File contains two autographed photographs of the English actor John Martin-Harvey, signed for John Daniel Logan following a performance in Halifax on May 19, 1921. One of the photographs shows him in costume for a role.
Series contains autographs, autograph letters, and autographed photographs. The letters were purchased by John Daniel Logan and were predominantly written by composers, including Giuseppe Verdi and Jacques Offenbach. Many of the autographs are signed on concert programs, presumably from concerts that Logan attended. The photographs are of musicians and actors, including several of the English actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson, and were sent to or obtained by Logan for his personal collection and in his capacity as a music critic and journalist.
File contains records related to Babes in the Wood, by Paul Reakes, directed by Jeff Pocock. The pantomime was performed at Pond Playhouse from December 3-19, 1999. Records include a copy of a newspaper review; a program; a small poster; and a videocassette.
File contains the fifth draft of "Battle Fatigue" by Jenny Munday. The draft consists of a copy the fourth draft of the play with additional handwritten notes. The draft is the version that was sent to Upper Canada Playhouse.
File contains two copies of the fourth draft of "Battle Fatigue" by Jenny Munday. The draft was written in Guysborough and Montreal from August to October 1989, with re-writes in March 1990.
File contains records related to the pantomime Beauty and the Beast, by James Barry, directed by Angela Butler and produced by Helen Goodwin. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from December 2-18, 2010. Records include a program and small poster.
File contains a program and two playbills for a pair of Samuel Beckett plays performed at Toronto's The Theatre Centre as part of a nuclear disarmament benefit. Happy Days was directed by Mary Vingoe.
File contains records related to Bell, Book and Candle, a romantic comedy by John Van Druten, directed by Bill VanGorder and produced by Peter Strain. The play ran at the Pond Playhouse from July 4-20, 2002. Records include a small poster; a program; a newspaper review; three pages of photocopied photographs of the cast and crew; and a letter of appreciation from an audience member.
File contains records related to Belles, by Mark Dunn, directed by Angela Butler and produced by Scott Murphy. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from September 27-October 13, 2007. Records include a producer's report; program; small poster; newspaper review; and DVD video recording.
File contains records related to Best of Friends, by James Elward, directed by Rebecca Humphries and produced by Ann Miller. It was performed at the Pond Playhouse from February 24 to March 12, 2005. Records include a program and two reviews.
Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of The Marriage of Bette and Boo by Christopher Durang, performed from 27 November to 1 December 1990. The item is a recording of act II. The production was directed by Patrick Christopher and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions. The production was staged at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.
File contains a letter from Catherine Banks to William Toye (Literary Executor) in 2004 asking permission to use a poem titled "Bird Cage" in the stage presentations of Catherine Banks' play, "Bone Cage" and a follow-up letter regarding the contract with Playwrights Canada Press for an April 2008 release. File also includes handwritten notes regarding "Bird Cage."
File contains documents related to the 1984 Blyth Festival at the Blyth Centre for the Arts. Jenny Munday acted in workshops at the festival, including "Spider in the House" and "Blue City." The documents include correspondence; contracts; greeting cards; programs; newspaper articles; photographs of Munday and other cast members; a souvenir book from Blyth Festival; a rent agreement; and a poster.
File contains documents related to Jenny Munday's involvement in the Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre, including a pamphlet about PARC; greeting cards; and newspaper articles.
Subseries contains 24 costume designs and two posters related to Brock University's 2002 production of The Rover by Aphra Behn. The production took place February 14-16, 2002 at the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre and was presented by the Theatre, Dramatic Literature & Drama in Education program at Brock University.
File contains records related to Camelot the Panto, by Ben Crocker, directed by Angela Butler with musical direction by Bunny Shore. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from November 29-December 15, 2012. Records include a program; post-production meeting report and recommendations; small poster; and newspaper reviews.
File contains records relating to Mary Vingoe's unsuccessful grant application in support of writing the first draft of Partridge Island Tempest (renamed The Panmure Island Tempest).
File contains documents from a production of "The Cave Painter" at Working Title 3, part of Stagelab, a festival of new work presented by the Canadian Centre for Theatre Creation. Jenny Munday played the starring role of Dianne. The documents include reimbursement forms; programs; flyers; correspondence; contact lists; schedules; contracts; greeting cards; and other documents.
File contains records related to Richard Coleman's Captain Hook's Revenge (Adapted from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan), directed by Angela Butler and Lorne Abramson. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from December 1-17, 2011. Records include a program; newspaper review; and DVD recording.
File contains greetings cards and other correspondence sent to Jenny Munday to congratulate her for the production of her play, "Battle Fatigue," at the Mulgrave Road Co-op Theatre. The file also contains a poster for a public reading of the play.
File contains Mary Vingoe's annotated director's copy, a preliminary lighting cue plot, sound cue sheets, and a letter to the general manager of Ship's Company Theatre from Canadian Actors' Equity Association regarding artists' travel.
Item is a program for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams, directed by Angela Butler and produced by Bill VanGorder. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse between March 31-April 23, 2016.
Fonds contains materials documenting Catherine Banks' professional playwrighting career beginning with her first published play, Eula's Offer. Records include research notes and manuscripts (handwritten and typed), correspondence, contracts, production and publicity materials, a videocassette, a DVD, photographs, sketches, and a small selection of personal papers.
File also contains a 2001 certificate of reinstatement and a 1984 letter of declaration that the name "The Kings of Sming" was the sole creative property of Paul Cram.
