Plays (performing arts compositions)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Bingo Boyz: Columbine Play Collection
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2017-004
Dates:
2003-2004
Found in:
Jefferson County Archives
Initiating a Granger, 1877
Item — Small collection box 5, Envelope: 3
Identifier: Series-213-A
Scope and Contents
Victorian-era drawing room play, also called an exhibition and parlor drama. Drawing room plays were developed during the Victorian period in the U.K. and were designed for entertaining guests in the drawing room of one's home. They include instructions for simple costumes and props as well as stage directions. Initiating a Granger, a farce, takes place in a student's room in an agricultural college where two freshmen are to be initiated into a grange organized by the...
Dates:
Publication: 1877
Found in:
Jefferson County Archives
My Turn Next, before 1874
Item — Small collection box 5, Envelope: 3
Identifier: Series-213-C
Scope and Contents
Victorian-era drawing room play, also called an exhibition and parlor drama. Drawing room plays were developed during the Victorian period in the U.K. and were designed for entertaining guests in the drawing room of one's home. They include instructions for simple costumes and props as well as stage directions. My Turn Next tells the story of Taraxicum Twitters, a village apothecary, just married and extremely timid. It illustrates the difficulties he encounters through marrying...
Dates:
Publication: before 1874
Found in:
Jefferson County Archives
The Mischievous Nigger, 1898
Item — Small collection box 5, Envelope: 3
Identifier: Series-213-B
Scope and Contents
Please note: While we are aware that the creator's use of the word in the title is offensive by today's standards, the Archives does not censor language used in previous eras. Please keep its historical context in mind.Victorian-era drawing room play, also called an exhibition and parlor drama. Drawing room plays were developed during the Victorian period in the U.K. and were designed for entertaining guests in the drawing room of one's home. They include instructions for simple...
Dates:
Publication: 1898
Found in:
Jefferson County Archives