| Dates: | 1891-1916 |
| Size: | 2 linear feet in 10 scrapbooks |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe_ctc_PP1 |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Purchased in 1984 from Chicago Historical Bookworks, Evanston, Illinois. |
| Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Plays and Players, Series 1, Theater Scrapbooks Collection, [Volume #, Page #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Finding Aid Author: | Original author unknown, circa 1984. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Kay Slater and Johanna Russ, 2023. |
Abstract
This collection of 10 scrapbooks documents Chicago theater performances from 1891 to 1916. The compiler of Plays and Players, Series 1, enjoyed opera, concerts, dance, vaudeville and more. The compiler has been unusually assiduous in collecting newspaper reviews and commentary on the plays viewed, and occasionally records her own opinions about performances. Pictorial material is also included.
Scope and Contents
Since the compiler of this delightful set of scrapbooks is as yet unidentified, it has been named for the scrapbooks themselves – sturdy, buckram-bound quarto volumes titled “Plays and Players: A Theatre-Goer’s Record.” Designed especially for the purpose and published by Brewer, Barse & Co. of Chicago and related firms, these scrapbooks and others like them have been used by several collectors in this archive.
The compiler of Plays and Players, Series 1, enjoyed opera, concerts, dance, vaudeville and more. The compiler has been unusually assiduous in collecting newspaper reviews and commentary on the plays viewed, and occasionally records her own opinions about performances. Pictorial material is also included.
Arrangement
The scrapbooks remain bound in their original chronological order. The collection inventory is arranged alphabetically by production title for ease of use.
- Box PP1-1, 1891-1898
- Box PP1-2, 1899-1901
- Box PP1-3, 1901-1907
- Box PP1-4, 1903-1907
- Box PP1-5, 1907-1908
- Box PP1-6, 1909-1910
- Box PP1-7, 1910-1913
- Box PP1-8, 1913-1914
- Box PP1-9, 1914-1916
- Box PP1-10, 1916-1918
Related Materials
- Chicago Theater Collection, historical programs and scrapbooks
Subject Headings
- Theater — Illinois — Chicago — 19th century — Sources.
- Theater — Illinois — Chicago — 20th century — Sources.
- Theater programs.
- Opera programs.
- Concert programs.
- Dance programs.
Collection Inventory
| Box PP1-4 | Page 61 | About Town | 1907 May 10 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 87 | The Adventures of Lady Ursu1a | 1907 October 11 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 83 | Al Reeves’ Beauty Show | 1918 September 27 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 19 | All Over Town | 1915 June 7 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 86 | Alone At Last | 1916 October 23 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 13 | Along Came Ruth | 1915 June 5 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 57 | The Altar of Friendship | 1902 November 24 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 45 | The Amazons | 1900 October 21 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 19 | The Amber Heart | 1900 February 28 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 94 | America | 1893 April 22 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 73 | Apollo Musical Club of Chicago | 1909 December 27 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 13 | Arrah-Na-Pogue | 1903 May 3 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 62 | As You Like It | 1900 April 15 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 3 | As You Like It | 1910 April 26 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 77 | As You Like It | 1912 April 8 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 19 | At the White Horse Tavern | 1902 March 23 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 83 | The Awakening of Helena Ritchie | 1910 February 4 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 31 | Barbara Fidgety | 1900 May 21 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 29 | Barry of Ballymore | 1910 October 28 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 31 | The Bauble Shop | 1902 April 27 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 17 | Beaucaire | 1902 March 17 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 17 | Becky Sharp | 1900 February 19 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 25 | Becky Sharp | 1910 October 7 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 146 | The Beggar Student | 1898 May 15 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 65 | The Bells | 1902 December 15 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 71 | The Best Show in Town | 1918 September 3 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 11 | Beverly’s Balance | 1915 June 6 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 65 | The Bird of Paradise | 1914 May 3 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 35 | The Black Hussar | 1900 June 4 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 82 | The Blue Paradise | 1916 September 30 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 58 | Bohemian Girl | December 1 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 79 | Bohemian Girl | 1908 November 3 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 9 | The Boomerang | 1917 January 18 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 41 | Bought and Paid For | 1913 December 27 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 13 | A Broadway Honeymoon | 1913 October 3 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 5 | Broadway Jones | 1913 April 29 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 1 | A Broken Idol | 1909 January 30 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 69 | Brother Officers | 1901 October 27 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 67 | Brown of Harvard | 1907 May 27 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 45 | The Builder of Bridges | 1909 October 15 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 93 | The Builder of Bridges | 1914 December 5 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 73 | Bunty Pulls the Strings | 1912 March 30 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 83 | The Burgomaster | 1901 June 9 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 182 | Camille | undated |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 41 | The Candy Shop | 1909 August 28 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 134 | Carmen | April 17 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 83 | Carmen | 1908 November 17 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 27 | The Catspaw | 1909 May 8 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 15 | The Cavalier | 1903 May 4 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 1 | Cavalleria Rusticana | 1903 April 16 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 106 | The Charity Ball | September 4 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 1 | The Charlatan | 1899 February 12 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 59 | Charley’s Aunt | 1902 November 30 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 66 | Chicago Orchestra Concert | 1901 November 16 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 1 | Chicago Orchestra Concert | 1901 November 30 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 51 | Chicago Philharmonic | 1909 October 31 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 55 | Chicago Philharmonic | 1909 November 7 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 57 | Chicago Philharmonic | 1909 November 14 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 63 | Chicago Philharmonic | 1909 November 21 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 35 | The Chief | 1916 March 16 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 51 | Children of Satan | 1902 October 26 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 50 | Chin-Chin | 1916 May 29 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 25 | A Chinese Honeymoon | 1903 June 14 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 75 | A Chorus Lady | 1907 August 22 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 37 | Clarice | 1907 January 1 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 80 | The Cohan Revue | 1916 September 20 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 77 | Come Out of the Kitchen | 1917 December 4 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 150 | The Countess Valeska | 1898 October 10 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 75 | The Country Cousin | 1918 September 11 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 86 | The County Fair | June 28 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 13 | The Cowboy and the Lady | 1899 December 4 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 89 | Cricket on the Hearth | 1901 October 14 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 85 | A Cup of Tea | 1903 March 29 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 65 | A Cure for Curables | 1918 September 3 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 166 | Cyrano De Bergerac | 1898 December 5 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 59 | Daddy Long-Legs | 1914 April 7 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 33 | The Dancing Girl | 1909 June 12 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 7 | David Garrick | 1903 April 13 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 3 | David Harum | 1901 November 18 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 25 | The Degenerates | 1900 March 12 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 7 | Diplomacy | 1915 March 2 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 57 | Doing Our Bit | 1918 July 3 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 13 | Don Caesar’s Return | 1909 March 9 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 1 | Don Pasquale | 1903 April 16 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 17 | The Double Cross | 1913 October 5 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 85 | A Dream of Liberty | 1903 March 29 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 41 | The Duel | 1907 January 2 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 53 | Eduard Strauss and His Complete Vienna Orchestra | 1900 November 29 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 87 | The Fair Co-ed | 1908 December 19 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 85 | A Fair Deserter | 1903 March 29 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 64 | Fair and Warmer | 1916 August 15 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 39 | Fancy Free | 1918 March 19 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 91 | Father and the Boys | 1907 October 31 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 73 | Faust | 1901 April 22 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 61 | Faust | 1908 October 9 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 75 | The Fighting Hope | 1909 December 30 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 47 | The First Violin | 1900 October 23 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 91 | The Flirting Princess | 1910 March 24 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 37 | Florodora | 1902 May 11 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 35 | The Flower Girl | 1906 December 31 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 49 | The Flower of the Ranch | 1908 June 21 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 19 | Follow Me | 1917 April 8 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 15 | The Fortune Hunter | 1910 June 4 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 87 | The Fourth Estate | 1910 February 25 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 11 | Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway | 1907 November 17 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 85 | Francesca Da Rimini | 1901 September 9 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 67 | Francesca Da Rimini | 1902 December 16 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 43 | Friendly Enemies | 1917 April 1 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 85 | A Game of Cards | 1903 March 29 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 35 | A Gentleman From Mississippi | 1909 June 18 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 75 | A Gentleman of France | 1903 February 22 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 35 | The Girl and the Judge | 1902 April 28 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 59 | A Girl at the Helm | 1908 September 30 |
| Box PP1-10 | 25 | The Girl of Tomorrow | undated |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 5 | The Girl Question | 1907 November 7 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 79 | The Girl Rangers | 1907 September 20 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 45 | Girls | 1908 June 8 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 5 | Go to It | 1917 January 3 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 71 | The Goddess of Liberty | 1909 December 26 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 37 | Go1den Girl | 1909 July 2 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 70 | Grand Concert | 1898 December 11 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 39 | The Grand Mogul | 1907 January 1 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 19 | The Great Divide | 1907 December 24 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 88 | The Great Lover | 1916 November 4 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 59 | H.M.S. Pinafore | 1911 October 5 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 57 | Hamlet | 1901 January 7 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 65 | Hamlet | 1907 May 6 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 87 | Hamlet | 1914 October 28 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 43 | The Harkriders | 1902 September 21 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 89 | Harry Lauder | 1908 December 24 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 61 | Harry Lauder | 1911 November 7 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 9 | Harry Lauder | 1913 February 8 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 47 | Harry Lauder | 1914 February 2 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 91 | Harry Lauder | 1914 November 16 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 52 | Harry Lauder | 1916 April 24 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 45 | Harry Lauder | 1918 January 29 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 21 | Haze1 Kirke | 1917 April 28 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 49 | The Heart Breakers | 1911 June 24 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 72 | Hello America | 1918 September 9 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 67 | Help Wanted | 1914 May 29 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 43 | Hip-Hip-Hooray | undated |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 62 | His Bridal Night | 1917 April 15 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 25 | His Majesty Bunker Bean | 1915 November 13 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 33 | Hit-The-Trail Holliday | 1918 January 9 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 49 | Hitchy-Koo | 1918 April 15 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 51 | Honeymoon Trail | 1908 June 21 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 25 | The Honor of the Family | 1908 January 20 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 33 | The Hunchback | 1902 April 28 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 61 | If I Were King | 1902 December 1 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 85 | If I Were King | 1907 October 4 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 65 | Il Trovatore | 1908 October 17 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 39 | Il Trovatore | 1913 December 25 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 13 | In Mizzoura | 1907 November 29 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 91 | In Old Kentucky | 1908 December 25 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 53 | The Invader | 1908 June 21 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 27 | It Pays to Advertise | 1915 December 25 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 43 | The Jesters | 1908 April 27 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 21 | Jim the Penman | 1910 August 24 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 73 | Joseph and. His Brethren | 1914 September 5 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 49 | Julius Caesar | 1902 October 25 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 75 | Julius Caesar | 1912 April 18 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 3 | Julius Caesar | 1913 April 2 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 59 | Just Around the Corner | 1918 August 1 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 61 | Kathleen Ni Houlihan | 1914 April 18 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 114 | Kellar Magic Show | 1895 March 24 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 81 | King Dodo | 1901 May 27 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 23 | King Henry the IV | 1913 November 6 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 29 | King Henry the V | 1913 November 11 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 1 | King Henry the VIII | 1916 December 14 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 9 | King John | 1907 November 22 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 85 | King Lear | 1908 November 21 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 21 | King Richard the II | 1913 November 5 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 25 | King Richard the III | 1913 November 18 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 178 | The King's Musketeer | 1899 January 9 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 87 | Kismet | 1912 September 30 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 79 | The Kissing Girl | 1910 January 20 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 1 | Kitty Mackay | 1914 December 25 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 71 | A Knight for a Day | undated |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 51 | La Boheme | 1911 June 29 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 59 | La Dame Aux Camelias | 1901 January 28 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 35 | La Dame Aux Camelias | 1910 November 12 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 23 | Lady Frederick | 1909 April 26 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 33 | L’Aiglon | 1910 November 9 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 21 | The Land of Dollars | 1908 January 5 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 73 | Lazarre | 1903 February 16 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 35 | Leave It to Jane | 1918 February 21 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 91 | Lecture-Burton Holmes | 1911 November 28 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 89 | Lend Me Five Shillings | 1901 October 14 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 65 | Lend Me Five Shillings | 1902 December 15 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 9 | Lend Me Your Wife | 1899 June 18 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 41 | Les Huguenots | 1907 February 21 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 13 | The Liars | 1902 February 23 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 41 | Lilac Time | 1918 March 31 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 21 | The Little Duchess | 1902 March 29 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 27 | The Little Minister | 1902 April 20 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 56 | The Little Minister | 1916 May 20 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 27 | The Little Princess | 1903 June 22 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 85 | The Littlest Rebel | 1912 September 7 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 95 | Lohengrin | 1914 December 24 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 73 | Lombardi Ltd. | 1918 September 10 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 23 | Lord and Lady Algy | 1902 March 30 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 5 | The Lottery of Love | 1899 March 26 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 63 | The Lottery of Love | 1908 December 8 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 71 | Louisiana Lou | 1912 March 28 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 75 | Lucia Di Lammermoor | 1908 October 28 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 81 | Macbeth | 1908 November 13 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 41 | Macbeth | 1911 March 13 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 72 | Madam Butterfly | 1916 August 16 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 15 | Made in America | 1915 June 8 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 9 | Maggie Pepper | 1913 September 22 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 126 | Maid of Plymouth | April 1 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 83 | The Man From Home | 1907 October 5 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 69 | The Man of the Hour | 1907 June 9 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 19 | A Man’s World | 1910 June 24 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 70 | Margery Daw | 1916 September 6 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 55 | The Marriage Market | 1914 March 9 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 61 | A Marriage of Convenience | 1918 August 31 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 77 | Martha | 1908 October 30 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 35 | Mary’s Lamb | 1908 March 22 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 39 | Mascot | 1900 June 18 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 67 | The Maternal Instinct | 1912 February 26 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 54 | Mavoureen | 1916 May 20 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 21 | The Merchant of Venice | 1900 March 2 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 7 | The Merchant of Venice | 1901 December 2 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 89 | The Merchant of Venice | 1913 January 14 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 49 | The Merry Monarch | 1900 November 12 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 37 | The Merry Widow | 1908 March 22 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 27 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | 1913 November 10 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 3 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | 1916 December 20 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 77 | The Middleman | 1901 May 19 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 5 | The Middleman | 1903 April 13 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 55 | The Midnight Maidens | 1911 August 25 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 53 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | 1907 April 13 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 83 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | 1912 June 8 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 33 | The Mikado | 1900 May 30 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 9 | The Mikado | 1902 January 12 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 17 | The Mikado | 1910 June 22 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 31 | The Mikado | 1910 November 1 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 89 | Miss Patsy | 1910 March 12 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 5 | Miss Simplicity | 1901 December 1 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 2I* | The Mission Play | 1915 August |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 33 | Mlle Modiste | 1906 December 24 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 57 | The Mollusc | 1911 September 23 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 102 | The Mountebanks | August 7 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 69 | Mr. Bob | 1912 March 1 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 62 | Mr. Lazarus | 1916 July 24 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 91 | Much Ado About Nothing | 1913 January 15 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 77 | The Mummy and the Hummingbird | 1903 February 23 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 75 | My Friend from India | 1901 May 5 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 84 | My Home Town Girl | 1916 October 19 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 33 | My Wife | 1908 March 9 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 37 | Nanon | 1900 June 11 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 43 | Nearly Married | 1914 January 13 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 7 | Never Say Die | 1913 May 2 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 57 | The New Generation | 1908 September 20 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 3 | The New Henrietta | 1914 December 30 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 55 | Odds and Ends of 1917 | 1918 July 5 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 85 | Oh Look! | 1918 November 7 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 29 | The Old Homestead | 1908 February 23 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 23 | The Old Town | 1910 August 24 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 66 | Once Upon a Time | March 17 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 81 | One Girl in a Million | 1914 September 22 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 1 | O’Neill of Derry | 1907 October 18 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 31 | Othello | 1913 November 15 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 53 | A Pair of Petticoats | 1918 June 18 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 90 | A Pair of Queens | undated |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 29 | A Pair of Silk Stockings | 1916 February 15 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 83 | A Pair of Sixes | 1914 September 26 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 31 | The Parisian Model | 1908 March 1 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 3 | A Parisian Romance | 1903 April 9 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 85 | The Passing of the Third Floor Back | 1919 October 20 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 23 | The Passing Show of 1915 | 1915 October 31 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 71 | Peaceful Valley | 1901 April 21 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 69 | Peg O’ My Heart | 1914 July 25 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 83 | Peggy From Paris | 1903 March 23 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 23 | Peggy Machree | 1908 January 12 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 51 | Peter Pan | 1907 April 12 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 25 | The Pied Piper | 1909 May 7 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 47 | The Pirates of Penzance | 1914 February 20 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 61 | The Playboy of the Western World | 1914 April 18 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 67 | Polly with a Past | 1918 September 2 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 78 | Pom-Pom | 1916 September 21 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 98 | A Poor Relation | 1893 June 16 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 15 | A Poor Relation | 1907 November 28 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 89 | Potash and Perlmutter | 1914 November 10 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page L7 | Potash and Perlmutter in Society | 1917 April 7 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 67 | The Prima Donna | 1908 October 22 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 186 | The Prince of Pilsen | undated |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 73 | The Prince of Pilsen | 1907 August 4 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 19 | The Prince of Tonight | 1909 March 19 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 138 | The Princess and the Butterfly | May 9 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 58 | The Private Secretary | 1899 April 30 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 67 | The Professor's Love Story | 1901 April 15 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 65 | Pudd’nhead Wilson | 1901 April 14 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 55 | Quo Vadis | 1900 December 31 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 39 | Raffles | 1911 February 22 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 47 | Recital-Amelita Galli-Curci | 1918 March 31 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 78 | Recital-Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler | March 24 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 77 | Recital-Fritz Kreisler | 1910 January 6 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 82 | Recital-Jan Kubelik | March 15 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 85 | Recital-Maud Allen | 1910 February 6 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 15 | Recital-Paderewski | 1900 February 3 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 65 | Recital-Ruth St. Denis | 1909 December 23 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 69 | Recital-Sergei Rachmaninoff | 1909 December 26 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 48 | Recital-Yvette Guilbert | 1916 April 12 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 89 | The Red Mill | 1907 October 20 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 41 | The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary | 1908 April 26 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 15 | Ríchelieu | 1909 March 16 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 27 | The Right of Wav | 1910 October 16 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 69 | Rigoletto | 1908 October 23 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 29 | Rio Grande | undated |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 37 | Rio Grande | 1916 March 24 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 43 | Rip Van Winkle | 1900 October 8 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 41 | The Rivals | 1900 October 8 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 11 | The Road to Happiness | 1913 September 21 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 45 | The Road to Happiness | 1914 January 14 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 21 | Robert Emmet | 1903 May 24 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 118 | Robin Hood | 1895 March 25 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 69 | Robin Hood | 1903 February 9 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 15 | Romance | 1913 October 7 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 35 | Romance | 1913 December 23 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 7 | Romeo and Juliet | 1899 June 5 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 17 | Romeo and Juliet | 1903 May 11 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 9 | Romeo and Juliet | 1910 May 4 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 71 | A Royal Family | 1903 February 8 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 81 | A Royal Family | 1907 September 28 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 23 | Running for Congress | 1917 June 14 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 55 | Rupert of Hentzau | 1902 November 23 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 25 | Sag Harbor | 1902 April 13 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 89 | Sally in Our Alley | 1903 April 5 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 17 | Salomy Jane | 1907 December 14 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 5 | Salvation Nell | 1909 February 20 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 13 | The School for Scandal | 1910 June 1 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 11 | The Second Mrs. Tanqeray | 1899 October 23 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 79 | Secret Service | 1901 May 26 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 57 | September Morn | 1914 March 15 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 174 | The Serenade | 1898 December 12 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 10 | Seven Days Leave | 1918 September 1 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 51 | Seven Keys to Baldpate | 1911 February 24 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 29 | Seventeen | 1917 October 1 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 43 | Sham | 1909 September 5 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 23 | Shaun Rhue | 1900 March 11 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 154 | Shenandoah | 1898 November 13 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 43 | The Shulamite | undated |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 7 | A Silent Woman | 1903 April 13 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 1 | The Silver Star | 1910 April 8 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 43 | Smith | 1911 April 14 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 45 | So Long Letty | 1916 April 9 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 9 | The Songbird | 1915 May 4 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 5 | The Sorcerer | 1915 January 18 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 90 | The Soudan | July 19 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 3 | The Soul Kiss | 1909 February 11 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 15 | Sousa and His Band | 1902 March 7 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 45 | Sousa and His Band | 1902 September 27 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 130 | Sowing the Wind | 1896 October 5 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 3 | Sporting Life | 1899 February 19 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 49 | The Spring Chicken | 1907 March 9 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 11 | The Starbucks | 1902 January 12 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 91 | The Starbucks | 1903 April 5 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 29 | The Stolen Story | 1909 May 11 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 47 | A Stubborn Cinderella | 1908 June 14 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 71 | A Stubborn Cinderella | 1908 October 25 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 87 | The Stubbornness of Geraldine | 1903 March 30 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 53 | The Suburban | 1902 November 23 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 29 | Sultan of Sulu | 1902 April 22 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 37 | The Sweetest Girl in Paris | 1911 January 7 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 45 | Swell Elegant Jones | 1907 February 3 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 15 | Sylvia | undated |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 74 | T.P. Brooke and his Chicago Marine Band | undated |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 122 | T.P. Brooke and his Chicago Marine Band | 1895 March 31 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 162 | T.P. Brooke and his Chicago Marine Band | 1898 December 4 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 81 | A Tailor Made Man | 1918 September 19 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 7 | The Taming of the Shrew | 1910 April 28 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 79 | The Taming of the Shrew | 1912 May 14 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 39 | The Taming of the Shrew | 1916 March 21 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 53 | Tante | 1914 February 27 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 79 | The Tempest | 1903 March 22 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 19 | Tenderfoot | 1903 May 17 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 53 | They Loved a Lassie | 1909 November 6 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 11 | The Thief | 1909 February 27 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 63 | The Third Party | 1914 April 26 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 67 | Thomas Orchestra | 1909 December 25 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 87 | Three Faces East | 1919 January 4 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 39 | Three Twins | 1908 March 29 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 55 | The Time, the Place and the Girl | 1907 April 13 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 47 | Too Much Isaacs | 1911 June 24 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 55 | The Top O’ Th’ World | 1908 July 26 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 33 | Town Topics | 1916 March 25 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 77 | Toyland | 1907 October 6 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 39 | The Traveling Salesman | 1909 July 10 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 5 | Trial by Jury | 1915 January 18 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 7 | Turn to the Right | 1917 January 24 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 11 | Turn to the Right | 1917 March 11 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 79 | Turn to the Right | 1918 September 14 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 9 | Turned-Up | 1903 April 19 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 5 | Twelfth Night | 1910 April 27 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 81 | Twelfth Night | 1912 May 18 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 63 | Two Little Girls | 1907 May 6 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 41 | The Two Virtues | 1916 April 4 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 27 | The Tyranny of Tears | 1900 March 19 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 77 | Under Cover | 1914 September 16 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 142 | Under the Red Robe | 1898 May 2 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 61 | Under the Red Robe | 1901 February 3 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 31 | Van Der Decken | 1916 February 12 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 3 | Vaudeville | 1907 October 16 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 7 | Vaudeville | 1907 November 6 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 31 | Vaudeville | 1909 June 4 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 47 | Vaudeville | 1909 October 28 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 61 | Vaudeville | 1909 November |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 59 | Vaudeville | 1909 November 19 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 81 | Vaudeville | 1910 February 2 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 45 | Vaudeville | 1911 June 3 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 53 | Vaudeville | 1911 August 7 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 63 | Vaudeville | 1911 November 18 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 65 | Vaudeville | 1912 February 12 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 33 | Vaudeville | 1913 November 24 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 37 | Vaudeville | 1913 December 24 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 17 | Vaudeville | 1915 June 11 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 60 | Vaudeville | 1916 June 7 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 74 | Vaudeville | 1916 September 15 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 76 | Vaudeville | 1916 September 22 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 51 | Vaudeville | 1918 May 16 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 63 | Vaudeville | 1918 August 26 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 66 | Vaudeville | 1918 September 11 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 84 | Vaudeville | 1918 October 12 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 47 | The Vinegar Buyer | 1902 October 5 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 49 | The Vinegar Buyer | 1909 October 30 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 57 | The Virginian | 1907 May 4 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 18 | The War Brides | 1915 June 11 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 70 | The Watch on the Rhine | April 30 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 29 | The Watch on the Rhine | 1900 March 31 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 19 | Waterloo | 1900 February 28 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 87 | The Way to Win a Woman | 1901 October 13 |
| Box PP1-1 | Page 110 | Wealth | 1893 September 4 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 73 | What Every Woman Knows | 1908 October 26 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 81 | What Happened to Jones? | 1903 March 22 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 23 | When Johnny Comes Marching Home | 1903 May 31 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 39 | When Knighthood Was in Flower | 1902 May 19 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 51 | When We Were Twenty-One | 1900 November 26 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 31 | Whirl-A Gig | 1900 May 21 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 71 | The Whirl of the World | 1914 August 29 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 7 | The White Sister | 1909 February 26 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 31 | Why Marry? | 1917 December 1 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 9 | Wildfire | 1909 February 27 |
| Box PP1-7 | Page 11 | The Winter's Tale | 1910 May 24 |
| Box PP1-5 | Page 27 | The Witching Hour | 1908 January 26 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 75 | Within the Law | 1914 September 7 |
| Box PP1-3 | Page 41 | The Wizard of Oz | 1902 June 29 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 58 | World of Frolics | 1916 May 31 |
| Box PP1-9 | Page 68 | A World of Pleasure | 1916 August 12 |
| Box PP1-6 | Page 21 | The Writing on the Wall | 1909 April 9 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 19 | The Yellow Jacket | 1913 November 11 |
| Box PP1-8 | Page 79 | The Yellow Ticket | 1914 September 18 |
| Box PP1-4 | Page 11 | York State Follies | 1903 April 26 |
| Box PP1-2 | Page 63 | Zaza | 1901 February 4 |
| Box PP1-10 | Page 37 | Ziegfeld Follies | 1918 February 17 |
