Fort William Little Theatre
- Not to be confused with Fort Theatre.
| Fort William Little Theatre | |
|---|---|
| Type | Amateur theatre group |
| Jurisdiction | Fort William, Ontario |
| Sector | Theatre |
The Fort William Little Theatre was an amateur theatre group in Fort William, Ontario, formed in March 1954 when the Fort William Guild Players and the Orpheus Light Opera Society amalgamated. It mainly staged short one-act plays. Its records, covering 1950 to 1965, are held by the Thunder Bay Museum as the Fort William Little Theatre fonds.[1]
History
- Formed in March 1954 by merging two Fort William groups: the Fort William Guild Players and the Orpheus Light Opera Society.[1]
- Adopted a constitution dated 8 April 1954.[1]
- Like the Guild Players before it, it mainly produced short one-act plays. The Orpheus society had focused on light musicals.[1]
- Its surviving correspondence runs from March 1954 to November 1963, and its programmes run to 1965.[1]
People associated
- Joseph G. Rollo, founder of the Orpheus Light Opera Society (1952), one of the two groups that formed the Little Theatre.[1]
- Neil Dunbar and H. B. Badanai were noted with the Fort William Little Theatre in August 1954.[2][3]
- Gary Duncan appeared in a 1964 photo notice about the Fort William Little Theatre.[4]
Archival fonds
The Thunder Bay Museum holds the Fort William Little Theatre fonds: 19 cm of textual records dated 1950 to 1965, including minutes, programmes, correspondence and scripts. They document how performances were prepared and staged, the group's business, and its membership.[1]
- Series E 9/1/1 – Minutes (2 cm, 1954–1963): Little Theatre minutes, some incomplete. Includes the constitution of 8 April 1954 and a membership list that is probably from the Orpheus Light Opera Society.[1]
- Series E 9/2/1–3 – Correspondence (10 cm, 1952–1963), with each file in date order:[1]
- Fort William Guild Players, October 1950 – March 1954
- Orpheus Light Opera Society, October 1952 – March 1954
- Fort William Little Theatre, March 1954 – November 1963
- Series E 9/3/1–2 – Scripts (4 cm, c. 1950):[1]
- Typed scripts of seven short plays staged by the group, plus four pages on applying stage make-up
- The script of The Maid of the Mountains, staged by the Orpheus Light Opera Society around 1953
- Series E 9/4/1 – Programmes (3 cm, 1954–1965): programmes from Fort William Little Theatre productions.[1]
See also
- Fort Theatre, a separate theatre business in Westfort, Fort William; a different organization, not connected to the Little Theatre
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Template:Cite web
- ↑ Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 21 August 1954, p. 9
- ↑ Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 21 August 1954, p. 9
- ↑ Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 25 January 1964, p. 8