The collection consists of three main series of materials that supplement other cataloged holdings relating to Mary Aldis, her family, her estate, her literary work, and her Lake Forest Players/Playhouse. The first series consists of a small group of five large format photographs, plus one smaller view, of plays at her playhouse. The second series is a collection of unpublished translations of French one-act plays, written for production and acting by amateurs. The third series is a reel of microfilm of two scrapbooks of the Aldis Playhouse, the originals held by the Chicago History Museum.
Aldis, Mary, b. 1872, 1872-1949Five large-format (professional) photographs, black and white, which represent scenes of plays acted by Lake Forest Players at Mary Aldis's playhouse.