Alfred Young Papers, 1893-1935
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Alfred Young Papers
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Time of Creation of Alfred Young Papers
Young, Alfred
Biographical History for: Alfred Young Papers
Biographical Note Alfred Young, the stage name of John Carolan, was director of senior Dramatics at Smith College, 1892-1917, with the exception of 1893. He also was involved with directing plays at other colleges and stage venues. Young was engaged to direct a play chosen by the senior class and with only a few exceptions they were Shakespeare plays. Once the play was chosen, members of Smith College's Dept. of Elocution trained individual actors in their parts. Young would send instructions as to the overall shape of the play and would come to campus for final rehearsals and production.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The papers contain Alfred Young's files on the production of William Shakespeare's plays The Merchant of Venice, Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. The papers are divided into five series: Series I: General materialsSeries II: The Merchant of VeniceSeries III: Merry Wives of WindsorSeries IV: A Midsummer Night's DreamSeries V: Twelfth Night
series
Series I: General
Correspondence 1890s-1909
Photographs
Miscellaneous n.d., 1935
Series II: The Merchant of Venice
Director's copy and prompt book
Smith College production programs and reviews 1897, 1911
Programs of production by Alfred Young 1898
Programs of productions by other directors 1910,1924
Stage designs
Smith College production notes 1911
Other production notes
Clippings on costume and stage design
Series III: Merry Wives of Windsor
Programs and reviews 1894-1909
Production notes
Music
Clippings on costume
Series IV: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director's copy and prompt books
Programs and reviews
Smith College production notes 1909
Hunter College production notes 1935
Series V: Twelfth Night
Smith College program and review 1917
Programs and reviews of productions by Alfred Young 1893-1909
Programs of productions by other directors 1900s-1910s
Smith College production notes 1917
Barnard College production notes 1909
State design drawings
Music - Smith College Senior Dramatics, June 1917, Music for Twelfth Night, Pianoforte Score. Boston, Mass. : C. W. Thompson and Co. 1917
Costumes and stage design clippings
Reviews, articles, etc.