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Collection Overview
Title: Alyene Westall Prehn theatre program collection, 1871-1961
Predominant Dates:1900-1958
ID: 02/Theater Programs (Prehn)
Primary Creator: Prehn, Alyene Elizabeth Westall (1905)
Extent: 8.2 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: Alphabetical by city, and alphabetical by venue thereunder.
Date Acquired: 00/00/1961
Subjects: Concerts--Illinois--Chicago, Concerts--New York (N.Y.), Theater, Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources, Theater -- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Sources, Theater -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works, Theater -- United States -- History -- Sources, Theaters
Forms of Material: Advertising fliers, Broadsides, Concert programs, Playbills, Printed ephemera, Theater programs
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish;Castilian, Danish, Swedish
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Theatre Program Collection consisting of individual and season programs, advertising broadsides, playbills, newsclippings, and souvenirs from dramatic, comedy, musical theater, vocal and instrumental music, and vaudeville performances in the United States, Great Britain, Europe, Australia, and Canada. The vast majority of the collection relates to venues in Chicago and New York. Many of the programs also contain extensive period advertising graphics and text, as well as editorial columns on fashion and hairstyles. Prominent individuals mentioned in the collection include Julie Andrews, Tallulah Bankhead, Sarah Bernhardt, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Helen Hayes, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Adelina Patti, Chita Rivera, and Michael Todd.
Biographical Note
Alyene Elizabeth Westall Prehn is a 1927 graduate of the University of Illinois. Members of her extended family began collecting theatre programs in 1900. Prehn sold the collection to the University of Illinois in 1961.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Access Restrictions:
Open to researchers.
Use Restrictions:
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Acquisition Source:
Alyene Westall Prehn
Acquisition Method:
Purchase
Appraisal Information:
According to acquistion records, the collection originally came with a catalogue which contained cross-listings of performers, productions, and venues. This was lost sometime prior to the collection's final move to the Main Library for full processing.
Related Materials:
Theatrical Print Collection (#35). Theatre Program Collection (#37).
Theater Programs (University Archives Record Series Number: 12/11/804).
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Cities outside the U.S.],
[Series 2: Chicago],
[
Series 3: New York],
[
Series 4: Other U.S. cities],
[
Series 5: Touring productions],
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All]
- Series 2: Chicago
- Programs from venues in the city of Chicago, dating from the last quarter of the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Chicago--Amphitheatre
- Folder 2: Chicago--Adelphi Theatre
- Folder 3: Chicago--Apollo Theatre
- Folder 4: Chicago--Armory
- Folder 5: Chicago--Art Institute of Chicago
- Folder 6: Chicago--Auditorium
- Folder 7: Chicago--Auditorium
- Folder 8: Chicago--Auditorium
- Folder 9: Chicago--Auditorium
- Folder 10: Chicago--Auditorium
- Folder 11: Chicago--Auditorium
- Folder 12: Chicago--Auditorium
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Chicago--Auditorium
- Folder 2: Chicago--Auditorium (see Oversize Box 27)
- Folder 3: Chicago--Bismark Garden
- Folder 4: Chicago--Blackstone Theatre
- Folder 5: Chicago--Blackstone Theatre
- Folder 6: Chicago--Blackstone Theatre
- Folder 7: Chicago--Blackstone Theatre
- Folder 8: Chicago--Bush Temple of Music
- Folder 9: Chicago--Carleton Club Hall
- Folder 10: Chicago--Casino
- Folder 11: Chicago--Central Music Hall
- Folder 12: Chicago--Central Music Hall
- Folder 13: Chicago--Chicago Opera House
- Folder 14: Chicago--Chicago Opera House
- Folder 15: Chicago--Chickering Hall
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Chicago--Civic Theatre
- Folder 2: Chicago--Clark Street Theatre
- Folder 3: Chicago--Clifford's Theatre
- Folder 4: Chicago--Cohan's Grand Opera House
- Folder 5: Chicago--Coliseum Garden
- Folder 6: Chicago--Colonial Theatre
- Folder 7: Chicago--Columbia Theatre
- Folder 8: Chicago--Columbia Theatre
- Folder 9: Chicago--Columbia Theatre
- Folder 10: Chicago--Columbus Theatre
- Folder 11: Chicago--Cort Theatre
- Folder 12: Chicago--Dearborn Theatre
- Folder 13: Chicago--Edelweiss Garden
- Folder 14: Chicago--Erlanger Theatre
- Folder 15: Chicago--Erlanger Theatre
- Folder 16: Chicago--Erlanger Theatre
- Folder 17: Chicago--Garrick Theatre
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Chicago--Grand Opera House
- Folder 2: Chicago--Grand Opera House
- Folder 3: Chicago--Grand Opera House
- Folder 4: Chicago--Grand Opera House
- Folder 5: Chicago--Grand Opera House
- Folder 6: Chicago--Grand Opera House
- Folder 7: Chicago--Great Northern Theatre
- Folder 8: Chicago--Grotto
- Folder 9: Chicago--Handel Hall
- Folder 10: Chicago--Harris Theatre
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Chicago--Harris Theatre
- Folder 2: Chicago--Harris Theatre
- Folder 3: Chicago--Haverly's Theatre
- Folder 4: Chicago--Havlin's Theatre
- Folder 5: Chicago--Haymarket Theatre
- Folder 6: Chicago--Hooley's Theatre
- Folder 7: Chicago--Hooley's Theatre (see Oversize Box 27)
- Folder 8: Chicago--Hopkins Amusement Company
- Folder 9: Chicago--Illinois Theatre
- Folder 10: Chicago--Illinois Theatre
- Folder 11: Chicago--Illinois Theatre
- Folder 12: Chicago--Illinois Theatre
- Folder 13: Chicago--Illinois Theatre
- Folder 14: Chicago--International Friendship Gardens
- Folder 15: Chicago--Kimball Hall
- Folder 16: Chicago--LaSalle Theatre
- Folder 17: Chicago--Lexington Theatre
- Folder 18: Chicago--Lincoln Park Beach
- Folder 19: Chicago--Lincoln Theatre
- Folder 20: Chicago--Majestic Theatre
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Chicago--Marquette Club
- Folder 2: Chicago--Masonic Temple Roof Theatre
- Folder 3: Chicago--McVicker's Theatre
- Folder 4: Chicago--McVicker's Theatre
- Folder 5: Chicago--McVicker's Theatre
- Folder 6: Chicago--Mohammed Temple
- Folder 7: Chicago--Music Hall (Fine Arts Building)
- Folder 8: Chicago--Myers Opera House
- Folder 9: Chicago--New Academy
- Folder 10: Chicago--New Theatre
- Folder 11: Chicago--Northwestern School of Music
- Folder 12: Chicago--Olympic Theatre
- Folder 13: Chicago--Opera House/Civic Opera House
- Folder 14: Chicago--Opera House/Civic Opera House
- Folder 15: Chicago--Opera House/Civic Opera House
- Folder 16: Chicago--Opera House/Civic Opera House
- Box 8
- Folder 1: Chicago--Opera House/Civic Opera House
- Folder 2: Chicago--Orchestra Hall
- Folder 3: Chicago--Orchestra Hall
- Folder 4: Chicago--Orchestra Hall
- Folder 5: Chicago--Orpheon Music Hall
- Folder 6: Chicago--Palace Music Hall
- Folder 7: Chicago--Parish House
- Folder 8: Chicago--People's Theatre
- Folder 9: Chicago--Playhouse on Michigan Avenue
- Folder 10: Chicago--Powers' Theatre
- Folder 11: Chicago--Powers' Theatre
- Folder 12: Chicago--Powers' Theatre
- Folder 13: Chicago--Powers' Theatre
- Folder 14: Chicago--Princess Theatre
- Folder 15: Chicago--Ravinia Opera/Festival Association
- Folder 16: Chicago--Royal Theatre
- Folder 17: Chicago--Sans Souci Theatre
- Folder 18: Chicago--Schiller Theatre
- Folder 19: Chicago--Selwyn Theatre
- Folder 20: Chicago--Selwyn Theatre
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Chicago--Sheridan Hall
- Folder 2: Chicago--Shubert Theatre
- Folder 3: Chicago--Shubert Theatre
- Folder 4: Chicago--Shubert Theatre
- Folder 5: Chicago--Soldiers' Field (Chicago Music Festival)
- Folder 6: Chicago--Steinway Hall
- Folder 7: Chicago--Studebaker Theatre
- Folder 8: Chicago--Studebaker Theatre
- Folder 9: Chicago--Studebaker Theatre
- Folder 10: Chicago--Studebaker Theatre
- Folder 11: Chicago--Studebaker Theatre
- Folder 12: Chicago--Studebaker Theatre
- Folder 13: Chicago--Trocadero
- Folder 14: Chicago--Unity Church
- Folder 15: Chicago--Washington Park
- Folder 16: Chicago--Weber-Wheelock Warerooms
- Folder 17: Chicago--Windsor Theatre
- Folder 18: Chicago--Woman's Athletic Club
- Folder 19: Chicago--Woods Theatre
- Box 27: Oversize Material
- Folder 1: Chicago--Auditorium
- Folder 2: Chicago--Hooley's Theatre
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Cities outside the U.S.],
[Series 2: Chicago],
[
Series 3: New York],
[
Series 4: Other U.S. cities],
[
Series 5: Touring productions],
[
All]
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