Marion Dobbie Robb papers 1926-1973

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Marion Dobbie Robb papers 1926-1973

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Marion Dobbie Robb was a teacher, director, actress, and puppeteer. She taught literature and drama at North Dakota State Teachers' College in the 1920s before moving to New York to act. She directed and occasionally appeared in various student and amateur productions, was associated with the Sue Hastings Marionette theatre and also ran a children's theater. This small collection containing class notes on Japanese literature, a published play, THE PINE TREE by Takeda Izumo, with notes in pencil for the part of Mistress Cheeyo played by Robb, photographs of Robb, a photocopied program and a clipping reflects her interests in Japanese theater and puppetry.

.25 lin. ft. (1 box)

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Takeda, Izumo, 1691-1756

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Robb, Marion Dobbie, 1895-1986.

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Marion Dobbie Robb was a teacher, director, actress, and puppeteer. She taught literature and drama at North Dakota State Teachers' College in the 1920s before moving to New York to act. She directed and occasionally appeared in various student and amateur productions, was associated with the Sue Hastings Marionette theatre and also ran a children's theater. From the guide to the Marion Dobbie Robb papers, 1926-1973, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) ...