Guide to the Theatre recordings collection, 1960s
A Collection in
Special Collections and Archives
Accession Number COLLECTION NUMBER
George Mason University Libraries
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Processed by: Special Collections and Archives Staff
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Theatre recordings collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Preferred Citation
Theatre recordings collection, C0170, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by the George Mason University Theatre Department in 2009.
Processing Information
Unprocessed.
Historical Information
Theatre recordings became popular in the 1950s with the introduction of Long Playing (LP) records. This format allowed for longer musical compositions such as classical music and Broadway recordings. Columbia was one of the first record companies to sell LPs that featured the original cast recordings.
Scope and Content
14 LP record albums of cast recordings. Some albums include pamphlets with descriptions of the plays as well as the text from the scripts. Many were created by the Theatre Recording Society and Columbia Records.
Arrangement
Organized by title.
Related Material
Special Collections and Archives also holds many other theatre collections.
Index Terms
- Theater--New York (State)--New York.
- Live sound recordings.
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Document Types:
Contents List
14 LP record albums of cast recordings.
- Box: 1-2
Madea,1960s
Written by: Euripides Directed by: Howard Sackler
- Box: 1-2
Cyrano de Bergerac,1960s
Written by: Edmond Rostand
- Box: 1-2
The Old Glory Benito Cerano,1960s
Written by: Robert Lowell
- Box: 1-2
MARAT/SADE,1960s
Written by: Peter Weiss; Royal Shakespeare Company
- Box: 1-2
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,1960s
Written by: Edward Albee; Original Broadway Cast
- Box: 1-2
Arthur Miller's After the Fall,1960s
The Reparatory Theater of Lincoln Center; Original Cast Recording
- Box: 1-2
The Hostage,1960s
Written by: Brendan Behan; Starring Julie Harris and Geoff Garland
- Box: 1-2
MACBIRD,1960s
Written by: Barbara Garson; Original Cast Recording
- Box: 1-2
Uncle Vanya,1960s
Written by: Anton Chekhov; Chichester Festival Theatre; The Production by Lawrence Olivier
- Box: 1-2
The Balcony,1960s
Written by: Jean Genet
- Box: 1-2
Cesar and Cleopatra,1960s
Written by: Bernard Shaw; Directed by Anthony Quayle
- Box: 1-2
King Richard III,1960s
Written by: William Shakespeare; Directed by: Howard Sackler
- Box: 1-2
The Glass Menagerie,1960s
Written by: Tennessee Williams; Directed by: Howard Sackler
- Box: 1-2
Death of a Salesman,1960s
Written by: Arthur Miller; Directed by: Ulu Grosbard; Starring Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock