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Creator:
Princeton Playgoers, Inc.
Title:
Princeton Playgoers, Inc. records
Repository:
Princeton University Archives
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/wm117p00b
Dates:
1941-1942
Size:
4 boxes
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-4
Language:
English

Abstract

Princeton Playgoers, Inc. was a theater production company formed in 1942, during the wartime period when the engagements of Triangle Club were limited. The records consist of financial records, correspondence, records of ticket sales, advertisements, contracts, and other materials documenting the planning and production of plays at McCarter Theatre in the summer of 1942.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of financial records, correspondence, records of ticket sales, advertisements, contracts, and other materials documenting the planning and production of plays at McCarter Theatre in the summer of 1942.

Collection Creator Biography:

Princeton Playgoers, Inc.

Princeton Playgoers, Inc. was a theater production company formed in 1942, during the wartime period when the engagements of Triangle Club were limited. Princeton Playgoers, Inc. leased McCarter Theatre for the summer of 1942, and staged an impressively busy string of shows, the highlight of which was a weeklong production of Othello starring Paul Robeson. Tickets for the summer theater series were sold on a subscription basis and many of the shows were sold out. The following year McCarter ceased to operate as a theatrical venue, and did not reopen until 1945. Unlike Triangle Club or other Princeton theatre organizations, PPI's productions stage shows featured professional actors and directors, rather than students.

Collection History

Processing Information

Container list created by Eleanor Wright '14 in December 2011 and finding aid updated by Christie Peterson in February 2012.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Princeton Playgoers, Inc. records; Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/wm117p00b
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-4