Ewald Schindler papers, Additions

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unitid

{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1993-014", "type"=>"local_call"}

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{"value"=>"b20599810", "type"=>"local_b"}

{"value"=>"33433112413798", "type"=>"local_barcode"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1899-1946", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1899/1946"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Ewald Schindler papers, Additions"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".21 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\"> The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\"> New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center</span> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Ewald Schindler (1891-1948) was a German-born actor, director, and producer of theatre and opera. After fleeing to Czechoslovakia and Italy during the rise of the Nazis, he immigrated to the United States in 1941, where he became director of the King-Smith Playhouse in Washington, D.C. and founded The Playhouse Studio, a school of drama, with Norwegian dancer Liljan Espenak. Additions to the Ewald Schindler papers date from 1899 to 1947 and contain letters, photographs, scrapbook pages, and personal ephemera that document Schindler's family and professional life. Scrapbook pages with clippings, photographs, and a program document Schindler's direction of <span class=\"title\">The Green Cockatoo</span> at the King-Smith Playhouse, dated 1942 to 1943. Correspondence is with Kurt Schindler, Liljan Espenak, and Mary Wigman, discussing family and professional issues. Photographs include individual portraits of the Schindler family as well as a cabinet card depicting Czech opera singer Emmy Destinn. Personal ephemera consists of a recitation book and Schindler's social security card. Correspondence and the recitation book are in German."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p> Ewald Schindler papers, Additions, *T-Mss 1993-014. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Schindler, Ewald, 1891-1948", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Donald Weissmuller, 1989-1990.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p> Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Weatherly Stephan</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}

userestrict

{"value"=>"<p> The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to pubilsh, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<span class=\"archref\"> Ewald Schindler papers, 8-MWEZ + n.c. 28,410. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</span>"}

date_start

1899

keydate

1899

date_end

1946

date_inclusive_start

1899

date_inclusive_end

1946

extent_statement

.21 linear feet (1 box)

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