Box 10
Container
Contains 30 Results:
Sample Contract. A single-page (undated and blank) sample contract agreement "…by and between TED SHAWN AND HIS DANCERS through their agent…for and in consideration of the artistic services of TED SHWN AND HIS DANCERS…"
File — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and promotional ephemera pertaining to the performances and performers of TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Stage Requirements. A 3-page list (compiled by Frank Overlees, Stage Manager - Shawn Dancers, Inc.) of stage requirements (with stage diagram) for SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
File — Box: 10, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and promotional ephemera pertaining to the performances and performers of TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Press Releases. Miscellaneous press releases (c. 1934 - 50) promoting TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS ("America's Finest Dance Unit") with correspondence between TED SHAWN and his theatrical publicity representatives - The HORNER BUREAU - Kansas City, Missouri. Some unused HORNER BUREAU stationery is also included in the folder
File — Box: 10, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and promotional ephemera pertaining to the performances and performers of TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Testimonial Letters. Miscellaneous (unsolicited) testimonial letters/reviews from the representatives of various theatrical venues (theatres, schools, etc.) including Mercersburg Academy (1934) in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania ("…the Shawn dancers gave us the most exhilarating and inspiring evening we have ever had in our entertainment course..."), the Wichita, Kansas Public Schools (1935 - "...without a doubt it was the most beautiful concert of rhythm I have ever seen..."), Carnegie Hall (1935) in New York ("...Mr. Shawn and His Dancers will be among the first features considered for re-engagement..."), the University of Texas (1936) in Austin ("Shawn was grand. Unquestionably he is one of the greatest showman I have ever known: not in the usual sense, but in the unusual..."), Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (1937) in Stillwater ("...On the stage last night the entire company gave unsparingly - not merely in the matter of being generous with encores but more particularly as reflected in a spirited and fine-edged performance throughout."), Greater Artist Series, Inc. (1937) in Denver, Colorado ("I want to compliment you and your dance group for the marvelous performances that you are giving..."), the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1938 - "...I am sure that every member of the audience left the performance with a new and thrilling conception of the theatre in general and the dance in particular..."), Bertha Ott Concert Management (1939) in Chicago ("Ted Shawn made the biggest hit of his career in Chicago..."), etc
File — Box: 10, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and promotional ephemera pertaining to the performances and performers of TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Sheet Music. Miscellaneous sheet music from Ted Shawn's personal collection including "The Lotus Eaters - Poem by Alfred Tennyson" (Edgar S. Werner, NY - 1898), "Album of Twelve Pieces for the Piano" by Selim Palmgren (The Boston Music Company, Boston - 1919), "Original Compositions with a Haytian Background" (2 copies) by Justin Elie (Carl Fischer, Boston - 1921), "Indian Dance and Ritual" by Justin Elie (Belwin, NY - 1929), "Indienne - A suite of Eastern Impressions" by Lily Strickland (J. Fischer and Bro., NY - 1927), Tanz- Fantasie fur Klavier" by Julius Weismann (Verlag Tischer and Jagenberg, Berlin - No date), etc
File — Box: 10, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and promotional ephemera pertaining to the performances and performers of TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Production Photographs - Part 1. Miscellaneous 8 x 10 - inch (black and white) production photographs of Ted Shawn's "Men Dancers" performing "Air" (c. 1933) from DANCE OF THE AGES: AN ELEMENTAL RHYTHMUS IN 4 MOVEMENTS (Act IV)
File — Box: 10, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and promotional ephemera pertaining to the performances and performers of TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Production Photographs - Part 2. An 8 x 10 - inch (black and white) production photograph of Ted Shawn's "Men Dancers" performing "Air for the G-String" (No date)
File — Box: 10, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and promotional ephemera pertaining to the performances and performers of TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Production Photographs - Part 3. Miscellaneous 8 x 10 - inch (black and white) production photographs of Ted Shawn's "Men Dancers" performing "Brahms Rhapsody" (1933)
File — Box: 10, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and promotional ephemera pertaining to the performances and performers of TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Production Photographs - Part 4. An 8 x 10 - inch (black and white) production photograph of Ted Shawn's "Men Dancers" (l. to r. -William Howell, Fred Hearn and Ned Coupland) performing "Brothers Bernard, Laurence and Musseo" (c. 1934)
File — Box: 10, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and promotional ephemera pertaining to the performances and performers of TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Production Photographs - Part 5. An 8 x 10 - inch (black and white) production photograph of Ted Shawn's "Men Dancers" performing "Cutting the Sugar Cane" (1933)
File — Box: 10, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and promotional ephemera pertaining to the performances and performers of TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972