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Mike Ellis Bucks County Playhouse collection, 1954-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:

2.0 linear feet

Abstract:

Mike Ellis (1917-2008) owned and operated the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania, from 1954 to 1964. Ellis was considered a dynamic producer and during his tenure the Bucks County Playhouse was considered one of the most significant summer stock theaters on the East Coast in the United States. Mike Ellis Bucks County Playhouse collection, 1954-1970, consists of playhouse programs, correspondence, magazines, newspaper clippings, oversized posters from productions at the Playhouse, and other materials.

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