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Series III: Plays, 1903-1920

The vast majority of the collection is comprised of scripts, in varying stages of completeness, for a number of plays. Included are bound scripts, handwritten notes, scenarios outlining plots, and drafts, both partial and complete. In the case of The Splendid Sinner there are also printed materials, including a pamphlet on the life of Lola Montez, printed in Munich in 1848. While the collection does not contain a manuscript of Gibson's best-known play, The Turning Point, there are production notes for this work.

N.B. Several of the plays have more than one title; in these cases, the titles under which Gibson registered the works for copyright are given first and earlier titles or working titles are listed parenthetically.

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Box 1 Folder 10 Anthony , undated


Box 2 Folder 1 to 2 The Conflict , 1909, (2 Folders)

Box 2 Folder 3 Crossed Wires , undated

Box 2 Folder 4 Faith , undated

The Golden Calf (The Score)

Box 2 Folder 5 Notes, circa, 1920

Box 2 Folder 6 Scenarios, circa, 1920

Box 2 Folder 7 Scripts

(Bound)

Box 2 Folder 8 Script

(Early Version)

Box 2 Folder 9 Script

(Nearly Complete)

Box 2 Folder 10 Scripts

(Partial)


Box 3 Folder 1 Grabbe and Runne , 1920

Box 3 Folder 2 The Lucky Strike (The Silver Star) , 1919

Moonshine (Stray Lock)

Box 3 Folder 3 Notes, circa, 1920

Box 3 Folder 4 Script, circa, 1920

(Nearly Complete)

Box 3 Folder 5 to 6 Scripts, circa, 1920, (2 Folders)

(Partial)

Box 3 Folder 7 Nine-Time-Out-of-Ten , undated

The Splendid Sinner (Lola Montez)

Box 3 Folder 8 Notes, 1903-1920

Box 3 Folder 9 Printed Materials, 1848-circa, 1920

Box 3 Folder 10 Scenarios, 1903-1920

Scripts


Box 4 Folder 1 1903

Box 4 Folder 2 to 3 1910, (2 Folders)

Box 4 Folder 4 to 5 1920, (2 Folders)

Box 4 Folder 6 1903-1920

(Partial)

Box 4 Folder 7 The Turning Point--Notes, 1904