Papers, 1912-1940.

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Papers, 1912-1940.

Papers consist of 7 plays in typescript, some with explanatory notes. Titles included are: The New Englander (1912), Irish Dew (1920), Love and Lucy (1927), The Dramatist (1928), Burden of Beauty (1932), The Unbent Twig (1940), and Love Story (n.d.).

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7626051

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Merchant, Abby

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Program cover for the Equity 48th Street production of The New Englander , 1924 Abby Shute Merchant was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1882; graduated Smith College 1904; later studied at Radcliffe, 1913-15. Editor for Craftsman, 1909; wrote for Sheet and Smith, 1909-12. Part-owner, the Prairie Playhouse, Galesburg (Ill), 1915-16, one of the first rural regional theatres using repertory techniques in community setting. Playwright 1912-40. She died in 1982. ...