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Joseph Lindon Smith papers, 1647-1965, bulk 1873-1965

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Series 6: Theatrical Production Files , 1897-1950
(Box 6-7, 10; 1.2 linear feet)

These files contain letters, notes, scripts, printed material, and photographs concerning plays, pageants, and masques written and/or produced by the Smiths for benefits, dedication, or anniversary celebrations. A notebook "Grandma Smith's Teatro Bambino" contains 2 photographs, a dedication ode by Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and a hand-written script.
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Notebook "Grandma Smith's Teatro Bambino,", undated
6
48
Script for Play about the Spirit in the Fountain by Grandma Smith, undated
6
49
Untitled Play Scripts, undated
(2 folders)
6
50-51
Script for Andover Pageant, undated
6
52
Script for Play The Astrologer, undated
6
53
Script for Play Birds of a Feather, undated
6
54
Script for the "Buccaneer Play,", undated
6
55
Script for the "Christmas Play,", undated
6
56
Script for the "Circus Play,", undated
6
57
Script for Play The Columns of Catlin, undated
6
58
Script for Play The Departure of Doris, undated
6
59
Script for Play Flora Enshrined, undated
6
60
Script for Play How to Adventure, undated
6
61
Script for Play The King of Kurosaki, undated
6
62
Script for Play The Lay of the Last Egg, undated
6
63
Script for Play The Legasee of the Hawaiian Buried Treasure, undated
6
64
Script for Play Mexican Fiesta, undated
6
65
Script for Play Monadnock Invaded, undated
6
66
Script for Play Old Gobblegain, undated
6
67
Script for Play Over the Rainbow, undated
6
68
Introductory Remarks for Dance Performance by Sarita and Riccardo Romero, undated
6
69
Script for Play A Shah of Persia, undated
6
70
Script for Play The Silence of the Harp, undated
6
71
Script for Play The Witch's Trunk, undated
6
72
Programs for Play Alice in Wonderland, 1897
6
73
Script for Play Houri Kuri and Hurri Kurri, 1898
6
74
Script for Play Danjuro No Tanjobi, 1904
6
75
Script for Watteau Fete, 1906
6
76
Script for Play Jack Frost in Midsummer, 1908-1949
(Oversized Material Housed in Box 10)
6
77
Script for Play The Enchanted Forest, 1909
6
78
Program for Pantomime and Dance Traumeswirren ("Dream Fancies"), 1909
6
79
Script for the "Chinese Play,", 1911
6
80
File for the Lancaster Pageant, 1912
7
1
File for the Pageant at Milton, 1912
7
2
Script for Golden Jubilee Pageant at Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, 1912
(2 folders)
7
3-4
File for the Tiffany Fete The Quest of Beauty, 1913-1916
7
5
Script for Play Nuzhat-Fi-Bilad-El-Ajam, 1913
7
6
Notes and Photographs from Masque of the Blue Garden, 1913
(Oversized Material Housed in Box 10)
7
7
Clippings and Photographs from Masque Sanctuary, 1913
7
8
File for the St. Louis Pageant and Masque, 1913-1914
(3 folders)
7
9-11
File for Pageant Pan and the Star, 1915
7
12
Script Notes for an Untitled Play, 1915
7
13
File for Masque The Tempest, 1916
7
14
File for Play As You Like It, 1916
7
15
File for Red Cross Pageant The Standard Bearers, 1916-1917
7
16
File for Pageant The Building of the Temple, 1917
7
17
File for Play Love of Country, 1917 and 1941
7
18
File for the Memphis Pageant, 1917
7
19
File for Play The Pearl and the Pirate, 1917
7
20
File for Pageant Once Upon a Time, 1920
7
21
File for the Amherst Centennial Pageant, 1921
7
22
File for the Submarine Ball, 1924
7
23
File for the Halloween Drama, 1924
7
24
Script for Play The Loon's Laughter, 1925
7
25
File for an Untitled Tavern Play, 1926
7
26
File for Play The Lighthouse, 1928
7
27
Program for Play The Enchanting Adventure, 1928
7
28
File for the Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Pageant, 1930
7
29
File for Play Brewster's Dark Pond, Presented for Amelia Earhart, 1932
7
30
File for Masque The Royal Gift, 1933
(7 folders)
7
31-37
File for the Play for the Century Association, 1933
7
38
File for Play Who could Imagine Such Happenings?, 1934
7
39
File for the "Japanese Play,", 1936
7
40
File for an Untitled Play, 1939
7
41
File for Play The Golden Key, 1940
7
42
File for Pageant The Children's Crusade, 1940
(3 folders)
7
43-45
File for the Benefit for Hampshire, England, 1940
7
46
Script for Pageant Voices Across the Sea, 1941
7
47
File for the Pageant Honoring Abbott Thayer, 1941-1943
7
48
File for an Untitled Play at the Club, 1942
7
49
File for Plays The Princess and the Peasant and The Old Chinese Artist Laughs at Last, 1942
7
50
File for Pageant at Harvard, 1943
7
51
File for Benefit Auction, 1943
7
52
File for Play Columbia in Conference or Columbia on Strike, 1944
7
53
File for Pageant Children's Laughter, 1944
7
54
File for Pantomime A Chinese Landscape, 1944
7
55
Script for the "Elizabethan Play,", 1944
7
56
File for Play The President's Dilemma, 1946
7
57
File for Play John Singleton Copley, 1946
7
58
File for Play Through Magic Spectacles, 1947
7
59
File for Play Peace Greets Dublin, 1947
7
60
File for the Supper Party Play, 1947
7
61
File for Play The Warrior Comes Home, 1948
7
62
File for Play Then and Now, 1949
7
63
File for Play It's Time It Happened, 1949
(2 folders)
7
64-65
Script for the Golden Wedding Play, 1949
7
66
File for Play A Possible Solution, 1950
7
67
Miscellaneous Notes and Writing Fragments for Theatrical Productions, undated
(2 folders)
7
68-69
Miscellaneous Photographs from Unidentified Theatrical Productions, undated
(3 folders)
7
70-72
Oversized Musical Magazine Etude for Play Jack Frost in Midsummer, 1949,
(from Box 6, Folder 77)
10
3
Oversized Photographs of Masque of the Blue Garden, 1913,
(from Box 7, Folder 7)
10
3

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