Research Catalog
Ward Morehouse papers
- Title
- Ward Morehouse papers, 1877-1966 bulk (1924-1966)
- Author
- Morehouse, Ward, 1898-1966.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 3 | Archival Mix | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1971-001 Box 3 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Archival Mix | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1971-001 Box 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Archival Mix | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1971-001 Box 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Atkinson, Brooks, 1894-1984.
- Adams, Maude, 1872-1953.
- Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
- Collier, Constance, 1878-1955.
- Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977.
- Fields, William, -1961.
- Ferguson, Elsie.
- Gillette, William, 1853-1937.
- Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.
- Hackett, Norman, 1874-
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
- Hart, Moss, 1904-1961.
- Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993.
- Holbrook, Hal.
- Kazan, Elia.
- Lunt, Alfred.
- Fontanne, Lynn.
- Mitchell, Grant, 1874-1957.
- Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949.
- Pollock, Channing, 1880-1946.
- Rambeau, Marjorie, 1889-1970.
- Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-
- Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967.
- Description
- 1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Summary
- The Ward Morehouse papers contain correspondence, interviews, writings, articles and ephemera documenting his career as a journalist, drama critic and playwright.
- Subjects
- Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
- Bankhead, Tallulah, 1902-1968
- Claire, Ina, 1893-1985
- Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985
- Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
- Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963
- Cohan, George M (George Michael), 1878-1942
- Adams, Maude, 1872-1953
- Harris, Jed
- Kazan, Elia
- Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993
- Interviews
- Hull, Josephine, 1877-1957
- Todd, Mike, 1909-1958
- Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968
- Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964
- Van Druten, John, 1901-1957
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Barrymore, Ethel, 1879-1959
- Dramatic criticism
- Fontanne, Lynn
- Pinero, Arthur Wing, 1855-1934
- Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983
- Dramatists
- Hart, Moss, 1904-1961
- Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965
- Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003
- Gillette, William, 1853-1937
- Rambeau, Marjorie, 1889-1970
- Woods, A. H (Albert Herman), 1870-1951
- Theater critics
- Burke, Billie, 1885-1970
- Lunt, Alfred
- Theater > United States
- Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
- Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974
- Morehouse, Ward, 1898-1966
- Belasco, David, 1853-1931
- Lawrence, Gertrude
- Genre/Form
- Interviews.
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- Mrs. Ward Morehouse
- Biography (note)
- Ward Morehouse was a journalist and playwright.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
- Processing Action (note)
- Processed and cataloged
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1971-001
- OCLC
- NYPW00-A167
- Author
- Morehouse, Ward, 1898-1966.
- Title
- Ward Morehouse papers, 1877-1966 bulk (1924-1966)
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- Ward Morehouse was a journalist and playwright. He was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1898 to Augustus Ward Morehouse and Sallie McIntosh Morehouse. He began writing plays in high school and found he had a knack for the written word. Later he became a newspaper man, writing for such papers as THE SAVANNAH PRESS, THE ATLANTA JOURNAL, THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE and THE HERALD TRIBUNE. In 1926 he began writing for THE NEW YORK SUN first as the writer for the column "Broadway After Dark" and later as the drama critic and roving correspondent. Some of his best writings were theatrical interviews of which he was called a master.He also wrote articles for periodicals such as VOGUE, COSMOPOLITAN, THEATRE ARTS, PAGEANT, LOOK, PIC, AMERICAN MERCURY, PLAYBOY, THE READER'S DIGEST and THE NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY MAGAZINE.Ward Morehouse was a playwright as well. Among his works are GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS, U.S. 90, THE BOSS and MISS QUIS. Other writings include theater histories and biographies including AMERICAN REVEILLE, GEORGE M. COHAN : PRINCE OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE, MATINEE TOMORROW : 50 YEARS OF OUR THEATRE and the autobiographical works JUST THE OTHER DAY and FORTY-FIVE MINUTES PAST EIGHT.Ward Morehouse received the Silurian Award and the Literary Achievement Award from the Georgia Writers Association. He died in 1966.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Theater critics.
- Added Author
- Atkinson, Brooks, 1894-1984.Adams, Maude, 1872-1953.Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.Collier, Constance, 1878-1955.Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977.Fields, William, -1961.Ferguson, Elsie.Gillette, William, 1853-1937.Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.Hackett, Norman, 1874-Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.Hart, Moss, 1904-1961.Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993.Holbrook, Hal.Kazan, Elia.Lunt, Alfred.Fontanne, Lynn.Mitchell, Grant, 1874-1957.Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949.Pollock, Channing, 1880-1946.Rambeau, Marjorie, 1889-1970.Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1971-001