Series III: Gertrude Gossman Scrapbook

Contents of scrapbook by page: Pg. 1: Ephemera relating to Gossman's play, "Copy Book Stuff"- based on a short story by Sophie Kerr Underwood- being produced at Johns Hopkins University's the Playshop Theater on Homewood. This production of three short plays written by Hopkins students was the inaugural public production at the Playshop Theater in 1923. Pg. 2: Contains a letter from Sophie Kerr Underwood about Gossman’s “dramatic arrangement” with notes on the play. Pg. 3: ephemera and photos pertaining to Gossman's start in the Play Arts Guild: photo of Morris Cushing-one of the group's founders-from 1911, a letter from Cushing about Gossman’s work in a production dated circa 11.9.25, image of the Play Arts Guild Theater (undated), and a certificate for shares in the Play Arts Guild. Pg 4: Ephemera related to performances at Peabody:Playbills (from 1926), newspaper review, and obituary from 6.24.65 of Frank Bibb, a pianist and voice instructor at Peabody. Pg. 5: ephemera related to “Fashion” at Guild Theater (1925). Pg. 6: Program from “Fashion” and programs and a photo from “Charles Street Follies” (1925). Pg. 7 newspaper clipping and photos from “Charles Street Follies” (1925-1926). Pg. 8: Photos from Charles Street Follies (dated 1926) and a newspaper clipping related to “Funny Stuff” (1926) Pg. 9: Program for “The Charles Street Follies” 4.17.26, Program for the Ramsay Streett Players production of “Charley’s Aunt” at the Mt. Washington Casino. Pg. 10: Ephemera related to various productions by the Play Arts Guild from 1926-1927. Pgs. 11 and 12: Ephemera related to “Patience” from 1926. Pg. 13: Newspaper clippings on “Patience” (1926-1927). Pg. 14: Newspaper clippings on “Patience” (1927). Pg. 15: Newspaper clipping about 1927 revival of “Fashion”. Pg. 16: Blank page. Pg. 17: Newspaper clipping about 1927 production of “Iolanthe”. Pg. 18: Blank page. Pg. 19: Programs for Iolanthe, newspaper clippings for "Iolanthe" and "Patience" (1927). Pg. 20: Newspaper clippings related to “The Mikado”. Pg. 21: Program and news clippings related to “The Mikado” (1927). Pg. 22: Programs and clipping related to "Patience" and "Princess Ida" (1928). Pg. 23: Clippings related to “Princess Ida”. Pgs. 24-32: Clippings related to the New York production of "Patience" by the Play Arts Guild from 1928. Pg. 33: Program and clippings on the New York production of Patience by the Play Arts Guild (1928). Pg. 34: Clipping, telegrams, and note referring to/from Patience production in NYC (1928). Pg. 35: Clipping on the New York production of "Patience" by the Play Arts Guild (1928). Pg. 36: Blank page. Pg. 37: Clippings on the Philadelphia production of "Patience" by the Play Arts Guild (1928). Pg. 38: Program and clipping on “The Gondoliers” (1928). Pg. 39: Clippings for “The Gondoliers” (1928). Pg. 40: Program and clipping for "the Mikado" (1929). Pg. 41: Ephemera related to “Children of the Moon” (1929). Pg. 42: Ephemera related to “Ten Nights in a Bar Room” (1933). Pg. 43: Photo and clipping on “HMS Pinafore” (1929). Pg. 44: Ephemera for "H.M.S. Pinafore" (1930). Pg. 45: Clipping from the Baltimore American on "H.M.S. Pinafore" (1930). Pg. 46: Clippings on "H.M.S.Pinafore" (1930). Pg. 47: Clippings on “Dear Brutus” (1930). Pg. 48: Clippings on “Broomsticks-Amen!” (1931). Pg. 49: Clipping from "Broomsticks- Amen!" and ephemera related to “Expressing Willie” (1930-31). Pg. 50: Ephemera relating to "Patience" (1931). Pg. 51: Clippings for "Yeomen of the Guard" and "the Sorcerer" (1932). Pg. 52: Programs for "HMS Pinafore" (1932) and "Patience" (1934). Pg. 53: Clippings from "the Mikado" (1935) and ephemera and photos from “Cargo from Rhodes” (1935). Pg. 54: Clippings from “Yeomen of the Guard” (1935-1936) and program from “London Assurance” (1936). Pg. 55: Clippings from "London Assurance" (1936). Pg. 56: Clipping from The Baltimore Evening Sun about the Play Arts Guild (1936). Pg. 57: Clipping on "the Sorcerer"and ephemera from "the Mikado" (1936). Pg. 58: Photo of Gossman Garmer and Edmund Leonard in “London Assurance” (undated, circa 1936). Pg. 59: Photo of cast members from “London Assurance” (undated, circa 1936). Pg. 60: Program and clipping for “As Husbands Go” (1936-1937); Program for the Ramsay Streett Players production of “Charley’s Aunt” at the Mt. Washington Casino (undated). Pg. 61: Photos from "the Sorcerer" (undated). Pg. 62: Photos from "the Gondoliers" (undated). Pg. 63: Ephemera related to "the Gondoliers", "Pygmalion", and "the Distaff Side" (1936-1938). Pg. 64: Ephemera and a note related to "Utopia, Limited" (1938). Pg. 65: Programs from "Utopia, Limited" (1938) and "Patience" (1939). Pg. 66: Ephemera related to "the Mikado" (1939) and "Pirates of Penzance" (1940). Pg. 67: Clippings related to "Pirates of Penzance" (1940) and a program and clipping for "the Gondoliers" (1941). Pg. 68: Programs for "the Mikado" (1941). Pg. 69: Program for "the Gondoliers" (1941) and clipping on “Hollywood Pinafore” (1945). Pg. 70: Clippings related to the Play Arts Guild after its closure (1952-1953). Pg. 71: Clippings related to the death of T.M. Cushing, founder of the Play Arts Guild (1954). Pg. 72: Clippings related to the death of J.W. Cushing (1962) and loose clippings of obituaries for Edmund Leonard (1966) and Lester Wolf (1973). Pgs. 73-79: Blank pages.