| Description | Material originally from a file labelled 'Old Scripts' - 'Old Shows ex school and University'.
1. 'La Farce de Paquin Fils' script 1927 (some tears, handle with care), some annotations.
2. 'Spreading the News' by Lady Gregory, 1928, JF Mackay copy.
3. 'Under the Skull and Bones' by Rev. Donald Cow?, 1928, some annotations.
4. 'A Night At An Inn', Lord Dunsany, annotated, James Mackay, 1930-31, script with names of characters.
5. 'The Crimson Cocoanut' (sic) script by Ian Hay, 1931-32.
6. Programme for five one act plays, school hall, 1932, Aberdeen Grammar School Dramatic Society (JF Mackay copy when in seniors - performed at Aberdeen Festival?).
7. Programme: 'The Aberdeen Grammar School Former Pupils' Dramatic Club presents three one act plays in the Grammar School Hall'... (4-5 April 1933): 'The Dumb Wife of Cheapside' [in which JF Mackay appeared as Master Quill], by Ashley Dukes, 'E & O E', by E. Crawshay-Williams, 'Q' by BM Hastings and Stephen Leacock. Also details of a mime performance. Stephen Mitchell, who was involved in a number of student shows at the University, produced two of these plays and was President of the club alongside William Mitchell who was Business Manager, Secretary and Treasurer.
8. 'The Dumb Wife of Cheapside', full performance of play, script heavily annotated.
9. 'The Parsons of Puddle' script with note "No memory of this!", annotated, not dated. |