copyrighted Marin County Free Library. Anne T. Kent California Room October 17, 1975 Copyright 2009, Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library
Description
The former Director of the Mountain Play Association, Marion discusses plays performed in the amphitheater on Mount Tamalpais. She shares stories about the founders, including John D. Catlin, Garnet Holme, Dad O’Rourke, Mrs. D.F. Easton, William Kent, and Dan Totheroh. Marion talks about the early directors, actors and playwrights and the struggles to put on the plays from 1913 through the time of the interview. Marion was a theater director for eight years and shares a wealth of personal knowledge of this unique experience.
From 1974 to 1984, Carla Ehat, with partner Anne Kent, and later Genevieve Martinelli, interviewed a broad spectrum of Marin County's long-time residents, from ranchers to politicians, including descendants of early pioneer families. This program was co-sponsored by the Marin County Free Library and the Moya Library in Ross. The resulting archive, consisting of nearly 300 recordings and their corresponding transcriptions, are housed in the Anne T. Kent California Room at the Civic Center branch of the Marin County Free Library.
Oral Histories Tamalpais, Mount (Calif.)--Mountain Play Marin County (Calif.)--Mountain Play Theater--California--Marin County Actors and actresses Dramatists Ehat, Carla Kent, Anne Thompson Cain, Marion Hayes, 1905-1991
Place
Marin County (Calif.) Tamalpais, Mount (Calif.) Mount Tamalpais State Park (Calif.)
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