Name/Title
"The Mission Play" programEntry/Object ID
2008.309.1.1Description
"The Mission Play," San Gabriel, California, 1947. The item, covering the twenty-second season but one of a few since the play's first closure in 1932 during the depths of the Great Depression, has an essay on author John Steven McGroarty, who had died three years previously; a foreword by the executive producer; an essay on El Camino Real by Ed Ainsworth; a synopsis of the play; mention of principal dancers, including director Juanita Zorroaquinos, a niece of Laura Temple; a description of the Mission Playhouse and its officials, including Milton Kauffman, Walter Temple's business manager; a cast roster; biographies of Junipero Serra and lead actor Pedro de Cordoba, who played Serra; an essay about San Gabriel and another on the California missions; and lists of staff and officials, including Thomas W. Temple II and his wife, Gabriela, who was the executive secretary. On the back cover is a statement by the county Board of Supervisors. This was the last year the play was produced. With stains, soiling, and edge rubbing, the overall condition is good.Lexicon
Search Terms
California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.