{"value"=>"<p>This series contains five volumes of <span class=\"title\">Plays and Playgoers: A Theatre-Goer’s Record</span>owned by Lyman Brown and completed by him. The first volume covers January 18 through November of 1911, the second, November 10, 1911 through May 1, 1912, the third May 6 through December 28 of 1912, the fourth Dec. 28, 1912 through Oct. 20, 1913, and the fifth October 27, 1913 through May 21, 1914. Since the brothers saw many of the productions together, many of the programs are the same when the diaries overlap chronologically. However, there are numerous additional productions attended by Lyman with others, including one in which Chamberlain appeared in a bit part, <span class=\"title\">The Yellow Jacket</span> at the Fulton Theatre in New York in 1912. Lyman’s comments, not surprisingly, are complimentary: “One of the best pieces I have ever seen and one that deserves a long and prosperous run everywhere it goes.”</p> <p>The brothers also seem to have shared the clippings, since their diaries contain different ones for the same production they attended together. Lyman appears somewhat less diligent than Chamberlain in keeping his play diaries, since in three of his diaries he lists “Plays I Have Seen But Not Critisised [sic].” Of particular note is the opening night of the Cort Theatre in Boston, January 19, 1914, although Lyman’s opinion is that it “wasn’t a very gala occasion.”</p>"}