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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Title: Ronald Getty collection of theatre programs
    Identifier/Call Number: 6141
    Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet 1 box, 23 programs
    Date (inclusive): 1957-2011
    Abstract: 23 theatre programs from New York City and Los Angeles, including the last performance at the old Metropolitan Opera House, which was the Bolshoi Ballet in May 1966; Judy Garlan at the Palace in 1966; and the 3,225th performance of Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway. In addition to Broadway performances, the collection also includes programs for Yiddish theatrical programs; tributes to entertainers such as Sophia Loren and Busby Berkeley; and productions mounted by the Equity Library Theatre, the Civic Light Opera, and the Princeton Triangle Club.
    Language of Material: English .
    Container: 1

    Content Description

    23 theatre programs from New York City and Los Angeles, including the last performance at the old Metropolitan Opera House, which was the Bolshoi Ballet in May 1966; Judy Garlan at the Palace in 1966; and the 3,225th performance of Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway. In addition to Broadway performances, the collection also includes programs for Yiddish theatrical programs; tributes to entertainers such as Sophia Loren and Busby Berkeley; and productions mounted by the Equity Library Theatre, the Civic Light Opera, and the Princeton Triangle Club.

    Conditions Governing Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Music Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Ronald Getty collection of theatre programs, Collection no. 6141, Music Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Ronald Getty, August 10, 2017.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Theater -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
    Theater programs