Subject: Theaters - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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.

Held at: James A. Michener Art Museum Archives [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.75 linear feet
Abstract:: The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania is a renowned theater that has hosted numerous famous actors and productions since it opened in 1939. It was founded as part of an adaptive reuse effort to save an historic 1790 structure. The Bucks County Playhouse records, 1947-1972, include annual reports, playbills, miscellaneous correspondence and financial and business records, property records, and legal correspondence and business records.

Held at: New Hope Historical Society [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The Keswick Theatre, designed by famed architect Horace Trumbauer as a combination vaudeville/movie house, opened in Glenside, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1928. The theater was closed in 1980 and slated for demolition when the Glenside Landmarks Society, a not-for-profit group, formed with the hope of restoring it to its former grandeur and operations. They were successful, and the Keswick re-opened under private ownership in 1988. The Keswick Theatre records, 1924-2006, include newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, ephemera such as tickets and programs, documents from the Glenside Landmark Society, and research for a book on the Keswick.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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