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Local and touring groups at the Lafayette theater.

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Dr. Nolan was a prolific author, especially of plays. He founded and contributed to local theater groups including The Eavesdrop Theatre and Louisiana Playwrights’ Theatre. This collection contains plays, articles, and books authored by him. There is also some personal material, including correspondence and playbills. Most items are arranged chronologically.

Dr. Nolan’s widow and son, Peggy and John Nolan respectively, donated the collections.

Scope and Contents This collection contains unpublished one-act plays. Most of these plays were written for production in Lafayette, especially at the Eavesdrop Theatre which was located in the Red Dog Saloon [later The Corner] at the corner of General Mouton St. and Lamar St. They were also performed at the Louisiana Playwrights Theatre, The Red Garter, community theaters, and in small theaters in Virginia, New York City, London, and elsewhere. A few scripts are copies of unpublished or published...

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This collection contains opera and theater memorabilia Mr. Pope collected over the years. The materials include photographs of vocalists, programs, letters, publicity, music sheets, and postcards. A great number of the photographs and letters have been framed.

Andrew Pope donated this collection.

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Farewell Week: Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em. Music by St. Charles Theater Orchestra, program 1925-1926.

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This collection consists of Stempel’s scrapbooks, photographs, and newspapers.

This collection is on loan to UAAMC.

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This collection features an original playbill of "Take Me Out" from 2004, where Sunjata played the lead.

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This collection centers on the literary career of Espy Williams. It contains news clippings (primarily reviews), flyers and ads for Williams's works, a few photos, correspondence, two diaries, poetry, essays, librettos, and plays by Williams.

Eunice Simonds Osgood (Mrs. Phillips E.) of Summit, New Jersey donated this collection.