Abstract This collection consists of correspondence and other material related to the publication of the book My Life in Russian Theatre (Little, Brown and and Co., 1937) by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858 - 1943), who was known for being an innovative theatre director, writer, teacher, playwright, and producer. Nemirovich-Danchenko co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre with Konstantin Stanislavsky and helped usher in the new genre of naturalism in theatrical performance and...

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This collection includes newspaper clippings, photographs, various theater materials, and correspondence relating to the career of actor, director and stage designer Fritz Halbers (1894 - 1987).

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This collection consists of 12 studio portrait cabinet card photographs of actor and theater director Berthold Held in costume and 1 studio portrait of Held. All measure 6 1/2 inches by 4 1/4 inches. Studio information is printed on the backs of the cards. Three of the photographs are signed by Held on the reverse. The collection also includes an 1896 letter to Emil Rameau in German script on a single sheet of stationery.

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The Meyer collection consists of concert and theater programs and newspaper clippings primarily from German and Polish (Wrocław, then Breslau) theaters, operas, and symphonies, although there are also some from France, Austria, Switzerland, and Hungary. The majority of the material in this collection dates from 1911 to 1932, with some earlier and later pieces.

Overview The Max Reinhardt Library and Archives at Binghamton University is one of several notable collections worldwide of books and manuscripts dealing with the work of the Austro-German theatre director Max Reinhardt (1873-1943). It contains approximately 15,000 books from Reinhardt’s personal library and over 10,000 manuscripts, items of correspondence, photographs, programs, critical reviews, directorial promptbooks, writings, and related supporting materials totaling approximately 100 cubic...

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These items were primarily assembled between 1962 and 1995 by members of the Binghamton University Theatre Department. The main focus of this collection is theater but there are also materials relating to motion pictures, music and dance. Included are scrapbooks, programs, photographs, and ephemera such as tickets and broadsides.