Actors and actresses

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It's five thirty, 1956-01-13 : (excerpt)

SUMMARY: "It's Five Thirty" was a daily local program of music with John Emerson and other musicians. In this episode, the guest Theatre Under The Stars personality Tom Lee, who speaks about T.U.T.S.;

Jack Ammon

Video resume of Jack Ammon's television acting credits, consisting of excerpts from various television shows in which he appeared.

Jack Bowdery papers

These records relate to both Jack Bowdery and Alicia Ammon. The records include: scripts, short stories, reminiscences, publicity material, scrapbooks, interviews and an audiotape of a performance by Jack Bowdery. A significant section of the records is the "Millie and Lizzie" scripts, written by Jack and Alicia Ammon. "Millie and Lizzie" was a radio situation comedy that was broadcast over Vancouver radio stations from 1930 to 1934 and in 1936. The main characters, two charladies living in England then moving to British Columbia, were acted by Alicia and Jack Ammon. The series was the first radio sitcom in Canada. Another large part of the records are publicity material that include newspaper clippings, magazine articles, playbills, photographic presentations, resumes and videotape promotions. They were compiled both for personal reasons and for career promotion. These records were frequently used in the preparation of resumes and other presentations. Also included is an audiotape, recorded in 1993, in which Jack Bowdery performs a simulation of two "Millie and Lizzie" episodes, call number T-4402:1.

Jean Wilson interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: Jean Wilson discusses the life and career of Vancouver actor-musician-producer John Emerson.;

John Emerson fonds

  • PR-1796
  • Fonds
  • 1922-1965, 1969; predominantly 1950-1964

The fonds consists of: audio recordings of John Emerson's radio, nightclub, stage and television performances and rehearsals; oral history interviews about John Emerson; Emerson's papers; a collection of theatrical, publicity, and family photographs; and a kinescope of the CBC Vancouver television musical variety program, "John Emerson Presents" (1959).

Emerson, John, 1911-1968

Lewis Arquette interview

CALL NUMBER: T0991:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], [197-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Lewis Arquette discusses the history of improvisational and story theater, including the founders of the art and its history; the founding of the Second City theatrical company, based in; Chicago; anecdotes about the first performances; instruments used in theatre; the use of songs; what story theatre is; examples of plays done and logistics of acting in such theater; the background of the actors; and the amount of energy this kind of work requires. TRACK 2: Mr. Arquette continues with more on the roots and influences of the theater; Arquette's travels and background in theater; and examples of plays and exercises they have done.

CALL NUMBER: T0991:0001 - 0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], [197-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Arquette continues with details about the range of the repertoire of story theatre including where the stories tend to originate from; details about various productions, including Ovid's "Metamorphoses"; and the challenges of performing improvisational story theatre. TRACK 2: Mr. Arquette describes Viola Spolin, a woman he had worked with; and other theatre companies doing the same kind of work.

Mary Ida Emerson interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: Mary Emerson discusses the life and career of her husband, Vancouver actor-musician-producer John Emerson.;

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