- Collection Overview
- Biographical/historical information
- Administrative information
- Key terms
- Using the collection
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Additional Resources:
Additional resources
- List of Productions I (PDF)
- List of Productions II (PDF)
- List of Productions III (PDF)
- List of Productions IV (PDF)
- Creator
- Theatre of Russian Drama
- Call number
- *T-Mss 2014-116
- Physical description
- 2.9 linear feet (14 volumes)
- Preferred Citation
Theatre of Russian Drama scrapbooks, *T-Mss 2014-116. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Theatre of Russian Drama was a theatrical company that performed classic Russian plays during the 1940s and 1950s in New York City. The collection consists of 15 scrapbooks documenting the company's performances between 1939 and 1955. The scrapbooks contain articles, programs, photographs, letters, and drawings. Materials in this collection are in Russian.
Biographical/historical information
The Theatre of Russian Drama was a theatrical company that performed classic Russian plays during the 1940s and 1950s in New York City. Among the key members of the company were actress Maria Astrova, set designers Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky and A.B. Dunkel, and the company's director, Vladimir L. Zelitsky.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Unknown.
Processing information
Compiled by Robyn Hjermstad, 2015
Previously assigned NYPL catalog numbers were retained in the container list. A list of production titles in English is provided with this collection under Additional Resources.
Key terms
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Material types
Using the collection
Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Conditions Governing Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.
Additional resources
- List of Productions I (PDF)
- List of Productions II (PDF)
- List of Productions III (PDF)
- List of Productions IV (PDF)