University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0236University of
Washington theaters photograph collection1890-19501930-19502376 photographic prints (13 boxes)7 nitrate negativesCollection materials are in
English.Photographs
documenting University of Washington theater activities from 1890 to
1950BOX CONTENTS:- BOX 1: General Information (Production lists), Theaters - Denny
Hall, Meany Hall (Old), Gymnasium
- BOX 2: Theaters - Sylvan, Penthouse (Meany Hotel), Studio,
Penthouse (Ave.), Showboat, Penthouse (campus)
- BOX 3: Theaters - Glenn Hughes Playhouse (All University Plays,
Washington State Theater Co., Theater School)
- BOX 4: Theaters - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - W.P.A. Co. and
productions. (1936-1939)
- BOX 5: Theaters - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - Actors and
actresses. (A-Z) (See also Oversize Box 12)
- BOX 6: Theaters - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - Seattle Repertory
Playhouse Productions (1929-1939) (See also Oversize Box 12)
- BOX 7: Theaters - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - Seattle Repertory
Playhouse Productions (1939-1942) (See also Oversize Box 12)
- BOX 8: Theaters - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - Seattle Repertory
Playhouse Productions (1942-1946) (See also Oversize Box 12)
- BOX 9: Theaters - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - Seattle Repertory
Playhouse Productions (1945-1948)
- BOX 10: Theaters - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - Seattle Repertory
Playhouse Productions (1948-1939)
- BOX 11: Theaters - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - University
Playhouse; Theaters - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - Glenn Hughes Playhouse;
Miscellaneous
- BOX 12: Oversize
- BOX 13: Index of actors and actresses
Collection of photographs documenting University of Washington theater
activities from 1890 to 1950. Primarily images of theatrical productions
although also covers in part theater buildings and activities of various
dramatic organizations on campus. Includes: Denny Hall, Meany Hall (Old),
Gymnasium, Sylvan Theater, Penthouse (Edmond Meany Hotel), Studio Theater,
Penthouse (Ave.), Penthouse (Campus), Showboat, Glenn Hughes Playhouse, Seattle
Repertory Playhouse, Washington State Theater Co., Works Progress
Administration. Collection is organized by theater building and then by the
various dramatic companies that performed in those theaters. Unprinted
negatives from this collection include UW negs 9848-9932, 9991-9995.
The collection is open to the public.
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Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Theater--Washington (State)--SeattleTheatrical companies--Washington (State)--SeattleActors--Washington (State)--Seattle--PhotographsActresses--Washington (State)--Seattle--PhotographsCollege theater--Washington (State)--SeattlePhotographsPerforming Arts
Series 1THEATERS - Denny Hall - Productions1/1General Information - Productions Lists1/2A Box of Monkeys (1890); You Never Can Tell (1909); The
Florentine Tragedy (1920); Pierre Patelin: Lawyer (1920)1890-1920Series 2THEATERS - Meany Hall (Old) - Productions (See also
Oversize Box 12)1/3The Way of the Cross (program)19101/4Seven- twenty-eight (program)19101/5Mocking Bird (program)19121/6Prunella19211/7Her Husband's Wife192?1/8Dolly Performing Herself192?1/9Taming of the Shrew19221/10Shadow of the Glen192?1/11Pot O' Broth192?1/12Workhouse Ward192?1/13Smoon19231/14A Bright Morning19231/15A Christmas Present19231/16The Romancers192?1/17Harlequinade in Orange and Green192?1/18Bluebeard192?1/19He Who Gets Slapped19231/20The Man of Destiny and the Will (program)19271/21Kit Marlowe192?1/22Little Clay Cart19341/23Oedipus Rex1/24Pierre Patelin19341/25UnidentifiedSeries 3THEATERS - The Gymnasium - Productions1/26Twelfth Night19081/27As You Like It19081/28Much Ado About Nothing1909Series 4THEATERS - Sylvan Theater Productions2/1As You Like It1923Series 5THEATERS - Penthouse (Meany Hotel)2/2Artist's sketch of E. Meany Hotel; Drawing of the Acting
Arena; Artist's sketch of "A Sunny Morning" presented in the T. Murphy
Penthouse; photograph of a Ballroom Production.Series 6THEATERS - Studio Theater - Productions2/3Mrs. Moonlight2/4Alien Corn2/5The Critic2/6Animal Kingdom2/7Her Master's Voice; Importance of Being Earnest; Uncle
Vanya; Merchant of Venice; Another Language; Journey's End2/8Hedda Gabler; Lady from the Sea; Doll's House; She
Stoops to Conquer; The Cherry Orchard; Scrap of Paper2/9Little Women; Woman of No Importance; Twelfth Night;
Outward Bound; Bourgeois Gentleman; Pride and Prejudice; Madchen in
UniformSeries 7THEATERS - Penthouse (Ave.) - Productions2/10Ladies of the Jury; Personal Appearances; Accent on
YouthSeries 8THEATERS - Showboat (See also Oversize Box 12)2/11You Can't Take it With You ?; The Critic; Mrs.
Carlyle1942-1948Programs; Exterior photographsSeries 9THEATERS - Penthouse (Campus) (See also Oversize Box
12)2/12Folder 12: Exterior; Artist's sketch; Floor plan;
Miscellaneous programsSeries 10THEATERS - Glenn Hughes Playhouse (Seattle Repertory
Playhouse)3/1Exterior viewsSeries 11THEATERS - Glenn Hughes Playhouse (All University Plays)
(See also Oversize Box 12)1930-19343/2The Critic3/3Medea3/4Shakuntala3/5The ShowoffSeries 12THEATERS - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - Washington State
Theater Co. and productions1936-19393/6Washington State Theater Co. - General3/7No more Frontier3/8Red Head Baker3/9Romeo and Juliet3/10She Stoops to Conquer3/11Taming of the ShrewSeries 13THEATERS - Glenn Hughes Playhouse - Theater School
(Acting, directing, scene and costume design and construction, movement, dance,
fencing, and creative dramatics.)1939-19503/12Set construction, lighting, and
administration3/13Movement, dance, fencing, creative dramatics3/14Costume design3/15Make-up3/16Actors3/17Rehearsal, directing3/18Rehearsal - Julius Caesar3/19Rehearsal - The Marriage Proposal3/20Rehearsal - On Stage3/21Rehearsal - Red Head Baker3/22Rehearsal - She Stoops to Conquer3/23Children's theater4/1 Directors, stage crew, actors, etc.4/2 W.P.A. Co. Production - Ali Baba4/3 W.P.A. Co. Production - American Album4/4 W.P.A. Co. Production - Androcles and the
Lion4/5 W.P.A. Co. Production - Black Empire4/6 W.P.A. Co. Production - Blind Alley4/7 W.P.A. Co. Production - Brer Rabbit and the Tar
Baby4/8 W.P.A. Co. Production - Curtain Goes Up4/9 W.P.A. Co. Production - An Evening with
Dunbar4/10 W.P.A. Co. Production - The Hammer4/11 W.P.A. Co. Production - Is zat so?4/12 W.P.A. Co. Production - It can't Happen
Here4/13 W.P.A. Co. Production - Lysistrata4/14 W.P.A. Co. Production - The Mikado4/15 W.P.A. Co. Production - The Natural Man4/16 W.P.A. Co. Production - Noah4/17 W.P.A. Co. Production - Spirochete4/18 W.P.A. Co. Production - Stevedore4/19 W.P.A. Co. Production - Warrior's Husband4/20 W.P.A. Co. Production - Variety Show4/21 Memory Lane Review4/22 Unidentified variety shows, musical productions,
etc.4/23 Pierce County projects4/24 Spokane County projects4/25 Children's productions4/26 Unidentified productions4/27 Models of theaters5/1 Actors (A)5/2 Actors (B)5/3 Actors (C)5/4 Actors (D)5/5 Actors (E)5/6 Actors (F)5/7 Actors (G)5/8 Actors (H)5/9 Actors (J)5/10 Actors (K)5/11 Actors (L)5/12 Actors (M)5/13 Actors (N)5/14 Actors (O)5/15 Actors (P)5/16 Actors (Q)5/17 Actors (R)5/18 Actors (S)5/19 Actors (T)5/20 Actors (V)5/21 Actors (W)5/22 Actors (X,Y,Z)5/23 Actors - Unidentified6/1Six Characters In Search of an Author1929-19306/2The Living Corpse1930-19316/3Peer Gynt1930-19316/4Our American Cousin1930-19316/5Romeo and Juliet1931-19326/6Uncle Tom's Cabin1931-19326/7Abraham's Bosom1931-19326/8Funny Man1932-19336/9Liliom1932-19336/10Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know1932-19336/11Prunella1932-19336/12The Comedy of Errors1932-19336/13Sunken Bell1932-19336/14Volpone1933-19346/15Kola Kola1933-19346/16Little Ol' Boy1934-19356/17Private Lives1935-19366/18The Hairy Ape1935-19366/19Tom Sawyer1935-19366/20After Such Pleasures1935-19366/21Bury the Dead1935-19366/22Autumn Crocus1936-19376/23Ethan Frome1936-19376/24Affairs of Anatol1936-19376/25The Seagull1936-19376/26Yellow Jack1936-19376/27Jack and the Beanstalk1938-19396/28The Marriage Proposal1938-19396/29American Made1938-19396/30Yes, My Darling Daughter1938-19396/31Andrew Takes a Wife1938-19396/32Children's Hour1938-19396/33Judgement Day1938-19386/34French Without Tears1938-19396/35Susan and God1938-19396/36Enemy of the People1938-19397/1Our Town1939-19407/2Of Mice and Men1939-19407/3Storm Over Patsey1939-19407/4Barber of Seville1939-19407/5Christmas Carol1939-19407/6Fledermaus1939-19407/7My Hearts in the Highlands1939-19407/8Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl1940-19417/9Slight Case of Murder1940-19417/10Lady Precious Stream1940-19417/11Peer Gynt1940-19417/12Tony Draws a Horse1940-19417/13Gentle People1940-19417/14Family Portrait1940-19417/15No Mother to Guide Her1941-19427/16Flight to the West1941-19427/17The Man Who Came to Dinner1941-19427/18Male Animal1941-19427/19Suspect1941-19427/20Time of Your Life1941-19427/21The Rivals1941-19428/1Fatal Wedding1942-19438/2Pappa is All1942-19438/3Jason1942-19438/4Thumbs Up1942-19438/5My Dear Children1942-19438/6Heart of a City1942-19438/7Walrus and the Carpenter1942-19438/8Village Green1943-19448/9Grumpy1943-19448/10Counterattack1943-19448/11Romantic Young Lady1943-19448/12Guardsman1943-19448/13Bobino1944-19458/14Decision1944-19458/15Uncle Harry1944-19458/16Spring Again1944-19458/17Suds1944-19458/18Here Comes Tomorrow1944-19458/19Boy Meets Girl1944-19458/20Little Women1944-19458/21Bertha1945-19468/22But Not Goodbye1945-19468/23Calico Cargo1945-19469/1Chicken Curry Sunday1945-19469/2Home of the Brave1945-19469/3Over Twenty-one1945-19469/4Mary Poppins (Junior Program)1946-19479/5Cinderella (Junior Program)1946-19479/6Man Who Came to Dinner1946-19479/7Merry Wives of Windsor1946-19479/8Our Town1946-19479/9San Juan Story1946-19479/10A Sound of Hunting1946-19479/11The Bees and the Flowers1947-19489/12Circus Day1947-19489/13The Front Page1947-19489/14Heavenly Experience1947-19489/15Grandmother Slyboots1947-19489/16Highland Fling1947-19489/17Parlor Story1947-19489/18Twelfth Night1947-194810/1All My Sons1948-194910/2Calico Cargo1948-194910/3The Great Big Doorstep1948-194910/4Heaven Can Wait1948-194910/5An Inspector Calls1948-194910/6Suds in Your Eye1948-194910/7Shock Job; Prometheus; Evils of Tobacco1948-194910/8Biggest Theif in Town1949-195010/9Born Yesterday1949-195010/10Johnny Appleseed1949-195010/11Let's Make an Opera1949-195010/12Voice of the Turtle1949-195010/13Blithe Spirit1949-195010/14Pygmalion1950?Series 15Miscellaneous Theaters11/1University Playhouse - Miscellaneous
programs11/2Glenn Hughes Playhouse - Miscellaneous
programs11/3Miscellaneous - Touring Theater11/4Miscellaneous - The Williams Marionettes11/5Miscellaneous - Unidentified11/6Miscellaneous - Engraved plate11/7Miscellaneous - Woodcut of the Playhouse12Oversize13Index of actors and actresses