| Dates: | 1935-1985, bulk dates 1940-1969 |
| Size: | 6 linear feet in 13 boxes |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection number: | spe-ctc-tfs |
| Immediate source of acquisition: | Donated by Roche Schulfer in 1988 |
| Conditions governing use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Conditions governing access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Physical location note: | Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least 24-hours prior to your research visit to coordinate access. |
| Preferred citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Thomas F. Schulfer Program Collection, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Finding aid author: | Original author unknown. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Sarah Zimmerman, 2022 |
Abstract
The Thomas F. Schulfer Program Collection was donated to Special Collections in 1988 by his son, Roche Schulfer, Executive Director at the Goodman Theatre. The collection documents primarily Chicago-area productions from the 1940s, 50s and 60s and includes a series of souvenir programs.
Biographical/Historical
The program collection of Chicagoan Thomas F. Schulfer (1917-1981) was donated to the Theater Collection in the Special Collections Department of the Chicago Public Library in 1988 by his son, Roche Schulfer, Exectutive Director at the Goodman Theatre. The collection gives insight into Thomas Schulfer’s taste and choice of entertainment.
Mr. Schulfer was an avid theater-goer. Many of the programs are from productions that played in the downtown Loop theaters such as the Shubert, Blackstone and Great Northern, but there are also items from the “Little Theatre” movement and community productions. In addition, programs from over 15 different suburban theaters, such as the Tenthouse and the North Shore in Highland Park and Summit’s Forum are included. Many of these theaters provided jobs for local actors, especially during the summers. Another highlight of the collection are several newsletters and promotional brochures from some of Chicago’s most elegant night spots such as the Aragon and Chez Paree.
Scope and Contents
The Thomas F. Schulfer Program Collection includes primarily programs for Chicago-area productions of the 1940s, 50s and 60s for Chicago plays and productions staged in Chicago’s Loop theaters as well as smaller off-Loop locales and suburban theaters. The collection also includes a many out-of-state programs, from theaters in Los Angeles, St. Louis and New York among other places. Although it is unusual for the Special Collections Department to accession non-Chicago items, these programs were included to give the future researcher a more exact representation of Mr. Schulfer’s taste.
The collection also includes over 100 lavishly illustrated souvenir programs that were offered for sale during the run of a touring show. These programs were available for both musical, dramatic and film productions and provide visual information on set designing and costuming as well cast portraits.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series:
- Series 1: Production Programs, 1935-1985, undated
- Series 2: Souvenir Programs, 1941-1973, undated
Related Materials
- Chicago Theater Collection-Historical Programs
- Chicago Theater Collection-Miscellaneous Programs
- Morris Binder Playbill Collection
Subject Headings
- Schulfer, Thomas F. – Archives.
- Theater – Illinois – Chicago – 20th century – Sources.
- Theater – New York (State) – New York – 20th century – Sources.
- Theater – Missouri – Saint Louis – 20th century – Sources.
- Theater – California – Los Angeles – 20th century – Sources.
- Theater programs
- Souvenir programs
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Production Programs, 1935-1985, undated
Scope and Contents
The Program Productions series includes primarily programs for Chicago-area productions of the 1940s, 50s and 60s for Chicago plays and productions staged in Chicago’s Loop theaters as well as smaller off-Loop locales and suburban theaters. The series also includes a collections out-of-state programs, from theaters in Los Angeles, St. Louis and New York among other places.
Arrangement
The Production Programs series has been arranged into three subseries based on theater location:
- Subseries A: Chicago Theaters, 1935-1985, undated
- Subseries B: Suburban and Illinois Theaters, 1943-1975, undated
- Subseries C: Out-of-State Theaters, 1941-1983, undated
Series 1: Production Programs
Subseries A: Chicago Theaters, 1935-1985, undated
Scope and Contents
Programs from productions at theaters in Chicago.
Arrangement
Alphabetically by theater, then chronologically.
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Actors Club of Chicago, Gaieties of 1947, 1947 November 24 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Actors Club of Chicago, Gaieties of 1948, 1948 November 6 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Aragon, Dance Topics, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Arie Crown Theater, Marlene Dietrich, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago Metropolitan Opera, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Arie Crown Theatre, The Black Watch, 1963 November 11 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Arie Crown Theatre, The Nutcracker, 1966 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Arie Crown Theatre, Boston Pops Orchestra, 1972 March 18 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Arie Crown Theatre, Damn Yankees, 1974 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Arie Crown Theatre, Oklahoma, 1974 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Arie Crown Theatre, Showboat, 1974 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Arie Crown Theatre, Irene, 1974 September |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Auditorium Theatre, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, 1940 December 26 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Auditorium Theatre, Center Opera Company of Minneapolis, 1971 November 11 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Blackstone Theatre, Goodnight Ladies, 1942 April 14 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Blackstone Theatre, Star and Garter, 1944 November 26 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Blackstone Theatre, Antony and Cleopatra, 1948 May 16 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Blackstone Theatre, Angel in the Wings, 1948 September 19 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Blackstone Theatre, Desert Song, 1949 March 7 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Blackstone Theatre, Detective Story, 1949 November 6 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Blackstone Theatre, The Merry Widow, 1949 November 6 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Blackstone Theatre, Carmen, 1950 March 12 |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Blackstone Theatre, Diamond Lil, 1950 October 12 |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Blackstone Theatre, D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, 1951 January 14 |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | Blackstone Theatre, The Fourposter, 1952 September 28 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Blackstone Theatre, The Student Prince, 1952 February 17 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Blackstone Theatre, Gilbert and Sullivan, 1955 September 11 |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | Blackstone Theatre, The Boyfriend, 1956 October 10 |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Blackstone Theatre, Little Me, 1964 March 8 |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Blackstone Theatre, Sleuth, 1964 March 8 |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 | Blackstone Theatre, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, 1973 January |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 | Blackstone Theatre, The Sunshine Boys, 1974 April |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 | Blackstone Theatre, Noel Coward in Two Keys, 1975 May |
| Box 1 | Folder 34 | Blackstone Theatre, Death Trap, 1978 October |
| Box 1 | Folder 35 | Body Politic Theatre, Angel City, 1978 December 12 |
| Box 1 | Folder 36 | Boulevard Room at the Hilton, Frosty Frills, 1959 January 18 |
| Box 1 | Folder 37 | Boulevard Room at the Hilton, Persian Paradise, 1960 December 4 |
| Box 1 | Folder 38 | Boulevard Room at the Hilton, Children’s Menu, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 39 | Chez Paree, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 40 | Chicago Theatre, Napoleon, 1981 April |
| Box 1 | Folder 41 | Chicago Theatre of the Air, Maytime, 1945 May 5 |
| Box 1 | Folder 42 | Chicago Theatre of the Air, The Three Musketeers, 1945 December 8 |
| Box 1 | Folder 43 | Civic Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, 1950 |
| Box 1 | Folder 44 | Civic Opera House, Rose Marie, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 45 | Civic Theatre, Seventh Heaven, 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 46 | Civic Theatre, Lady in the Dark, 1943 January 19 |
| Box 1 | Folder 47 | Civic Theatre, The Waltz King, 1943 November 11 |
| Box 1 | Folder 48 | Civic Theatre, School for Brides, 1944 May 26 |
| Box 1 | Folder 49 | Civic Theatre, The Merry Widow, 1944 July 2 |
| Box 1 | Folder 50 | Civic Theatre, Anna Lucasta, 1946 March 17 |
| Box 1 | Folder 51 | Civic Theatre, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, 1969 January |
| Box 1 | Folder 52 | Douglas Smith Players, Open House, 1938 October 23 |
| Box 1 | Folder 53 | Douglas Smith Players, My Lady’s Dress, 1939 March 25 |
| Box 1 | Folder 54 | Douglas Smith Players, Dinner at Eight, 1939 November 4 |
| Box 1 | Folder 55 | Drury Lane Theatre, Private Lives, 1951 June 25 |
| Box 1 | Folder 56 | Drury Lane Theatre, Dracula, 1951 July |
| Box 1 | Folder 57 | Drury Lane Theatre, The Hasty Heart, 1952 August 10 |
| Box 1 | Folder 58 | Drury Lane Theatre, Under Papa’s Picture, 1975 June |
| Box 1 | Folder 59 | Eighth Street Theatre, An Inspector Calls, 1949 October 24 |
| Box 1 | Folder 60 | Erlanger Theatre, Louisiana Purchase, 1941 October 13 |
| Box 1 | Folder 61 | Erlanger Theatre, Hellazapoppin, 1942 September 26 |
| Box 1 | Folder 62 | Erlanger Theatre, Priorities of 1942, 1942 November 13 |
| Box 1 | Folder 63 | Erlanger Theatre, Private Lives, 1943 February 28 |
| Box 1 | Folder 64 | Erlanger Theatre, Obsession, 1946 July 29 |
| Box 1 | Folder 65 | Erlanger Theatre, Chevalier, 1947 November 10 |
| Box 1 | Folder 66 | Erlanger Theatre, Sweethearts, 1948 February 29 |
| Box 1 | Folder 67 | Erlanger Theatre, Blackstone, 1950 February 26 |
| Box 1 | Folder 68 | Erlanger Theatre, As You Like It, 1950 October 29 |
| Box 1 | Folder 69 | Erlanger Theatre, Remains to be Seen, 1952 April 13 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Goodman Theatre, A Doll’s House, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Goodman Theatre, The Boys From Syracuse, 1971 |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Goodman Theatre, The Freedom City, 1972 October |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Goodman Theatre, Guys and Dolls, 1975 May |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Goodman Theatre, Betrayal, 1981 January 16 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Goodman Theatre, Candida, 1984 January |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Goodman Theatre, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1985 February |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Grand Opera House, Blossom Time, 1938 September 13 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Grand Opera House, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, 1940 January 8 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9a | Great Northern, Uncle Henry, 1944 April 29 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9b | Great Northern, High Button Shoes, 1948 August 15 |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | Great Northern Theatre, Raze the Roof, 1949 February 13 |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | Great Northern Theatre, The Student Prince, 1949 December 25 |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Great Northern Theatre, Blossom Time, 1950 January 22 |
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | Great Northern Theatre, Lend an Ear, 1950 March 27 |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | Great Northern Theatre, Bell, Book and Candle, 1952 March 23 |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | Great Northern Theatre, Two on the Aisle, 1952 May 11 |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | Harris Theatre, The Corn is Green, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | Harris Theatre, The Innocents, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | Harris Theatre, Junior Miss, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 | In the Round Playhouse, Funny Girl, 1969 May |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | In the Round Playhouse, Hello Dolly, 1971November |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | In the Round Playhouse, Showboat, 1972 March |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | Ivanhoe Theatre, Status Quo Vadis, 1971 November |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | Ivanhoe Theatre, I Do! I Do!, 1973 December |
| Box 2 | Folder 24 | Ivanhoe Theatre, The Dark at the Top of the Top of the Stairs, 1974 March |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Kimball Theatre, Guest in the House, 1943 July 7 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Lincoln-Hall Theatre-University of Illinois, It Can’t Happen Here, 1939 February 17 |
| Box 2 | Folder 27 | Little Theatre Association, Ten Minute Alibi, 1936 December 10 |
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Opera House, The Merry Widow, 1945 January 21 |
| Box 2 | Folder 29 | Opera House, Desert Song, 1945 December 9 |
| Box 2 | Folder 30 | Opera House, Red Mill, 1947 May |
| Box 2 | Folder 31 | Opera House, Ballet Russe, 1948 October 29 |
| Box 2 | Folder 32 | Opera House, Ballet Theatre, 1949 December 30 |
| Box 2 | Folder 33 | Opera House, Ballet Russe, 1950 October 20 |
| Box 2 | Folder 34 | Opera House, Salder’s Wells Ballet, 1950 December 19 |
| Box 2 | Folder 35 | Opera House, New York City Opera, 1950 |
| Box 2 | Folder 36 | Opera House, New York City Opera, 1952 |
| Box 2 | Folder 37 | Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, 1954 |
| Box 2 | Folder 38 | Opera House, The Nutcracker, 1956 April 3 |
| Box 2 | Folder 39 | Opera House, The Nutcracker and In Repertoire, 1957 April 23 |
| Box 2 | Folder 40 | Opera House, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, 1962 February 24 |
| Box 2 | Folder 41 | Opera House, Camelot, 1963 December 15 |
| Box 2 | Folder 42 | Opera House, D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, 1964 December |
| Box 2 | Folder 43 | Opera House, The Merry Widow, 1965 January |
| Box 2 | Folder 44 | Opera House, D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, 1966 December 18 |
| Box 2 | Folder 45 | Opera House, Another Evening With Franklyn MacCormack, 1968 April 20 |
| Box 2 | Folder 46 | Opera House, Gypsy, 1974 July |
| Box 2 | Folder 47 | Orchestra Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1973 |
| Box 2 | Folder 48 | Orchestra Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1981 |
| Box 2 | Folder 49 | Orchestra Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1983 |
| Box 2 | Folder 50 | Orchestra Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1984-1985 |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Palace Theatre, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, , 1951 December 2 |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Practical Theatre Company, Megafun, 1983 March 24 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Ravinia, Ravinia Pavilion Program, 1983 |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | Selwyn Theatre, Of Mice and Men, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Selwyn Theatre, Spring Again, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Shubert Theatre, Laffing Room Only, 1945 October 14 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Shubert Theatre, Laffing Room Only, 1946 March 3 |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | Shubert Theatre, Bloomer Girl, 1946 October 13 |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | Shubert Theatre, Show Boat, 1948 June 20 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Shubert Theatre, Inside U.S.A. , 1955 May 22 |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Shubert Theatre, Kiss Me Kate, 1950 January 15 |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Shubert Theatre, South Pacific, 1950 December 10 |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | Shubert Theatre, Guys and Dolls, 1952 April 6 |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | Shubert Theatre, Call Me Madam, 1953 January 25 |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | Shubert Theatre, Betty Hutton and Her All-Star Show, 1953 May 10 |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | Shubert Theatre, Wish You Were Here, 1953 December 27 |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | Shubert Theatre, Me and Juliet, 1954 May 23 |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | Shubert Theatre, Wonderful Town, 1954 September 26 |
| Box 3 | Folder 19 | Shubert Theatre, The King and I, 1954 December 5 |
| Box 3 | Folder 20 | Shubert Theatre, Can-Can, 1955 October 2 |
| Box 3 | Folder 21 | Shubert Theatre, Silk Stockings, 1956 August 5 |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 | Shubert Theatre, Danny Kaye and His All-Star International Show, 1956 September 23 |
| Box 3 | Folder 23 | Shubert Theatre, My Fair Lady, 1958 June 1 |
| Box 3 | Folder 24 | Shubert Theatre, The Music Man, 1959 April 12 |
| Box 3 | Folder 25 | Shubert Theatre, Gypsy, 1961 July 23 |
| Box 3 | Folder 26 | Shubert Theatre, Man of La Mancha, 1969 June |
| Box 3 | Folder 27 | Shubert Theatre, The Desert Song, 1973 June |
| Box 3 | Folder 28 | Shubert Theatre, The Student Prince, 1973 August |
| Box 3 | Folder 29 | Shubert Theatre, Good News, 1974 June |
| Box 3 | Folder 30 | Shubert Theatre, A Little Night Music, 1974 November |
| Box 3 | Folder 31 | Shubert Theatre, A West Side Waltz, 1982 May |
| Box 3 | Folder 32 | Shubert Theatre, The Student Prince, 1945 November 11 |
| Box 3 | Folder 33 | Soldier Field, Chicagoland Music Festival, 1935 August 17 |
| Box 3 | Folder 34 | Studebaker Theatre, Polonaise, 1946 March 31 |
| Box 3 | Folder 35 | Studebaker Theatre, Up in Central Park, 1946 August 11 |
| Box 3 | Folder 36 | Studebaker Theatre, Yes M’Lord, 1950 January 8 |
| Box 3 | Folder 37 | Studebaker Theatre, Light Up the Sky, 1950 January 15 |
| Box 3 | Folder 38 | Studebaker Theatre, Butley, 1973 November |
| Box 3 | Folder 39 | Studebaker Theatre, The Day After the Fair, 1973 November |
| Box 3 | Folder 40 | Studebaker Theatre, Finishing Touches, 1974 March |
| Box 3 | Folder 41 | Studebaker Theatre, Lloyd George Knew My Father, 1974 August |
| Box 3 | Folder 42 | Studebaker Theatre, The Day Before Spring, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 43 | Studebaker Theatre, I Remember Mama, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 44 | Studio Little Theatre, Noble Dave to The Rescue, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 45 | Theatre First, Three One Act Plays, 1975 |
| Box 3 | Folder 46 | Todd’s Cinestage, Around the World in 80 Days, 1957 July 14 |
Series 1: Production Programs
Subseries B: Suburban and Illinois Theaters, 1943-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Programs from Illinois theaters outside Chicago, primarily suburban theaters in the greater Chicago municipal region.
Arrangement
Alphabetically by theater, then chronologically.
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Academy Playhouse (Lake Forest), Blithe Spirit, 1972 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Academy Playhouse (Lake Forest), The Plays the Thing, 1974 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Arlington Park Theatre (Arlington Heights), Private Lives, 1974 April |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Bouche Villa Venice (Northbrook), Parisienne, 1948 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | Brush Hill Music Theatre (Elmhurst), Of Thee I Sing, 1963 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | Brush Hill Music Theatre (Elmhurst), New Moon, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), Candle-Light, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), Four Poster, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), Clutterbuck, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), The Little Foxes, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), The Second Man, 1949 August 30 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), Twentieth Century, 1950 June 1 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), Happy Birthday, 1950 July 11 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), The Ghost Train, 1950 July 25 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), Blind Alley, 1950 August 29 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), Harvey, 1950 August 8 |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | Chevy Chase Theatre (Wheeling), Charley’s Aunt, 1952 June 20 |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Country Club Theater (Mount Prospect), The Paisley Convertible, 1971 November |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Dorchester Music Hall (Dolton), Silk Stockings, 1963 June 16 |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Drury Lane Theatre (Evergreen Park), Fallen Angels, 1975 September |
| Box 4 | Folder 21 | Forum Theatre (Summit), Forty Years On, 1974 July |
| Box 4 | Folder 22 | Forum Theatre (Summit), The Real Inspector Hound and Black Comedy, 1974 September |
| Box 4 | Folder 23 | Forum Theatre (Summit), Robert and Elizabeth, 1974 November |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Bus Stop, 1957 June 9 |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), The Man in the Dog Suit, 1957 June 9 |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Jenny Kissed Me, 1957 July 7 |
| Box 4 | Folder 27 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), The Reluctant Debutante, 1957 July 7 |
| Box 4 | Folder 28 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Back to Methuselah, 1957 August 4 |
| Box 4 | Folder 29 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Merton of the Movies, 1957 August 25 |
| Box 4 | Folder 30 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Inherit the Wind, 1958 June 22 |
| Box 4 | Folder 31 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Tea and Sympathy, 1958 June 22 |
| Box 4 | Folder 32 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), The Fourposter, 1958 July 6 |
| Box 4 | Folder 33 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), The Matchmaker, 1958 July 20 |
| Box 4 | Folder 34 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Separate Tables, 1958 August 3 |
| Box 4 | Folder 35 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Light Up the Sky, 1958 August 10 |
| Box 4 | Folder 36 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Waltz of the Toreadors, 1958 August 24 |
| Box 4 | Folder 37 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Mr. and Mrs., 1959 May 31 |
| Box 4 | Folder 38 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), The Late George Apley, 1959 June 14 |
| Box 4 | Folder 39 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Anastasia, 1959 June 14 |
| Box 4 | Folder 40 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Fair Game, 1959 July 12 |
| Box 4 | Folder 41 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Idiot’s Delight, 1959 July 26 |
| Box 4 | Folder 42 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), The Royal Man, 1959 August 16 |
| Box 4 | Folder 43 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Yes Man, 1959 August 23 |
| Box 4 | Folder 44 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Once More With Feeling, 1960 May 29 |
| Box 4 | Folder 45 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Father of the Bride, 1960 June 19 |
| Box 4 | Folder 46 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), The Curious Savage, 1960 June 26 |
| Box 4 | Folder 47 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Never Wave at a Moose, 1960 July 10 |
| Box 4 | Folder 48 | Hinsdale Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Our Town, 1960 August 14 |
| Box 4 | Folder 49 | Melody Top Theatre (Hillside), My Fair Lady, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 50 | Melody Top Theatre (Hillside), The Music Man, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 51 | New Salem State Park (Petersburg), Forever This Land, 1952 June 28 |
| Box 4 | Folder 52 | North Shore Music Theatre (Highland Park), Naughty Marietta, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 53 | North Shore Music Theatre (Highland Park), Show Boat, 1951 June 17 |
| Box 4 | Folder 54 | North Shore Music Theatre (Highland Park), Gay Divorcee, 1951 July 3 |
| Box 4 | Folder 55 | North Shore Music Theatre (Highland Park), Rose Marie, 1951 July 7 |
| Box 4 | Folder 56 | North Shore Music Theatre (Highland Park), No, No, Nanette, 1951 July 17 |
| Box 4 | Folder 57 | North Shore Music Theatre (Highland Park), Song of Norway, 1951 July 31 |
| Box 4 | Folder 58 | North Shore Music Theatre (Highland Park), Up in Central Park, 1951 August 7 |
| Box 4 | Folder 59 | North Shore Music Theatre (Highland Park), Two Hearts in Three Quarter Time, 1951 August 21 |
| Box 4 | Folder 60 | Pheasant Run Playhouse (St Charles), Jenny Kissed Me, 1965 June 27 |
| Box 4 | Folder 61 | Pheasant Run Playhouse (St Charles), Everybody Loves Opal, 1969 July |
| Box 4 | Folder 62 | Pheasant Run Playhouse (St Charles), Candle-Light, 1969 July |
| Box 4 | Folder 63 | Pheasant Run Playhouse (St Charles), Who Was That Lady I Saw You With, 1972 August |
| Box 4 | Folder 64 | Pheasant Run Playhouse (St Charles), Four On The Floor, 1973 December |
| Box 4 | Folder 65 | Pheasant Run Playhouse (St Charles), Kind Sir, 1974 August |
| Box 4 | Folder 66 | Salt Creek Summer Theater (Hinsdale), The Royal Family, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 67 | Salt Creek Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Rain, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 68 | Salt Creek Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), On Borrowed Time, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 69 | Salt Creek Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Miss Mabel, 1951 July 2 |
| Box 4 | Folder 70 | Salt Creek Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), Pygmalion, 1952 August 18 |
| Box 4 | Folder 71 | Salt Creek Summer Theatre (Hinsdale), The House of the August Moon, 1961 August 8 |
| Box 4 | Folder 72 | Shady Lane Playhouse (Marengo), The Grass is Greener, 1962 July 10 |
| Box 4 | Folder 73 | Shady Lane Playhouse (Marengo), 13 Rue De L’ Amour, 1972 September 5 |
| Box 4 | Folder 74 | Tenthouse Theatre (Highland Park), Good-Bye Again, 1951 June 6 |
| Box 4 | Folder 75 | University of Illinois (Urbana), Rio Rita, 1943 |
Series 1: Production Programs
Subseries C: Out-of-State Programs, 1941-1983, undated
Scope and Contents
Programs from out-of-state theaters, primarily New York and Saint Louis.
Arrangement
Alphabetically by state or province, then by theater.
| Box 13 | Folder 1 | California, Brown Derby, menu, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | California, El Capitan Theatre, 5 programs, circa 1945-1949 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | California, Florentine Gardens, 1 program, circa 1945 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | California, Hollywood Bowl, 1 program, 1950 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 1 program, 1947 |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 3 programs, 1948 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 4 programs, 1949 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 5 programs, 1950 |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 5 programs, 1951 |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 8 programs, 1952 |
| Box 5 | Folder 10 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 4 programs, 1953 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 2 programs, 1954 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 2 programs, 1955 |
| Box 5 | Folder 13 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 5 programs, 1956 |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 3 programs, 1957 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 3 programs, 1958 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 4 programs, 1959 |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 4 programs, 1960 |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 3 programs, 1961 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 6 programs, 1967-1970 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | Missouri, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, 6 programs, 1971-1974 |
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | New York, Alvin Theatre, 6 programs, 1946-1957 |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | New York, Ambassador Theatre, 1 program, 1956 |
| Box 7 | Folder 3 | New York, Bijou Theatre, 1 program, 1978 |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | New York, Biltmore Theatre, 2 programs, 1968-1980 |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | New York, Booth Theatre, 2 programs, 1941-1971 |
| Box 7 | Folder 6 | New York, Broadhurst Theatre, 5 programs, 1946-1961 |
| Box 7 | Folder 7 | New York, Brook Atkinson Theatre, 1 program, 1983 |
| Box 7 | Folder 8 | New York, Broadway Theatre, 4 programs, 1946-1965 |
| Box 7 | Folder 9 | New York, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1 program, circa 1979 |
| Box 7 | Folder 10 | New York, Eugene O’Neill Theatre, 1 program, 1965 |
| Box 7 | Folder 11 | New York, Forty-Eighth Street Theatre, 1 program, 1946 |
| Box 7 | Folder 12 | New York, Forty Sixth Street Theatre, 9 programs, 1941-1971 |
| Box 7 | Folder 13 | New York, Fulton Street Theatre, 1 program, 1941 |
| Box 7 | Folder 14 | New York, Henry Miller Theatre, 1 program, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | New York, Imperial Theatre, 5 programs, 1946-1963 |
| Box 7 | Folder 16 | New York, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 3 programs, 1958-1961 |
| Box 8 | Folder 1 | New York, Madison Square Garden, 1 program, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 2 | New York, Majestic Theatre, 6 programs, 1956-1963 |
| Box 8 | Folder 3 | New York, Mark Hellinger, 3 programs, 1957-1955 |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | New York, Martin Beck Theatre, 2 programs, 1947-1958 |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | New York, The Metropolitan Opera, 4 programs, 1944-1950 |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 | New York, Palace Theatre, 2 programs, 1956-1968 |
| Box 8 | Folder 7 | New York, Plymouth Theatre, 1 program, 1958 |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 | New York, Radio City Music Hall, 7 programs, 1947-1971 |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | New York, Shubert Theatre, 5 programs, 1953-1963 |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | New York, St. James Theatre, 4 programs, 1954-1964 |
| Box 8 | Folder 11 | New York, Theatre Guild, 1 program, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 12 | New York, Theatre 80 St. Marks, 1 program, 1967 |
| Box 8 | Folder 13 | New York, Theatre for the New City, 1 program, 1953-1971 |
| Box 8 | Folder 14 | New York, The Winter Garden Theatre, 5 programs, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 15 | New York, Ziegfeld Theatre, 2 programs, 1947-1954 |
| Box 8 | Folder 16 | Ontario (Canada), Avon Theatre, 1 program, 1983 |
| Box 8 | Folder 17 | Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch Days, 1 program, 1963 |
| Box 8 | Folder 18 | Texas, State Fair of Texas, 16 programs, 1944-1953, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 19 | Wisconsin, Center Stage Dinner Playhouse, 1 program, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 20 | Wisconsin, Milwaukee Centurama, 1 program, 1946 |
| Box 8 | Folder 21 | Wisconsin, Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial, 1 program, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 22 | Wisconsin, Tommy Bartlett’s Water Show, 2 programs, undated |
Series 2: Souvenir Programs, 1941-1973, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 2 includes more than 100 lavishly illustrated souvenir programs that were offered for sale during the run of a touring show. These programs were available for both musical, dramatic and film productions. They provide much visual information on set designing and costuming.
Arrangement
Alphabetical by production title.
| Box 9 | Folder 1 | Afra Antics, 1941 |
| Box 9 | Folder 2 | All American, 1962 |
| Box 9 | Folder 3 | Angel in the Wings, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 4 | Antigone and Candida, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 5 | Antony and Cleopatra, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 6 | Applause, undated |
| Box 13 | Folder 2 | Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 7 | Auntie Mame, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 8 | Les Ballet de Paris, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 9 | Ballet Russe, 2 programs, 1948-1951 |
| Box 9 | Folder 10 | Bell, Book, and Candle, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 11 | Bells Are Ringing, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 12 | Betty Hutton and Her All-Star Review, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 13 | The Black Watch, 1963 |
| Box 13 | Folder 3 | Blackstone, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 14 | Bloomer Girl, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 15 | Blossom Time, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 16 | The Boyfriend, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 17 | Butterflies Are Free, 1971 |
| Box 9 | Folder 18 | By The Beautiful Sea, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 19 | Can-Can, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 20 | Call Me Madam, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 21 | Camelot, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 22 | Carousel, 1945 |
| Box 9 | Folder 23 | Cinerama, 6 programs, 1952, 1956, undated |
| Box 13 | Folder 4 | Cleopatra, 1963 |
| Box 9 | Folder 24 | Colleen Moore’s Doll House, 1949 |
| Box 9 | Folder 25 | The Common Glory, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 26 | Cyrano de Bergerac, undated |
| Box 13 | Folder 5 | D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, 6 programs, 1955, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 27 | Danny Kaye All-Star Review, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 28 | The Desert Song, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 29 | Destry Rides Again, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 30 | Diamond Lil, circa 1948 |
| Box 9 | Folder 31 | Fanny, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 32 | Fiddler on the Roof, circa 1968 |
| Box 9 | Folder 33 | Finishing Touches, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 34 | Follies, circa 1971 |
| Box 9 | Folder 35 | Follow the Girls, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 36 | Fred Waring, 8 programs, circa 1960s-1970s |
| Box 10 | Folder 1 | Funny Girl, 2 programs, 1968 |
| Box 10 | Folder 2 | George M, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 3 | Guys and Dolls, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 4 | Gypsy, 1973, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 5 | Hawaii, circa 1966 |
| Box 10 | Folder 6 | Here’s Love, 1963 |
| Box 10 | Folder 7 | High Button Shoes, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 8 | I Do! I Do, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 9 | Ice Capades, 5 programs, 1950-1968, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 10 | Ice Follies, 1956 |
| Box 10 | Folder 11 | Illinois State Fair, 1960, 1968 |
| Box 10 | Folder 12 | Inside U.S A., undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 13 | Jennie, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 13a | Judy Garland, undated |
| Box 13 | Folder 6 | Kean, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 14 | The King and I, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 15 | The King Family, 1965 |
| Box 10 | Folder 16 | Kismet, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 17 | Kiss Me Kate, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 18 | Lady In The Dark, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 19 | Laffing Room Only, undated |
| Box 13 | Folder 7 | Latin Quarter, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 20 | Laura, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 21 | Lend an Ear, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 22 | Life of Zorima, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 23 | Lil Abner, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 24 | The Lion in Winter, 1968 |
| Box 10 | Folder 25 | The Longest Day, circa 1962 |
| Box 10 | Folder 26 | Mame, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 27 | Man of La Mancha, 1965 |
| Box 13 | Folder 8 | Marlene Dietrich, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 28 | Maurice Chevalier, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 29 | Mexican Hayride, 1944 |
| Box 10 | Folder 30 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 31 | The Mikado, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 32 | The Music Man, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 33 | My Fair Lady, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 34 | My Fair Lady, 1964 |
| Box 11 | Folder 1 | New Girl In Town, undated |
| Box 13 | Folder 9 | No, No, Nanette, 1971 |
| Box 11 | Folder 2 | Noel Coward In Two Keys, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 3 | The Nutcracker, 2 programs, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 4 | Obsession, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 5 | Oh Captain, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 6 | Oliver, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 7 | Oliver, 1960 |
| Box 11 | Folder 8 | The Pajama Game, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 9 | Peter Pan, 2 programs, 1973, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 10 | The Pirates of Penzance, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 11 | Plain and Fancy, undated |
| Box 13 | Folder 10 | Polonaise, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 12 | Priorities of 1942, circa 1942 |
| Box 11 | Folder 13 | The Prisoner Second Avenue, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 14 | Private Lives, 2 programs, circa 1947, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 15 | Pygmalion, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 16 | Raze the Roof, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 17 | The Red Shoes, circa 1948 |
| Box 11 | Folder 18 | Royal Lipizzan Stallion Show, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 19 | The Royal Marines Tattoo, circa 1964 |
| Box 12 | Folder 1 | Sadler’s Wells Ballet, 1950-1951 |
| Box 12 | Folder 2 | School for Brides, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 3 | Show Boat, 2 programs, 1972, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 4 | Silk Stockings, circa 1955 |
| Box 12 | Folder 5 | Sigmund Romberg, 1950 |
| Box 12 | Folder 6 | Song of Norway, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 7 | Song of Norway, circa 1970 |
| Box 12 | Folder 8 | Sonja Henie, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 9 | The Sound of Music, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 10 | The Sound of Music, 1965 |
| Box 12 | Folder 11 | South Pacific, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 12 | The Spanish Riding School of Vienna,1964 |
| Box 12 | Folder 13 | Star and Garter, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 14 | Stop the World I Want to Get Off, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 15 | The Student Prince, 3 programs, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 16 | Take Me Along, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 17 | The Tales of Hoffman, circa 1951 |
| Box 12 | Folder 18 | That Lady, circa 1949 |
| Box 12 | Folder 19 | Thoroughly Modern Millie, 1967 |
| Box 12 | Folder 20 | Three to Make Ready, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 21 | Top Banana, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 22 | A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, circa 1952 |
| Box 12 | Folder 23 | Two on the Aisle, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 24 | Up in Central Park, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 25 | Veloz and Yolanda, 1941 |
| Box 12 | Folder 26 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 27 | The Waltz King, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 28 | Wildcat, undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 29 | Wish You Were Here, 2 programs, circa 1952 |
| Box 12 | Folder 30 | Wonderful Town, undated |
