Phyllis Diane Yeager collection. ca. 1879-1903.

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Phyllis Diane Yeager collection. ca. 1879-1903.

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This collection, donated by Phyllis Diane Yeager, consists of eleven different plays in the form of twelve pamphlets (with two copies of one play) published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The pamphlets measure 4 3/4 inches by 7 1/2 inches. Several of the plays were written by two well-known playwrights of the nineteenth century. John Baldwin Buckstone (Sept. 14, 1802-Oct. 31, 1879) was a popular actor in England who wrote over 150 plays in his lifetime. According to his obituary in the New York Times on November 1, 1879, Married Life was written in 1834. This was sixty years before the publication of the copy in the collection, proving how popular his plays continued to be after his death. He also originated the role of John Box in 1847's Box and Cox, written by John Maddison Morton. Morton (Jan. 3, 1811-Dec. 19, 1891) was also a popular English playwright of the era. Although information on the other authors and plays found in the collection could not be found, it is probable that the plays had a high degree of popularity, making them suitable for mass publication.

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University of West Georgia, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7236776

University of West Georgia, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library

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Kenyon, Frances S.

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Yeager, Phyllis Diane.

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Phyllis Diane Yeager attended the University of West Georgia, graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts and in 1994 with a Master of Arts. According to the 1993 alumni directory, she studied gerontology for her Master of Arts degree. The most recent alumni directory, published in 2006, records that she works in real estate sales in Atlanta, Georgia. Both entries are listed under Phyllis Yeager O'Rea, which is assumed to be her married name. From the description of Phyllis Diane Yeag...

Morton, John Maddison, 1811-1891

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John Maddison Morton (1811-1891) was an English playwright of one-act farces, including Box and Cox (1847), as well as comic dramas, pantomimes, and other theatrical pieces. ...

Wilson, Louise Latham

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Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879

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English comedian. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p.], 23 January [n.y], to E.T. [i.e. Edward Tyrrell Smith], [n.y.] Jan. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673876 John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879), British comic actor and playwright, manager of Haymarket Theater in 1853-1856. From the description of List of plays by John Baldwin Buckston and his letter to "My Dear Sir," 1841 and 1853. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Bot...

Tubbs, Arthur Lewis, 1867-1946

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Fowler, Egbert Willard, -1901?

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Dunn, Herb H.

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Wilhelmi, A. (Alexander), 1817-1877

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Denison, Thomas S. (Thomas Stewart), 1848-1911

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