The theatre in Los Angeles, 1936.

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The theatre in Los Angeles, 1936.

The manuscript, which Alfred Jensen wrote for the Los Angeles Federal Theatre Project, covers the history of theater in the United States and more specifically in Los Angeles. The manuscript includes an appendix listing plays that were performed in Los Angeles, the theater in which they were performed, the opening dates, and duration of the plays. In his history of the theater Jensen specifically talks about the following early American playwrights: William Dunlap, John Howard Payne, John Augustus Stone, Mercy Otis Warren, Hugh H. Brackenridge, and Royall Tyler. Jensen also covers the early history of movies and some of its actors including John Barrymore as well as the development of the Federal Theatre Project.

202 pages, typescript, 28 cm.

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Barrymore, John, 1882-1942

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Federal Theatre Project (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Tyler, Royall, 1757-1826

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Stone, John Augustus, 1800-1834

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Dunlap, William, 1766-1839

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American playwright, theatrical manager, painter, historian. From the description of Papers of William Dunlap, 1765-1839. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135371 Theatrical manager, dramatist, painter, and historian; New York City and elsewhere. From the description of Diaries, 1797-1798, 1819-1820, 1833-1834. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663747 William Dunlap, American producer, playwright, actor, and hist...

Brackenridge, H. H. (Hugh Henry), 1748-1816

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John Blair Smith, Princeton Class of 1773. From the description of Father Bombo's pilgrimage to Mecca : wherein is given a true & faithful account of the occasion of his journey and the innumerable ills & disasters which befell him in the course of his travels 'till he returned once more to his native country : manuscript, [1772] / by Hugh Henry Brackenridge and Philip Freneau. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 49367792 Hugh Henry Brackenridge, born in...

Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728-1814

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Historian, poet, and dramatist. From the description of History of the rise, progress, and termination of the American Revolution : manuscripts, 1801-1805. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069040 Poet, historian, and playwright. From the description of Papers of Mercy Otis Warren, 1709-1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067673 Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) was born in Barnstable, Mass., the daughter of James Otis (1702-1778) and Mary Allyne Otis (170...

Jensen, Alfred C.

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Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852

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American actor and playwright. From the description of Scrapbook, 1813-1852 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647811929 From the description of Letter : Washington, to Elizabeth Payne, 1850 April 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22772908 From the description of Home, sweet home, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 237626353 Appointed by President Tyler, the actor and playwright served as U.S. Consul in Tunis from 1842-1845, a...