Playbills
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Programs or posters announcing a theatrical performance.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Cheryl Crawford Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1978-002
Dates:
1862-1981
Scope and Contents
The Cheryl Crawford Papers document her career in theater from almost the beginning in the 1920s through the years immediately preceding the sale of her collection to the University of Houston. Items date between 1862 and 1981, with the bulk of the items dated 1940 through 1978. There are 3,335 items in the collection. The collection includes correspondence, production materials, scripts, programs, playbills, audio tapes, posters, sheet music, sound recordings, clippings,...
Sue Dauphin Houston Area Performing Arts Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1985-003
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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Sue Dauphin Houston Area Performing Arts Collection
Dates:
1947-1987
Scope and Contents
The Sue Dauphin Houston Area Performing Arts Collection consists of eleven boxes of materials dating from 1947 to 1987. The collection is made up of three series: Houston Area Performing Arts Venues/Groups, Other Performing Arts Venues/Groups, and Sue Dauphin’s Papers. Programs from Houston area theatre companies comprise the bulk of the material. Of particular interest is the breadth of coverage from the smallest groups to major arts organizations. A smaller amount of material represents...
Infernal Bridegroom Productions and The Catastrophic Theatre Records
Collection
Identifier: 2017-013
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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Infernal Bridegroom Productions and The Catastrophic Theatre Records
Dates:
1993-2010; Majority of material found within 1993-2007
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials documenting productions presented by Infernal Bridegroom Productions during their operations from 1993 to 2007 and those of Catastrophic Theatre from its founding in 2007. These materials consist of production notes, playbills, postcards, scripts, photographs, posters, news clippings, and press relating to these productions. Additionally, there is a small series of documents relating to the company as a whole, including press, gala invitations, and...
H. David Kaplan Performing Arts Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1986-001
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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H. David Kaplan Performing Arts Collection
Dates:
1940-1996
Scope and Contents
The H. David Kaplan Performing Arts Collection contains correspondence, publicity photographs, photographs taken by Kaplan, programs, various arts publications, autographs, and miscellaneous items such as ticket stubs and clippings. There are more than 1,000 color 35mm slides taken by Kaplan of opera performances and rehearsals by the Houston Grand Opera. Additional oversized collages, posters, showcards, and artwork, along with several framed items, are housed separately. A large part of...
Charles and Suzanne Riepe Theater Program Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2016-010
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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Charles and Suzanne Riepe Theater Program Collection
Dates:
1960-2015
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a series of programs and playbills from various theaters, symphonies, operas and orchestras gathered by Charles and Suzanne Riepe from 1965 and 2015 . While the bulk of the collection is from the Houston area, other states and countries are represented.