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Legal sized typescript volume, hand stitched binding in thin paper. On cover: "Original" and "5 Acts" in blue pencil. One-page pencil "Song" inserted before Act IV, p. 13, with a note where it fits in the typescript.

Typewritten script, bound in yellow boards of Rialto Service Bureau, New York; stamped "from Co-National Plays, Inc.,... New York City"; "Burlesque" on front cover, center. Paginated Act I, 30 pp.; Act II, 23 pp.; Act III, 16 pp.

Lined manuscript copy book, 10" tall by 8" wide, two signatures sewn together in brown wrappers, though only the front wrapper of he first signature and the back cover of the second survive.  Act 1, 22 pp., Act 2, 28 pp.  On the front cover, in tall, underlined ink script, "The Wizard Skiff/Prompt Book."  In pencil, lower right, "by Augustine [sic] Daly."  Stamped "T. Goodwin, No. 7/ Vandams/ New York."  The title-page reads: "W. Wheatley/The Wizard Skiff/or the/ Massacre of Scio/ A nautical and romantic Melodrama/ in Two Acts./Partly founded on the massacre of Scio, and/partly on a popular superstition prevalent/in the Greek Isles-/Written for Mad'lle. Celeste, by the author of/ The Spirit Bride" etc. -"

Typescript, in black, elite single-spaced, 9 pp.

Original typescript of four-act play, variously paginated. On the title-page, typed: "Billy the Kid" and "Property of: Mrs. William Wood 318 West 51st Street New York City. In pencil: under the title "By Walter Woods" and "MS submitted by Barrett H. Clark Briarcliff Manor, N.Y." Pencilled in the upper left corner of the title-page, apparently in Barrett Clark's handwriting, "See Audrey Wood re copyright Lapsed last year".

Original trypescript (black with red pencil underlining, letter size, in three parts, with clip-pinned blue paper covers. Stamped "to be returned to Samuel French..." on cover front. The other two parts' covers are marked "Rosenfield Stenography..." Part I includes a title-page, "Cast of Characters" page, and Act I. script, 31 pp. Part II., Act II., includes 27 pp. Part III., Act III., has 22 pp. The front cover of Part I. is marked in pencil "1887."

This production at Northwestern July 1937 was staged by Garrett Leverton, according to the program, p. 4, v. 1. p. 10 of v. 1 includes a handwritten note of thanks from Glaspell, the author. There are twelve 4" x 6" b & w photographs of stage settings, etc., v. 1, pp. 77-82.

V. 2 is a prompt script with a printed version pasted onto the notebook pages, and heavily annotated with instructions.

Prompt script for Belle Lamar, apparently by director John F. Baird. Galley proofs for script, pasted onto three-ring punched paper, with handwritten annotations (more than one hand). Flyer included but top half is torn. Unconfirmed that this was a Northwestern University Theatre production.

Production package for a January and June (commencement) production of Ghosts, by the Seminar in Dramatic Production: typed prompt script with diagrams and photos of stage directions and appearance, and Part II, Technical Reports (Stage managers with working drawings and elevations, properties, costumes, and make-up.  Originally leather-bound, zip ring binder, stamped in gold "GHOSTS / Ibsen," included.

Partial package, apparently for a thesis (on list of such Dramatic production Theses, elsewhere in collection). Part II, sections 1 (prompt script) and 2 (scene designs, three color elevations, three plans, equipment set-up charts, light plot; costuming, with twenty color plates; properties; music; and make-up).

Production reports on the play which ran at Northwestern: make-up, technicians, and properties.

Master's thesis package for this play by Francis Beaumont, 1584-1616, and John Fletcher, 1579-1623, including script, music, playbill for this revival production on July 29, 1936 at Northwestern U., etc. Notable are thirty full-color hand-painted costume plates, plus one stage ground plan and one such elevation, painted in color.

Carbon copy of masters thesis

Three playbills and a promptbook comprised of pasted in book pages with annotations in ink and by hand.

Paper diagrams, production reports, and stage blocking diagrams for a 1936 performance of the play

Production reports for a 1937 performance of the play

Prompt script, typed with hand printing and diagrams in ink. Title-page: "Paths of Glory'/ A Play /adapted by / Sidney Howard / from the novel by / Humphrey Cobb...." roughed out for Samuel French, and with a forward "for College Theatres" by Sidney Howard, the forward not present.

Stage Crew Report and fold-out plans and reports for properties, lighting, sound, costumes, and make-up.

Prompt script, typed, with ink annotations and stage diagrams.  This preceded by a pasted-in program, "March 21-22-23" and directed by Leverton, at the Northwestern University Theatre.  The program note is by Marguerite Koneckny.