Name/Title
MISSION PLAY PROGRAMEntry/Object ID
99.17.1.1Description
Color: Green, Red
A program for the Mission Play, San Gabriel, California for the 1924 season. The 35-page softcover publication has an image of the San Gabriel Mission belfry in the upper half of the front cover with a wooden fence and palm trees and other landscaping predominantly in orange and green colors. At the upper left is the caption "BELL TOWER / OLD SAN GABRIEL MISSION," while at the bottom is "THE / MISSION PLAY / By JOHN STEVEN MCGROARTY / PRESENTED IN THE / MISSION PLAY HOUSE / AT OLD SAN GABRIEL MISSION / CALIFORNIA." Articles in the program include a history of the mission-related passion play; a description of the new playhouse under construction (completed in 1927), which is now the San Gabriel Civic Auditorium; poems by author McGroarty; his essay on the California missions; and an act-by-act description of the play. Accompanying the texts are many black and white photograph of McGroarty and his wife and play actors, singers and dancers; views of California missions; and other related items, such as a view of the interior of the original playhouse. At the back are advertisements by businesses in Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Gabriel, and Tujunga. At the top right oof the front cover is an inscription in blue and black ink: "E. U. H. S. Mar 28 / Saturday / 50 cents admission / 2:15 p.m." In fair condition, the object's cover has surface soiling, a few stains, and small tears. Inside, a few pages are separated from the stapled binding and two pages are stuck together.Lexicon
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Passion-playsSearch Terms
Two-dimensional, Theater programs, Missions--California, Theatres--San Gabriel (Calif.), Religious dramaLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Theater Programs
