King Coit School and Children's Theatre papers 1934-2003

Coit, Dorothy, 1889-1976

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Dorothy Coit (1889-1976) was an educator specializing in the arts, dance, and theatre. She and partner Edith King (1884-1975) began working together on children’s theatre productions while at the Buckingham School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1922, Coit and King relocated to New York City and opened their own arts school and children’s theatre in 1923. The King-Coit School and Children’s Theatre offered arts programs for children from five to twelve, and featured acting and dance classes led ...

King, Edith Lawrence, 1884-1975

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Edith Lawrence King (1884-1975) was an American painter born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Spending most of her childhood in Chelsea, Massachusetts and Belmont, Massachusetts she eventually moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in order to pursue her education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Part way through her education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, however, she moved to Providence, Rhode Island in order to complete her education at Rhode Island School of Design (R...

Palmer, Prudence Taylor

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Edith King (1884-1975) and Dorothy Coit (1889-1976) first collaborated on children's theater productions while they were both employed at the Buckingham School in Massachusetts. The success of these productions led them to open their own school and children's theater in New York City in 1923. The King-Coit School and Children's Theatre offered arts programs for children (5-15 years old) on weekday afternoons and weekends. King taught drawing and painting classes, while Coit was responsible for a...

Le Clerq, Tanaquil

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King-Coit School and Children's Theatre

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Outhwaite, Lucille Conrad

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