This collection documents the work of Garrett H. Leverton, who was a professor of speech and drama in addition to being a theater director. The collection contains play scripts that Leverton collected from various sources, potentially for an anthologized publication. The collection also contains curriculum and course notes that Leverton created for the instruction of speech, acting, and stage production in the 1920's and 1930's. Topics represented in the collection include dramatic arts, theater production, acting, and instruction in theater. Also included are prompt books, reports, and production notes for student productions at the Northwestern University Theatre from the 1930's. These reports include costume design sketches, crew member reviews, stage design, and playbills. Leverton's personal papers include correspondence, the bulk of which was exchanged with Barrett Clark, as well as his diplomas from DePauw University, Northwestern University, and Columbia University. There are many photographs included in the collection, both of scenes on stage as well as potraits of Leverton and other individuals, some identified.
Leverton, Garrett H. (Garrett Hasty), 1896-1949Typescript of course syllabus
2 newspaper clippings, one of which mentions Leverton.
24 items. Black and white, some silvering. Includes photos of scenes on stages, photos of groups, and various head shots of unidentified actresses.
7 items, black and white. 6 with silvering. Portraits of Leverton and an unknown woman with "1656" in pencil on the back. 1 of an unidentified child.
Includes pages from a catalog, typescripts and copies of information on stage scraft, the Northwestern University Theatre stage plan, and time sheets.
1 item on Smauel French stationary with handwritten notes in pencil.
Typescript and copies of course syllabi.
Diploma for Master of Arts from Northwestern University
12.5" x 16.5" black and white, silver gelatin portrait of Garrett Leverton. Stamped Alfredo Valente in lower right corner. Some silvering.
Includes both typescript and manuscript copies. Some are historic copies preserved by Leverton and others are from his employer, the Samuel French firm. Arranged alphabetically by author.
2 copies. 1 printed copy of Samuel French published version, heavily annotated in green ink for transcription. On the cover Barrett is listed in print as translator, but he has crossed this out and added "Revised BHC." 1 typescript copy "Revised by Barrett H Clark
Typescript, paperbound and front cover stamped "Copyright, 1914 by Alex. Byers" and "...[P]roperty of The Chicago Manuscript Company."
Typescript. Title-page in pieces, copied and put in plastic sleeve.
Carbon copy of typescript, preceeded by three pages in pencil script. Some ink and pencil annotations. Loosely laid in a Samuel French folder, with some pages tied by ribbon or clipped together.
2 items: 1 copy typescript with some handwritten notes including the name "Bill Cronenwett" along the left side in red ink and "this script the property of marquens" (?) in blue ink at the right top of page. On verso of last page, a list of pencilled notes. 1 copied script, no marks.
Typescript preceded by two playbills for productions 1903 (Castle Square theater) and 1907 (Payton's Lee Ave. Theater). The playscript is heavily annotated with marks in pencil -- red, blue, and black. some sections are crossed out. A Cast of Characters page precedes the script, with a stage plan drawn on the verso; other such blue-pencil plans precede each of the four acts. Each stage plan is signed "Lee Sterrett." The script is pin-clip bound with blue paper covers. The script's front cover is stamped "Shelf No. 8" and "From Leibler & Co....New York City."
Typescript, paper bound.
Typescript in a file folder with the title and "1879" in pencil.
Typescript on paper watermarked "Northwestern University" with markings in pencil.