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Title
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Noted Figures in Early Kansas City Theater
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Description
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Author Londre includes information about some of the more prominent names in the promotion and production of early theater offerings in Kansas City, like Hudson and Judah (Kansas City Amusement Association), Abraham Judah, George Warder, Kersey Coates, Melville H. Hudson, O. D. Woodward, and others.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Cecil B. DeMille
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Description
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Cecil B. DeMille with unidentified women next to train car.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Dory DeAngelo and Friends
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Description
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Interior view, location not given. Includes left to right: Dorothy Coulter, singer; Phillipe de Rosier, designer; Dory DeAngelo; and Richard Berger, producer. All of these individuals were associated with Starlight Theater at one time.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bringing Wilt, Phog to Life
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Description
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Article reports on the filming of "Jayhawkers" in Lawrence, Kansas, a movie depicting the relationship between basketball player Wilt Chamberlain and University of Kansas coach Phog Allen. It is the sixth movie from KU professor and filmmaker Kevin Wilmott, who raised money for the project through Kickstarter, a fundraising website. Kansas basketball player Justin Wesley portrays Chamberlain in the movie.
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Date
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2012-09-01
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Local Black Theatre Company Finds Way to Appeal to Community
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Description
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Article describes Jeric Productions, a new theater company that will perform plays written by African American playwrights. Ric Jefferson and Jeremy Gassen have organized the group, and performances will take place at Bruce Watkins Cultural Center.
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Date
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2009-08-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Women Theater Mentors in Kansas City
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Description
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An overview (1900-2000) of several important women who helped shape Kansas City theatre. They are: Georgia Brown, Lenore Anthony, Cecile Burton, Susan Dinges, and Patricia McIlrath, who laid the groundwork for the current state of theatre in Kansas City. A bibliography for each chapter is included.
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Date
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2004
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Object Type
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Thesis/Dissertation
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Title
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Backstage Theater News
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Description
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News article about the "Black Contemporary Players," a theater company formed in 1968 in Kansas City, Kansas. The company's scheduled performances around the metro area are listed with descriptions or reviews of their high quality by various people. According to Al Jamison, the group's founder-director, the company's "chief thrust is still toward developing Negro talent and sharpening an awareness and appreciation of theater among the area's black residents."
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Date
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1969-10-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Ex-Rep Director Dies
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Description
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Article about the death of George Keathley who was the "former artistic director of the company now known as Kansas City Repertory Theatre." He died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 12, 2010.
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Date
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2010-09-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Rosen Gets a Standing 0
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Description
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Review of Eric Rosen as the Kansas City Repertory Theatre's artistic director and his success in bringing the Rep to be in the top tier of regional theaters.
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Date
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2009-06-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Robin Humphrey
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Description
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"The goal of this thesis is to document the life of Robin Humphrey and the contribution to Kansas City's theatre history by this actress, director and educator...These contributions will be outlined and explored by documenting the full span of Robin Humphrey's life and career" (from thesis abstract).
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Thesis/Dissertation
