Sarah Elizabeth Minchin Barker (also known as Sally Barker) was an actress and director whose career was highlighted by the work with The Players at the Talma Theatre and the Barker Playhouse Theatre. She was active in dramatic events at Pembroke, where she taught theatre. Her husband, Henry Ames Barker, 1861-1929 (Brown class of 1893) was a guiding influence and a director of the Players. He was the son of Mayor Harry Barker of Providence and active himself in the civic and cultural affairs of the city.
With copious manuscript directions, notes, etc. With folder.
With copious manuscripts directions, notes, etc;
With manuscript directions, notes,etc; signed by Sarah Elizabeth Barker.
With manuscript notes.
Disbounded printed copy mounted in portfolio and marked up for use as prompt copy, with copious notes.
Disbounded printed copy mounted in portfolio and marked up for use as prompt copy with manuscripts notes Marked "Komians. Pembroke College."
2 typed manuscript versions of stage directions, properties, etc; 9 pages (mostly unnumbered); 25 pages (mostly unnumbered).
With copious manuscript notes.
With manuscript revisions.
With illustrated cover.
With copious manuscript notes.
Annotated in red. With 4 pages of cues, etc signed by Sarah Minchin Barker.
Annotated in red. With 4 pages of cues, etc signed by Sarah Minchin Barker.
Annotated in red. With 4 pages of cues, etc signed by Sarah Marie Barker.
With manuscript directions, notes, etc. Signed by Henry Ames Barker.
Printed copy disbound and mounted on blank pages for use as prompt copy; marked up with copious manuscript notes.
Printed copy disbound and mounted on blank pages for use as prompt copy; marked up with copious manuscript notes.
With one separate page of unrelated notes.
With manuscript directions, notes, etc. Marked "Property of Players..."
With "Mary" (partial script?). Typed manuscript with autograph manuscript fragments. With two enclosures: program, and song text.
With manuscript directions and notes, etc. Signed by Sarah Minchin Barker.
With manuscript notes.
With manuscript notes, etc.; and some loose notes.
Music cues, make-up lists, property and costume lists.
Fragment of play.
Lyrics.
Announcements of theatrical events in which Sarah Minchin Barker participated.
Box 5, folders 1 through 6, include three Talma Club notices in scrapbook form. Compiled and signed by Henry Ames Barker. In each case a printed book of plays has been treated as a kind of scrapbook of club notices, manuscript notes and illustrations, tipped - in and laid-in items, mounted photographs, etc
Box 5 , folders 7 through 12 consist of items removed from printed volumes (listed separately).
Talma Club notices in Box and Cox. A Romance of Real Life. By John Addison Morton and other plays. Boston: Walter Baker, n.d
Loose item removed from box 5, folder 1.
Talma Club notices in Cyrils's Success. By Henry. J. Byron and other plays. London: Samuel French, n.d.
Removed from box 5, folder 3.
Removed from box 5, folder 3.
Talma Club notices in Sweethearts and other plays. London: Samuel French, 1844 and 1874
Manuscript drawing, manuscript diagram, invitation.
Removed from Le Bourgeois Gentlihomme.
Removed from Michael and Mary.
Removed from Michael and Mary
Removed from Rivals.
Removed from Sowing the Wind.
Removed from among printed volumes.
25th anniversary souvenir booklet signed by Sarah Minchin Barker.
Program for the Torch Bearers presented by the Drama Guild.
The collection includes diaries and trip journals of Sally Barker; typescripts of plays (prompt copies and director's copies) and theatre photographs; and personal and theatre memorabilia. Much of the material is signed by Sarah Barker. Also included are Talma Club notices compiled by Harry Ames Barker, and other material relating to his theatre interests. Many printed plays, some with manuscript directions, notes, etc., were also received with the collection. These will be separately catalogued for the Harris Collection. Laid-in items removed are listed here.
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Sarah Elizabeth Minchin Barker papers, Ms. 90.4, Brown University Library.
The papers are arranged in six series:
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