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Arthur Hopkins papers

Title
Arthur Hopkins papers, 1908-1954.
Author
Hopkins, Arthur, 1878-1950.
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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-017 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-017 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-017 Box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-017 Box 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-017 Box 5Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 6Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-017 Box 6Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 7Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-017 Box 7Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 8Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-017 Box 8Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 9Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-017 Box 9Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 10Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-017 Box 10Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description
5.25 lin.ft. (10 boxes)
Summary
Collection consists of promptbooks and scripts for shows produced and/or directed by Arthur Hopkins; his writings, including plays, articles and speeches; a few letters and legal papers; programs; photographs; scrapbooks of clippings; and research materials of his granddaughter Rosemary Sprague who worked on a biography about him.
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Genre/Form
Promptbooks.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography (note)
  • Arthur Hopkins, theatrical producer and director for the New York stage, was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 4, 1878, the youngest of ten children.
Call Number
*T-Mss 1992-017
OCLC
NYPW92-A102
Author
Hopkins, Arthur, 1878-1950.
Title
Arthur Hopkins papers, 1908-1954.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
Arthur Hopkins, theatrical producer and director for the New York stage, was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 4, 1878, the youngest of ten children. His began his career in newspapers, then press agentry and booking vaudeville acts. His first Broadway production was POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, 1913. This was the start of a successful career in which he produced over seventy plays and directed scores of well-known theater personalities including Lionel, John and Ethel Barrymore. Among his most famous productions were HAMLET with John Barrymore, THE JEST, ANNA CHRISTIE and WHAT PRICE GLORY. As a director, he was known for his light touch and for valuing artistic over commercial merit. A writer as well, he published plays, books and articles. Arthur Hopkins died on March 22, 1950.
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