Paper Bag Players records 1958-2009 1990-2004

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Paper Bag Players records 1958-2009 1990-2004

http://archives.nypl.org/the/18407

The Paper Bag Players is a company of adults who create and perform original, contemporary, musical theater for children. The records document the administrative activities of the Paper Bag Players, and to a lesser degree, their performances. Material includes production files; financial files; fan mail from children; collateral material and ephemera; scrapbooks; a small quantity of original artwork; and Audio and Video material.

7.36 linear feet; 14 boxes, 8 volumes

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6317402

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Ashwander, Donald

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Paper Bag Players

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The Paper Bag Players, a touring professional theatre company for young audiences, was founded in 1958 by Judith Martin, Shirley Kaplin, Sudie Bond and Remy Charlip. The company was committed from the beginning to creating and performing original musical plays for children ages 4 through 9. Their shows, based on a child's everyday experiences, combine short plays, songs, dances, audience participation, mime, and art construction on stage. Common household objects, such as cardboard ...

Charlip, Remy

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Remy Charlip, children's book author and illustrator, was a founding member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company as well as co-founder of the Paper Bag Players. From the description of Hun drawing, 19-- (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 713037383 Remy Charlip is the author and illustrator of children's books, in addition to working as an actor, dancer, producer, filmmaker, song writer, and choreographer. Among his awards are the Boys' Clubs of America Gold Meda...

Martin, Judith, 1938-....

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A graduate of Wellesley College, Judith Martin was a drama and film critic for the Washington Post. In the persona of Miss Manners she has published an internationally syndicated column on etiquette and numerous books on the subject. From the description of Letters, 1971-1997 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122566147 Judith Sylvia (Perlman) Martin, daughter of Jacob and Helen (Aronson) Perlman, was born in Washington, D.C., in 1938. She was raised in W...