While waiting for his owner to arrive in Palo Alto, a dog named “Pudge” follows two boys into the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre. The group tours the theatre’s stage, its backstage spaces, and watches on as actors rehearse for a live radio program., “Pudge Goes to the Theatre” was produced under the Palo Alto Children's Theatre production company, “Children's Productions.” The founder of the Children's Theatre, Hazel Glaister Robertson, noted that she set out to create educational and narrative films for children because the “motion picture industry cannot, because of box office, make films for child audiences without adding adult overtones” (The San Francisco News; Aug. 7, 1945). Film shipping boxes found in our archives suggest that these films were rented and shipped nationally.
Type
moving image
Format
Print Sound Black and White 16mm film
Form/Genre
Children's films
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
61 cpa_000017
Language
English
Subject
Community theater Dogs Theaters Radio shows Theatrical makeup Costume design Cocker spaniels Children's theater Children's radio programs
Place
Lucie Stern Community Center (Palo Alto, Calif.) Patricia Briggs Auditorium (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Provenance
Palo Alto City Library California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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