Showboat's Comin' : recollections from Leonardtown and ...

Object/Artifact

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2008.012.0004

Description

This is a brown plastic notebook with a front cover pocket. The book was used for the copies of excerpts from the oral histories held by St. Mary's College of Maryland. The excerpts were memories of countians of the floating theater. The notebook was on the table in the board room during the Floating Theater exhibit in the fall of 2008 so visitors could see and read the excerpts. The excerpts were compiled by Katherine Ryner, archivist at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Cover sheet: The Showboat's Comin' Recollections from Leonardtown and St. Mary's County Citizens Contents sheet: The Showboat's Comin' Recollections from Leonardtown and St. Mary's County Citizens Bailey, Paul J. Carroll, Mary Elizabeth Coppage, George Herman Fenwick, Charles E. Holley, Cecilia Loker, William Aleck, Sr. Mattingly, J. Maguire, Jr. Moore, Darwin Norris, John Walter Yowaiski, Jane Elizabeth The participants recalled where they saw the floating theater shows, some in Compton, Leonardtown or Solomons. They remembered the players, especially Beulah and Charlie Hunter, the interior of the space, the music, and the candy and prizes. Some people remembered being ferried across the water to get to the barge. Paul Bailey 1 paragraph on February 23, 1991 and one page plus a few sentences on April 27, 1991 Mary Elizabeth Carroll half a page from an interview of March 2, 1986 George Herman Coppage 1 page from March 1, 1987, 2 pages from March 30, 1987, and 7 pages from April 4, 1991 Charles Fenwick half a page from March 11, 1987 Cecilia Holley 1 undated page William Aleck Loker, Sr. 5 pages from March 4, 1991 J. Maguire Mattingly, Jr. Half a page from March 10, 1987 Darwin Moore 1 small paragraph from March 28, 1991 John Walter Norris half a page from April 1, 1998 Jane Elizabeth Yowaiski 1 page from April 14, 1998

Collection

James Adams Floating Theatre Exhibit

Made/Created

Date made

1925 - 1950

Dimensions

Height

11-3/4 in

Width

10-13/16 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Person or Organization

Yowaiski, Jane Elizabeth