Overview
Four scripts from the Frisco S&M Theatre in the late 1970s in New York (N.Y.).
Dates
- Creation: circa 1978
Condition Description
Stapled; in good condition.
Physical Description
(4 scripts in one prefab)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
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Extent
.08 linear feet (1 volume)Four stapled scripts with annotations (Xerographic copies) in labeled folder dated 1978 from The Frisco S&M Theatre. Folder tab annotation reads: Erotic S&M playscripts / Pam Day 78.
Biographical / Historical
The New Mini Cinema, a small gay theater, the first in New York (N.Y.) to show 16mm pornographic films, opened in Times Square in 1969. It was renamed The Frisco Theatre in the early 1970s; by the later 1970s, its repertoire had expanded to include peep shows, burlesque acts, and live shows featuring S&M (sadomasochism). (Source: dealer's description)
Arrangement
Arranged in numerical order as received.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Custodial History
Ownership prior to this acquisition is unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2022MT-61. Purchased from Tomberg Rare Books with the Maryette Charlton Harvard Theatre Collection Fund, 2022 February 1.
Processing Information
This collection was processed to a basic level with minimal rehousing, organization, and preservation. (Melanie Wisner, 2022)
Topical
Subject
- Frisco S&M Theatre (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Frisco S&M Theatre. Frisco S&M Theatre scripts, circa 1978 (MS Thr 2179): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2022 February 16
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou03441
Repository Details
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