Papers, 1893-1972 (bulk 1909-1950)

Kenyon, Elmer B. (Elmer Bernard), 1886-1949.

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Pittsburgh Drama League (Pa.)

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Kenyon family.

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The Kenyon family was closely associated with Pittsburgh theater for twenty years (1909-29), maintaining some involvement with local theater for years afterwards, and through Elmer Kenyon, the eldest brother, an association with national theater as well. Thomas Kenyon, the father, emigrated from Ireland. He settled in Allegheny, Pa. (now the North Side of Pittsburgh) and operated a dry goods store. In 1909 he built the first "high class" North Side theater, the Kenyon Th...

Kenyon, T. Thomas (Titus Thomas), 1892-1973.

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Theatre Guild

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Established in New York City in 1918, and initially administered by a board of managers, the Theatre Guild was for the greater part of its history co-directed by Lawrence Langner and Theresa Helburn, with Langner’s wife, Armina Marshall Langner, serving several administrative roles. Throughout the twentieth century the Theatre Guild was instrumental in improving the quality of American theatre, introducing audiences to new playwrights and forms of dramatic writing, stagecraft, and musical theatr...