This collection consists of programs from theatre, opera, and symphony performances that the collector attended from 1952-2020. Most programs have the ticket stub tipped in, and some include newspaper reviews and clippings for the performances.
Item consists of a program for a production of Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski play Stalag 17 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre from March 22nd - 27th, 1954.
Item consists of a program for the Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach musical Roberta at the Melody Fair theatre in the round in Toronto from June 28th - July 3rd, 1954.
Item consists of a program for the Hassard Short, Moss Hart, and Desmond Carter musical The Great Waltz, held at the Melody Fair theatre in the round in Toronto from July 5th - July 10th, 1954.
Item consists of a program for the John O'Hara, Richard Rodgers, and Lorenz Hart musical Pal Joey, held at the Melody Fair theatre in the round in Toronto from July 12th - July 17th, 1954.
Item consists of a program for the Bella and Samuel Spewack and Cole Porter musical Kiss Me, Kate, held at the Melody Fair theatre in the round in Toronto from August 16th - August 21, 1954.
Item consists of a program for the production of Oedipus Rex by the Shakespearean Festival in Stratford, Canada from June 28th to August 21st. This was the second annual festival held in Stratford.
Item consists of a program for the production of the Samuel and Bella Spewack comedy My 3 Angels at Royal Alexandra Theatre, from October 4th - October 10th, 1954.
Item consists of a program for the Joseph Fields, Anita Loos, Leo Robin, and Jule Styne musical Gentlement Prefer Blondes at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, which took place from October 18th - October 24th, 1954.
Item consists of a program for a production of the Sidney Kingsley play Darkness at Noon, held October 23rd - October 30th 1954 at the Hart House Theatre at the University of Toronto.
Item consists of a program for a production of the Herman Wouk drama The Cain Mutiny Court-Martial held at the Royal Alexandra Theatre from November 8th - November 15th, 1954.
Item consists of a program for the production of Julius Caesar by the Shakespearean Festival in Stratford, Canada from June 27th - August 27th 1955. This was the third annual festival held in Stratford.
Item consists of a program for the production of the Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie at the Garden Centre Theatre the week of September 5th, 1955.
Item consists of a program for a production of the Robert Anderson play Tea and Sympathy at the Royal Alexandra Theatre during the week of October 31, 1955.
Item consists of a program for a production of the Christopher Marlowe play Tamburlaine the Great at the Royal Alexandra Theatre from January 4th - 14th, 1956. Newspaper reproductions of photographs of the play have been tipped into the program throughout.
Item consists of a program for the production of the opera Madame Butterfly by the Fujiwara Opera Company, held at the Royal Alexandra Theatre September 17th - 19th 1956.
Item consists of 3 programs for the productions of Shakespearean plays by the Old Vic Company at the Royal Alexandra Theatre from September 24th - October 13th, 1956. The series featured a different pay each of the three weeks: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Richard the II.
Item consists of a program for a production of the Enid Bagnold play The Chalk Garden, held at the Royal Alexandra Theatre the week of January 28th, 1956.
Item consists of a program for the production of Miss Betsey Trotwood a play adapted by W.A. Atkison from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. The play took place at the Hart House Theatre at the University of Toronto March 22nd and 23rd, 1957
Item consists of a program for the production of the George Abbott, Douglass Wallop, Richard Adler, and Jerry Ross play Damn Yankees at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto from May 6th to 19th, 1957.
Item consists of a program for the production of the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee play Inherit the Wind at the National Theatre in New York the week of May 12th, 1957.
Item consists of a program for the production of the Georges Faydeau and Maurice Desvallieres comic play Hotel Paradiso at Henry Miller's Theatre in New York the week of May 13th, 1957.
Item consists of a program for the production of the Tennessee WIlliams play Orpheus Descending at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York the week of May 13th, 1957.
Item consists of a program for a production of the comedy Visit to a Small Planet, by Gore Vidal, directed by Mr. Ritchard at the Booth Theatre in New York, the week of October21st, 1957.
Item consists of a program for a Toronto Symphony Orchestra performance at Massey Hall on Sunday, January 5th. 1958. This performance was part of a concert series that took place on Sunday afternoons.
Item consists of a program for a performance by Licia Albanese, held at the Eaton Auditorium on April 10, 1958. Item includes a newspaper clipping related to a testimonial dinner the night before.
Item consists of a program for a play called Shakespeare's Ages of Man, performed by John Gielgud at the Royal Alexandra Theatre the week of September 22, 1958.
Item consists of a program for play called the Plays of Shakespeare, performed by the Old Vic Company at the Royal Alexandra Theatre the week of November 25-29, 1958.
Item consists of a program for a musical called West Side Story by Arthur Laurens and Leonard Bernstein, presented at The Winter Garden Theatre (NY), in December 1958.
Item consists of a program for a play called Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams, presented at the Martin Beck Theatre (NY), in March of 1959. Item includes multiple newspaper clippings of this production.
Item consists of a program for a play called The World of Carl Sandburg, by Norman Corwin, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, the week of November 12, 1959.
Item consists of a program for a play called The Mystery of Edwin Drood, presented by the Dickens Fellowship Players at Hart House Theatre, on April 8-9, 1960.
Item consists of a program for a concert featuring Judy Garland at the Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo (NY) on April 6, 1961. Item includes newspaper clippings from this production, and includes a clipping from 2010 that refers to this concert.
Item consists of a program for a dance presentation called Jerome Robbins' "Ballets: U.S.A.", held at the Saville Theatre (UK) between August 1-19, 1961.
Item consists of a program for a play called The Taming of the Shrew, by Shakespeare, presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre (UK) in the fall of 1961.
Item consists of a program for a play called King Lear, by Shakespeare, presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre (UK) in the fall of 1961.
Item consists of a program for a ballet presentation of Antigone, Symphonic Variations, and The Firebird, presented by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (UK) on November 4, 1961.
Item consists of a program for an opera presentation from Sadler's Wells Opera, of Il Trovatore, presented at the Sadler's Wells Theatre (UK) in November of 1961.
Item consists of a program for an event called the 1962 Regional Festival of the Dominion Drama Festival at Hart House Theatre between March 26-31, 1962.
Item consists of a program for a music event by the University of Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music called the The World of the Moon and A Dinner Engagement at Hart House Theatre between April 6-7, 1962.
Item consists of a program for a theatre season presented by Red Barn Theatre, held at Central Library Theatre, and including the following plays: One Way Pendulum, by N.F. Simpson; The Balcony, by Jean Genet; and the Rivals, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, for the 1962 season.
Item consists of a program for a play called Prescription: Murder by William Link and Richard Levinson, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, beginning on May 14, 1962.
Item consists of a program for two plays called A Phoenix Too Frequent by Christopher Fry and It Should Happen to a Dog by Wold Mankowicz, at York Community Theatre in the summer of 1962.
Item consists of a program for a play series called The Door by Ron Taylor and The Dock-Brief by John Mortimer at the Theatre in the Dell in the summer of 1962.
Item consists of a program for a play called Clandestine on the Morning Line by Josh Greenfeld, at the Crest Theatre, between October 31-November 17, 1962.
Item consists of a program for an orchestral presentation by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, performed at Massey Hall between February 12-13, 1963. Item includes a newspaper clipping from this performance.
Item consists of a program for a musical called How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows at the O'Keefe Centre, between April 1-20, 1963.
Item consists of a magazine edition of Scene Theatre Magazine, Volume 1, Number 6, October 14-19, 1963, and the programme for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens between October 14-16, 1963.