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Stage plan and set drawings, 1905-1907

Description

Drawings of plans, backdrops and set elements for a production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. Drawings included are: a plan for the courtyard in Act 1 and Act 5, Sc. 1; backdrop of the courtyard for Act 1; the porch to Leonato's house for Act 1; a gate for the courtyard and garden scene; and the garden wall and opening.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stages (performance spaces)
sets (groups)
scenes (depictions)
gardens
gates
courtyards
backdrops
porches
houses
drawings (visual works)
architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)

Physical Description

5 drawings : ink on vellum

Collection Code

AR003

Collection Name

Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

Reference Code

AR003.002.04.012

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Architect)

Material Type

drawings (visual works)
architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 7

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