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Total number of records: 6

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communism and culture1
film festivals1
jewish theater1
motion pictures1
theater1

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Baron, Alec (1913-1991)1
Littlewood, Joan1
Plenty, Kate1

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"God bless the guv-nor, a moral melodrama in three acts in which the twin evils of trades unionism and strong drink are exposed"

1947

, by Ted Willis, after Mrs Henry Wood, performed by Leeds Citizen's Theatre in Priestly Hall, City Square, Leeds on 8 March 1947(?): a printed script, a typescript, designs for costumes, a prop list, ...

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Music

1928-1950

(a) a book of manuscript music: 9 ff. of music in pen and pencil (13 ff. blank), including "The people's song" and music from the Leeds Unity Theatre production "It's possible"; (b) a booklet (2 ff.) ...

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"Careless talk"

1930-1950

Leeds Unity Theatre, including a ballet "The league of nations" telling the history of the league and the fate of several member states during the rise of Fascism, being the first occasion of the Unit...

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Miscellaneous material, mainly relating to Leeds Unity Theatre

1930-1940

(a) a programme for "Waiting for Lefty" by Clifford Odets, a script in manuscript (no title given), 2 song sheets for the 20th anniversary celebrations of the CPGB North Leeds Branch, a booklist on am...

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Miscellaneous scripts

1930-1939

, typed and hand-written, including: (a) "Headline: a play about a paper and a people" by Unity Theatre; (b) "Salute the Soviet Union" by Jack Lindsay; (c) "Jack the giant killer", Unity's second pant...

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Alec Baron, archive compiled by Baron relating to theatrical life in Leeds from the late 1920s to the 1950s, principally Leeds Unity Theatre, supplemented by material relating to Leeds Film Theatre and world cinema.

Baron, Alec (1913-1991)

1928-1991

Archive compiled by Alec Baron relating to theatrical life in Leeds from the late 1920s to the 1950s, principally Leeds Unity Theatre, supplemented by material relating to Leeds Film Theatre and world...

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