Guide to the Theatre recordings collection, 1960s, C0170

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Repository

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

Identification

C0170

Title

Theatre recordings collection 1960s

Quantity

1 Linear Feet, 2 boxes

Creator

George Mason University. Department of Theater

Language

English .

Abstract

Fourteen LP record albums of cast recordings. Some albums include pamphlets with descriptions of the plays as well as the text from the scripts. Many were created by the Theatre Recording Society and Columbia Records.

Use Restrictions

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Theatre recordings collection, C0170, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the George Mason University Theatre Department in 2009.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup by Special Collections Research Center Staff. Finding aid updated by Amanda Brent in April 2020.

Historical Note

Theatre recordings became popular in the 1950s with the introduction of Long Playing (LP) records. This format allowed for longer musical compositions such as classical music and Broadway recordings. Columbia was one of the first record companies to sell LPs that featured the original cast recordings.

Live sound recordings
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York

Series 1: Live Theatre Recordings

1960s

Scope and Contents note

14 LP record albums of cast recordings.

Mixed Materials box: 1-2
Madea
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Euripides Directed by: Howard Sackler
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
Cyrano de Bergerac
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Edmond Rostand
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
The Old Glory Benito Cerano
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Robert Lowell
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
MARAT/SADE
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Peter Weiss; Royal Shakespeare Company
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Edward Albee; Original Broadway Cast
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
Arthur Miller's After the Fall
1960s
Scope and Contents note
The Reparatory Theater of Lincoln Center; Original Cast Recording
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
The Hostage
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Brendan Behan; Starring Julie Harris and Geoff Garland
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
MACBIRD
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Barbara Garson; Original Cast Recording
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
Uncle Vanya
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Anton Chekhov; Chichester Festival Theatre; The Production by Lawrence Olivier
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
The Balcony
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Jean Genet
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
Cesar and Cleopatra
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Bernard Shaw; Directed by Anthony Quayle
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
King Richard III
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: William Shakespeare; Directed by: Howard Sackler
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
The Glass Menagerie
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Tennessee Williams; Directed by: Howard Sackler
Mixed Materials box: 1-2
Death of a Salesman
1960s
Scope and Contents note
Written by: Arthur Miller; Directed by: Ulu Grosbard; Starring Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock