Arthur Hopkins papers 1908-1954

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Arthur Hopkins papers 1908-1954

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Contains promptbooks, scripts and programs for plays produced and/or directed by Arthur Hopkins, scripts and articles he wrote, a small amount of correspondence and legal papers, drafts and notes for a biography about him, photographs, and scrapbooks of clippings.

5.25 lin. ft.; 10 boxes

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6318023

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Hopkins, Arthur, 1878-1950

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Arthur Hopkins, theatrical producer and director for the New York stage, was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 4, 1878, the youngest of ten children. His began his career in newspapers, then press agentry and booking vaudeville acts. His first Broadway production was POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, 1913. This was the start of a successful career in which he produced over seventy plays and directed scores of well-known theater personalities including Lionel, John and Ethel Barrym...

Sprague, Rosemary, 1922-

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