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Author Stoddard, Eunice.
Title Eunice Stoddard papers, 1913-1938.
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 Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre  *T-Mss 1995-002  Box 1    AVAILABLE SUPERVISED USE
 Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre  *T-Mss 1995-002  Box 2    AVAILABLE SUPERVISED USE
 Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre  *T-Mss 1995-002  Box 3    AVAILABLE SUPERVISED USE
 Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre  *T-Mss 1995-002  Box 4    AVAILABLE SUPERVISED USE

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Description l.2 lf. (4 boxes)
Series I: Personal Papers; Series II: Choreographic Work; Series III: American Laboratory Theatre; Series IV: Miscellaneous Productions; Series V: Group Theatre Productions; Series VI: Miscellaneous Scripts and Sides.
Summary The Eunice Stoddard papers span 1913-1938, with the bulk of the material devoted to her career in theater. The papers consist of correspondence, programs, clippings, scripts, a few photographs, reviews, and some material related to Stoddard's early career in dance. Correspondence is not plentiful, but several key members of the Group Theatre are represented by a letter apiece, and the founding members can be identified in a 1931 group photo which lists names on verso.
Biography Eunice Stoddard, an actress and dancer, was an original member of the Group Theatre, a company formed in 1931 by Harold Clurman, Lee Strasberg, and Cheryl Crawford, dedicated to producing Broadway plays which explore social and moral issues, and to developing acting techniques that emphasize emotional realism and psychological depth. The offspring of an affluent, culturally connected New York family, Eunice Stoddard briefly attempted a career in dance before switching to acting. In the late 1920's she enrolled in the American Laboratory Theatre, an innovative acting school based on the principles of the Moscow Art Theatre. There she met Harold Clurman, Lee Strasberg, and Stella Adler. In 1931, Stoddard was invited to join the newly formed Group Theatre in Connecticut to rehearse a role in their first production, Paul Green's THE HOUSE OF CONNELLY. Stoddard had roles in all of the Group's productions for the next two years, and in several others through 1935, including MEN IN WHITE, WAITING FOR LEFTY and TIL THE DAY I DIE. Her association with the Group ended in 1938 with a role in CASEY JONES, after which she left the theater.
Subject Stoddard, Eunice.
American Laboratory Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Group Theatre (U.S.)
Dance -- New York (State) -- New York.
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
Genre/Form Programs.
Clippings.
Scripts.
Photographs.
Call No. *T-Mss 1995-002
Research Call Number *T-Mss 1995-002