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Community Players of Winnipeg fonds

Two lawyers, H.A.V. Green and C. Alan Crowley, established The Community of Players of Winnipeg as an amateur theatre group in 1921. Their mandate included providing facilities for the production of plays written by Canadian authors as well as providing Canadian playwrights and Canadian players the opportunity to practice their art and obtain national recognition. Support for the theatre group came in the form of memberships and subscriptions. The Community Players offered four major productions every season and often mounted additional productions. The change of name from the Community Players to Winnipeg Little Theatre must have occurred after 1932 although the date is not clearly defined. The fonds consists of programmes from 1923-1930, newspaper clippings, Treasurer's Reports of the 1927 and 1928 season, The Bill from 1928 to 1937, Little Theatre Gossip, correspondence, typescripts of speeches and historical summaries.

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: Community Players of Winnipeg 1928-1929 Season theater program; A theater program by the Community Players of Winnipeg for the 1928-1929 with performances of “Henry the Fourth” by Pirandello, “The Importance of Being Ernest” by Oscar Wilde with two later productions to be announced., The Little Theatre Movement or la petite scène, has now become a generic term for the amateur or nonprofessional, "community" theatre in Canada often featuring Canadian playwrights. Originally, however, it referred to an international reform movement protesting against mass-produced, professional productions seen around the turn of the century.

: Community Players of Winnipeg 1929-1930 Season Theater program; A theater program by the Community Players of Winnipeg for the 1929-1930 season featuring plays like “Shall We Join the Ladies” by J. M. Barrie, “The Farewell Supper” by A. Schnitzler, “The Knave of Hearts” by Louise Saunders, “The Devil’s Disciple” by Bernard Shaw, “Eyvind of the Hills” by Johann Sigurjonsson, and “The Dybbuk” by S. Rappoport along with on comedy to be announced., The Little Theatre Movement or la petite scène, has now become a generic term for the amateur or nonprofessional, "community" theatre in Canada often featuring Canadian playwrights. Originally, however, it referred to an international reform movement protesting against mass-produced, professional productions seen around the turn of the century.

: “Eyvind of the Hills” Theater program; A theater program by the Community Players of Winnipeg of “Eyvind of the Hills” by Jóhann Sigurjónsson and produced by O. A. Eggertson. The play was performed on April 28-30 and May 1-3, 1930 at the Community Theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba., The Little Theatre Movement or la petite scène, has now become a generic term for the amateur or nonprofessional, "community" theatre in Canada often featuring Canadian playwrights. Originally, however, it referred to an international reform movement protesting against mass-produced, professional productions seen around the turn of the century.

: “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary” Theater program; A theater program by the Community Players of Winnipeg of “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary” by St. John Ervine and produced by J. W. Hawker and performed on February 5-8, 1930 in Winnipeg, Manitoba., The Little Theatre Movement or la petite scène, has now become a generic term for the amateur or nonprofessional, "community" theatre in Canada often featuring Canadian playwrights. Originally, however, it referred to an international reform movement protesting against mass-produced, professional productions seen around the turn of the century.

: “Shall We Join The Ladies”, “The Knave of Hearts”, and “The Farewell Supper” Theater program; A theater program by the Community Players of Winnipeg of “Shall We Join The Ladies” by J. M. Barrie, “The Knave of Hearts” by Louise Saunders, and “The Farewell Supper” by Arthur Schnitzler. The plays were performed on November 6-9, 1929., The Little Theatre Movement or la petite scène, has now become a generic term for the amateur or nonprofessional, "community" theatre in Canada often featuring Canadian playwrights. Originally, however, it referred to an international reform movement protesting against mass-produced, professional productions seen around the turn of the century.

: “The Devil’s Disciple” Theater program; A theater program by the Community Players of Winnipeg of “The Devil’s Disciple” by George Bernard Shaw and directed by Nancy Pyper and was performed on December 5-7, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba., The Little Theatre Movement or la petite scène, has now become a generic term for the amateur or nonprofessional, "community" theatre in Canada often featuring Canadian playwrights. Originally, however, it referred to an international reform movement protesting against mass-produced, professional productions seen around the turn of the century.

: “The Importance of Being Earnest” Theater program; A theater program by the Community Players of Winnipeg of “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde and produced by Margaret Tupper. The play was performed at the Community Theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 28 - December 1, 1928., The Little Theatre Movement or la petite scène, has now become a generic term for the amateur or nonprofessional, "community" theatre in Canada often featuring Canadian playwrights. Originally, however, it referred to an international reform movement protesting against mass-produced, professional productions seen around the turn of the century.

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