David W. Holroyd collection, 1921-1983.

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David W. Holroyd collection, 1921-1983.

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Comprised of material relating to the King-Coit School and Children's Theatre collected in the course of an independent study by David Holroyd. Includes correspondence between Holroyd and Dorothy Coit and others; original production photgraphs and programs from the Theatre; theatrical reviews and other articles about the theatre, as well as photographs taken by Holroyd.

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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-Coit School and Children's Theatre

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Holroyd, David W.

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Holroyd began his investigation and compilation of materials regarding the King-Coit School and Children's Theatre in the fall of 1970 under the supervision of Dr. Jed Davis at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. The material compiled was for an independent children's theatre study with Davis. For the project, Holroyd began a correspondence with Dorothy Coit, the co-founder of the theatre, who provided most of the information and original ephemera in Holroyd's ...