Typescript, unbound
Typescript, heavily annotated in red, blue, and black pencil, bound in a piece of linen folded in the middle and sewn for a binding with a piece of brown thread. On the front and back covers is typed "Out of the Fold." Stamped at the left, front cover, is "Property of Mr. Barry O'Neill." Preceded by a Music plot (1 p.), Notes (1 p.), Dress, etc. (3 pp.), and Cast and Synopsis (1 p.), script as follows, Act I, 19 pp., Act II, 28 pp., Act III, 24 pp., and Act IV, 20 pp. On the verso of the page preceding Act I., p. 1, there is a stage plan in pencil. Verso of Act II, p. 29 shows in pencil a stage plan, with notes on props. One smaller sheet of paper is inserted at the end of the preliminary Dress, etc. section, with notes on the verso of a printed sheet for Proctor's 125th Street Theatre, "You will kindly be dressed and in readiness for your performances as follows...."
Typescript on paper watermarked "Northwestern University." Corrections to the typescript in pencil.
Typescript on paper watermarked "Northwestern University" with marks in pencil.
Typescript on paper watermarked "Northwestern University" with markings in pencil.
Typescript, 40 pp., soft bound in a blue folder printed from "Selwyn & Co., Play Brokers...New York," upper left corner of front cover.
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.
Typescript, in black, elite single-spaced, 9 pp.
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.
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.
Production reports for a 1937 performance of the play
Galleys of Samuel French 1932 ed. pasted on three-rind binder paper, with annotations in ink, 30 leaves.
Handwritten ink prompt script, on three-ring punched paper. There are listings of properties, lighting, and characters, with a diagram of the ground plan, second part.See the program for the "The Spook Sonata," item 10, the play that appeared as the first part of a two-play program, "March 21-22-23," at Northwestern, directed by Leverton. Kenneth Higgins wrote the program note for "Theater of the Soul." The play was directed by John Baird.
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.
Sans titreCarbon typescript index of plays
Letter addressed to Leverton, includes a carbon copy index of play scripts.
Manuscripts and typescripts of course examinations, including answer keys.
Manuscript book including sketches of stage plans and some mimeographed passages. Also includes an index of play titles.
Course notes for a class taught by Leverton.