love and Understanding1983-2008
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Little Me1984
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The Little Mermaid2008
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Little Shop of Horrors1983
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Long Day's Journey into Night2003
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Loot1984
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Love's Labor's Lost1987
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Love's Labour's Lost1994
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Love and Understanding1997
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The Lucky Chance1984
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- Mixed Materials [1000886531] box: 3 folder: 5
Macbeth - Mary Poppins1965-2012, undated
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Macbeth1965
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Macbeth1989
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Madame Melville2000
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A Madhouse in Goa1989
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The Madness of George III1992
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Macbeth2004
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Madame Butterfly1984
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Madame Butterfly1988
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The Magic Flute1997
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The Magistrate1986
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Making it Happenundated
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Malfi1995
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Mamma Mia2001
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom1985
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottomundated
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Marat1997
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Marcel Marceau1965
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Maria Callas: Master Class1996
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The Marriage of Figaro1991
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Mary Poppins2012
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- Mixed Materials [1000886532] box: 4 folder: 1
Measure for Measure - The Mystery of Edwin Drood1959-2011, undated
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Measure for Measureundated
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Medea2000
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Merchant of Venice1962
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The Merry Widow1980
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The Merry Wives of Windsor1997
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Metamorpheses2002
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Metamorpheses2010
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Of Mice and Men1999
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The Midnight Eucharist1984
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A Midsummer Night's Dream1985
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Million Dollar Quartet2011
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Misalliance1995
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Misery1992
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Monteith and Rand1978
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Much Ado About Nothing1981
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Mutabilitie1997
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My Children! My Africa!undated
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My Fair Lady1959
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My Fair Lady1981
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My Fair Lady2002
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My Giddy Aunt1968
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood1986
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- Mixed Materials [1000886532] box: 4 folder: 2
National Black Arts Festival - Nunsense1960-2014, undated
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National Black Arts Festival1992
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National Symphony Orchestra: All Beethoven1980
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Newsies2013
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A New Way to Pay Old Debts1984
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New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert1958
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New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert1960
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New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert1960
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'night, Mother1983
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Nine2003
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No Frost 17undated
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Noises Off1984
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Noises Off2004
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No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot2014
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Nothing Sacred1989
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Nunsenseundated
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- Mixed Materials [1000886532] box: 4 folder: 3
Oedipus - Outrage1962-2013, undated
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Oedipusundated
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Oklahoma!2002
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Old Timesundated
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Old Wicked Songs1996
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Oliver!1963
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Oliver!1964
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On the Razzle1981
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Once on this Island1991
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The O'Neill Plays1988
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One Mo' Time1981
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On the Twentieth Century1978
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On Your Toes1984
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The Oresteia1981
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Orson's Shadow2005
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Othello1962
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Othello1979
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The Other Place2013
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O'Toole Reading1996
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Our Lady of 121st Street2003
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Outrage2011
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- Mixed Materials [1000886532] box: 4 folder: 4
Passion Play - Punch Henry's Jazz Funeral1962-2016, undated
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Passion Play1984
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Pebuzop Tarkastaja1989
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People Show1981
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Pericles2005
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Peter Pan2016
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The Petition1986
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Phedra1984
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Photo Finishundated
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The Piano Lesson1990
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The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado1981
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The Pixie Led1989
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Playland1994
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Playlandundated
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The Pope's Wedding and Saved1984
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The Premise1962
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Present Laughter1981
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Present Laughter1996
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The Prince's Play1996
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue2010
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Private Eyes1970
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Private Eyes2002
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Punch Henry's Jazz Funeral1981
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- Mixed Materials [1000886532] box: 4 folder: 5
Quartermaine's Terms - Russian Classical Ballet1962-2004, undated
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Quartermaine's Terms1982
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The Queen and the Rebels1982
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The Real Thing1984
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Red Crossundated
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Rent1998
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Restoration1981
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Richard II1962
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Richard II1987
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Richard III1962
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The Rise and Fall of Little Voice1992
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Rough Crossing1984
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Rules for Good Manners in the Modern World2004
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The Russian Classical Balletundated
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- Mixed Materials [1000886533] box: 5 folder: 1
Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet - Shirley Valentine1962-2005, undated
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Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet1984
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Saint Oedipus2005
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Salome1989
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Sarafina1989
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The Scarlet Pimpernel2002
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The School for Scandal1962
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The School for Scandal1984
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The School for Wives1997
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The Seagull1997
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A Servant to Two Mastersundated
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Seven Guitars1996
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Sex and Longing1996
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Shadowlands1989
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She Stoops to Conquer1984
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Shirley Valentine1989
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- Mixed Materials [1000886533] box: 5 folder: 2
Shoemaker's Holiday - Strip Show1962-2017, undated
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The Shoemaker's Holiday1981
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Shopping and Fucking1997
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Shouting in the Evening1997
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Side Man1999
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The Silver Whistle1962-1963
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Simon Boccanegra1981
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Six Characters in Search of an Author1966
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Six Characters in Search of an Author1987
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Six Degrees of Separation1991
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Skylight1997
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Souvenir2017
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Speed-The-Plow1989
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Spring Awakening2008
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Stage Kiss2014
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Stanley1996
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Steaming1981
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Steaming1982
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Stepping Out1984
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A Streetcar Named Desire2017
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Strip Showundated
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- Mixed Materials [1000886533] box: 5 folder: 3
The Sum of Us - Sweet Charity1986-2009
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The Sum of Us1991
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The Sum of Us1992
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Sunset Boulevard1996
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Superior Donuts2009
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Swan Lake2002
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street2006
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Sweet Charity1986
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- Mixed Materials [1000886533] box: 5 folder: 4
Taking a Chance on Love - Thin Wall1961-2005, undated
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Taking a Chance on Love2000
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The Tale of the Allergist's Wife2005
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Talking Heads2003
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廁所的故事 (The Tale of the Toilet)undated
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Tantalus2000
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The Tempest1961
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The Tempest2001
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Texts for Nothingundated
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Theatre of Nations1986
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Theatrical Garden Party1984
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They're Playing Our Song1980
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Things We Do for Love1998
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Thin Wallundated
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- Mixed Materials [1000886533] box: 5 folder: 5
A Thousand Clowns - Two Trains Running1962-2016
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A Thousand Clowns1962
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Three Birds Alighting on a Field1992
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Three Men on a Horse1987
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The Threepenny Opera2002
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Timon of Athens2004
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Tiny Aliceundated
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Today, I am a Fountain Pen1985
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Tons of Money1986
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Tony n' Tina's Wedding1988
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Topdog/Underdog2002
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The Torch-Bearers2000
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Torch Song Trilogy1985
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Translations1981
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The Triumph of Love2004
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TRU2016
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True West1983
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Twelfth Night or What You Will1991
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Twelfe Night, or What You Will/The Tragedie of King Richard the Third2014
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The Two Noble Kingsmen2002
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Two Rooms1998
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Two Trains Running1991
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- Mixed Materials [1000886534] box: 6 folder: 1
Under Milk Wood - Volpone1981-2004, undated
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Under Milk Wood1995
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Undoing Salk2004
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Urinetown: The Musical2001
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Veterans Day1989
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Village Wooing and 1933, a Portrait of the Yearundated
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Vivaldi and Bach by Candlelight1997
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Volpone1995
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- Mixed Materials [1000886534] box: 6 folder: 2
Wait Until Dark - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1962-2011, undated
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Wait Until Darkundated
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Waiting for Godot1997
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The Warsaw Balletundated
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A Walk in the Woods1988
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WarHorse2012
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The Way of the World1984
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The Wedding2010
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West Shore Concerts: The Cleveland Orchestra1962
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When We Dead Awaken1990
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The Whipping Man2011
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1962
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1981
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?2006
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- Mixed Materials [1000886534] box: 6 folder: 3
Wicked - You Never Can Tell1978-2004, undated
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Wicked2004
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Wild Honey1984
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Wild Oats1995
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The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Rome1991
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Wit1999
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The Witchesundated
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The Wiz1978
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The Woman in Black1989
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Woman in Mind1986
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Wonderful Town!1986
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Year of the Roosterundated
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You Never Can Tell1987
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- Mixed Materials [1000886529] box: 1 folder: 1
- Print Theater Materials1962-2005Arrangement
Due to being an oversized item, the Beijing Opera at the Liyuan Theater souvenir brochure was housed in a separate four-flap container.
- Mixed Materials [1000886534] box: 6 folder: 4
Printed Materials, (Folder 1 of 3)1962-1996
- Mixed Materials [1000886534] box: 6 folder: 5
Printed Materials, (Folder 2 of 3)1996-2015, undated
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 1
Printed Materials, (Folder 3 of 3)undated
- Mixed Materials [1000886536] box: 8
The Beijing Opera at the Liyuan Theaterundated
- Mixed Materials [1000886534] box: 6 folder: 4
Series 2: Scholarship and Teaching, 1979-2014, is separated into two-subseries: materials relating to Arthur's research on Melvyn Douglas and material from semesters abroad in London and Italy. The former consists of correspondence, notes and manuscripts, theater programs, and photographs related to Arthur's research for his dissertation abd biography on Melvyn Douglas. Some items of interest include a letter sent February 10, 1972 from actor Robert Redford to Melvyn Douglas, Douglas' handwritten notes for Arthur's book, theater programs that detail Melvyn Douglas's early performances in various theaters throughout the Midwest, and photographs of Melvyn Douglas (or family members of Douglas) that Thomas H. Arthur used in his biography of Douglas. The semester abroad sub-series consists of materials from Arthur's study abroad class. Much of the sub-series comprises museum guides and hotel brochures. Some items of interest include photographs taken by a student while on the trip (with some correspondence written on the back dated 1984), a photograph of Thomas Arthur and three other guests at the Mansion House in London, and an itinerary with dinner programs for the students. Three posters from the 1979 Fine Arts Week and a list of Festival of the Arts topics and guests (1974-1992) compiled by Arthur are included.
- 2.1
Melvyn Douglas Research1970-1982
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 2
Correspondence1970-1974
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 3
Correspondence1975-1978
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 4
Correspondence1979-1982
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 5
Programs from Early Performances (Folder 1 of 6)1979
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 6
Programs from Early Performances (Folder 2 of 6)1979
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 7
Programs from Early Performances (Folder 3 of 6)1979
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 8
Programs from Early Performances (Folder 4 of 6)1979
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 9
Programs from Early Performances (Folder 5 of 6)1979
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 10
Programs from Early Performances (Folder 6 of 6)1979
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 11
Arthur's manuscripts, Part 1undatedEnglish.
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 12
Arthur's manuscripts, Part 2undatedEnglish.
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 13
Copy of Douglas' outline on actingundatedEnglish.
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 14
Douglas' handwritten notes for biographyundatedEnglish.
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 15
Photographs (Folder 1 of 3)undated
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 16
Photographs (Folder 2 of 3)undated
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 17
Photographs (Folder 3 of 3)undated
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 2
- 2.2
Study Abroad Semester and Festival of the Arts Materials1979-2014
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 18
London and Italy Ephemera1979-2014
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 19
Teaching Materials and Itineraries1984
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 20
Photographs and Postcards1984, undated
- Mixed Materials [1000898365] box: OV 1 folder: 1
"A Window on the East" Fine Arts Week posters1979
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 21
Festival of the Arts Topics and Guests, 1974-1992circa 1992
- Mixed Materials [1000886535] box: 7 folder: 18