File contains a photograph of the cast of the Dalhousie Drama Club's production of "The President's Daughter" in 1908-1909. The photograph shows Jack Reid; Archie Sutherland; Helen Crichton; Grace Tupper; Marguerite H. L. Silver; Dorothy Constance Gorham; W. C. Ross; Frank Archibald; Jamie MacLeod; Stewart Mavor; Evan MacKenzie Forbes; and J. P. MacIntosh sitting or standing in several rows.
Fonds contains considerable material from the Dalhousie Review from 1950–1953, including correspondence, book reviews and articles pending; correspondence relating to Dalhousie University Faculty of Graduate Studies and Senate; examinations and papers of Dalhousie students (primarily 1930s); correspondence, outlines and galley proofs of Canada Books, I to VI, 1933–1951; correspondence and other material relating to the Down Under Club and Anzac Club (1940s); personal papers, including Bennet's course notes and exams from his days as a Harvard undergraduate; copies of acting scripts; photographs of local theatre productions, the School for the Blind, Dalhousie University English Department, and the first Soviet war bride in England (Nora Murray); and copies of Archibald MacMechan's Late Harvest and E. Ritchie's In the Gloaming.
Fonds consists of records relating to Renton's personal life as well as his acting and teaching careers. The personal papers include files on specific actors, athletics, clippings and publications, festivals and workshops, financial records, Portus Theatre Productions (the production company he founded), school-related theatrical education materials, committee work, unions, associations, and a variety of other subjects. Correspondence includes letters to, from, and about Renton and are primarily theatre-related. The scripts were accumulated by Renton throughout his career as an actor, director, and producer. The fonds also includes photographs and slides of numerous theatrical productions.
File contains four manuscript copies of a one-act play by Andrew Merkel titled variously "Harriet Richardson" and "Mrs. Richardson Wins." The latter version contains hand-written edits that appear in the both copies titled "Harriet Richardson." One manuscript lists the author as "Marc Lescarbot" and is two pages longer than the others. The copy typed on legal-sized onion skin paper contains a note that the play was originally presented at the Community Centre, Annapolis Royal, on 5th June 1947. There is also a short note critiquing the play.
Item is an early draft manuscript of a four-act dramatic play with four characters: the protagonist, Ellen Maria; her husband, an archaeologist named Jens; Ellen Maria's cousin, a theologian named Johannes; and a forester named Steffa.
This folder consists 2 programmes; Finian's Rainbow, February 27-March 1,1958 and Paint your wagon, February 25-28, 1959. This are musical that were performed the the Dalhousie Glee and Dramatic Society.
Item is a 1965-66 season program for the Dalhousie Gell & Dramatics Society's "Li'l Abner," featuring Walter Borden, Ian Chambers, John Chatterton, Ewan Clark, Jamie Craig, D'Arcy Delemere, Doug Dunbar, Norm Hall, Ann Hicks, Cheryl Hirschfield, Zack Jacobson, Sandra Little, Charles Longley, Alexis McSweeny, Dave Moore, John Morrison, Jim Parr, Jim Richards, Peter Roberts, Robin Robertson, Roslyn Rogers, Peter Roy, Stephen Samuels, Velma Smith, and Alastair Watt.
Item is a program (ink-dated February 17, 1966) for a Dalhousie Glee Club performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado," directed by Genevieve Archibald. Cast members include: Dianne Alexander, Walter Borden, Dianne Byers, Henry Endres, Bill Freeland, Rita Leitch, Hammy McClymont, Robert Waind, and Nancy White.
Fonds comprises Alan Andrew's personal and professional correspondence; reports; newsletters; journals; conference notes; committee minutes and budgets; theatre scripts and production records including costume sketches and photographs.
Item is a heavily annotated copy of a script, which begins on page 6 and includes a title page. The Wooden World was written by Gavin Douglas and produced by Neptune Theatre in its fourth (1967) season.
Item is a copy of The Wooden World, by Gavin Douglas, which was produced by Neptune Theatre in its fourth (1967) season. The script is lightly annotated with additional pages (91) (a) (1), (91) (a) (3), and (91) (a) (4) at the end.
Item is a heavily annotated copy of The Wooden World, by Gavin Douglas, which was produced by Neptune Theatre in its fourth (1967) season. The script is missing a title page and begins on page 2.
Item is a copy of The Wooden World, by Gavin Douglas, which was produced by Neptune Theatre in its fourth (1967) season. The script is heavily annotated with its pages reordered.
File contains manuscripts, permissions licence, project description and booking form for "In the Fall" by Alistair MacLeod, adapted for two young actors by Christopher Heide and produced by Halifax Theatre for Young People. File also contains a photocopy of Alistair MacLeod's published story.
Fonds contains records created and collected by Christopher Heide in the course of his career as a writer, including his work with arts and cultural associations such as ACTRA and the Dramatists' Co-op of Nova Scotia. Record types include scripts for stage, radio and screen; notes; correspondence; reports; meeting minutes; and photographs.
Fonds contains records created and collected by Wendy Lill, including correspondence, manuscripts, published play scripts, research material, speeches, reports, publicity material, and personal records.
File contains correspondence with Tarragon Theatre and other theatre directors, a chronology of events documenting the evolution of the script, and a program from the Tarragon workshop performance.
File contains seven manuscript drafts; a printed copy published by the Nova Scotia Dramatists Co-op notes; readers' reports; outlines; notes; and a chronology outlining the evolution of the script, which was never produced.
File contains four heavily annotated spiral-bound workshop playscripts marked with the actors' names: Helen Hughes, Richard Farrow, Katia de Pena and James Kirchner.
Item is a clean manuscript copy with the endnote: "If this play is eventually produced, notification, with thanks, should be sent to the actors; and possibly the technical people; who were involved in the Tarragon workshop."
File contains four manuscripts, notes and a chronology outlining the evolution of the play script, which was originally written for radio as "The One Hundred Year Old Man." The stage version was never produced, although it was used in workshops with high school students.
