#theaterthursday 🎭
On this day in history, 1661: Samuel Pepys sees a show, says women (now on-stage) make it "much better" than previously all-male casts, and ends the night with an ale!
More RE: Pepys's night out here
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
On this day in history, 1661: Samuel Pepys sees a show, says women (now on-stage) make it "much better" than previously all-male casts, and ends the night with an ale!
More RE: Pepys's night out here
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
February 12th, 1661: A WOMAN in The Scornful Lady?! – Extending the London Stage Database
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February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
#theaterthursday 🎭
On this day in history, 1661: Samuel Pepys sees a show, says women (now on-stage) make it "much better" than previously all-male casts, and ends the night with an ale!
More RE: Pepys's night out here
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
On this day in history, 1661: Samuel Pepys sees a show, says women (now on-stage) make it "much better" than previously all-male casts, and ends the night with an ale!
More RE: Pepys's night out here
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
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#AmericanHistory #Minstrelsy #CulturalHistory #RacismInAmerica #TheaterHistory #minstrel
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Follow the page for more daily history posts.
#AmericanHistory #Minstrelsy #CulturalHistory #RacismInAmerica #TheaterHistory #minstrel
#AmericanHistory #Minstrelsy #CulturalHistory #RacismInAmerica #TheaterHistory #minstrel
It's #theaterthursday, our new weekly blog series spotlighting London Stage events from this day in history!
Feb. 5, 1704: a story of rival sopranos and ORANGES thrown from the audience!
Read about the 🍊 ordeal here: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
Feb. 5, 1704: a story of rival sopranos and ORANGES thrown from the audience!
Read about the 🍊 ordeal here: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
February 5, 1704: Orange Attack at Drury Lane – Extending the London Stage Database
blogs.uoregon.edu
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It's #theaterthursday, our new weekly blog series spotlighting London Stage events from this day in history!
Feb. 5, 1704: a story of rival sopranos and ORANGES thrown from the audience!
Read about the 🍊 ordeal here: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
Feb. 5, 1704: a story of rival sopranos and ORANGES thrown from the audience!
Read about the 🍊 ordeal here: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's- new Research Assistants for the London Stage Database!?
You heard that right folks! 🎉 Read all about our new RAs, Ceilidh and Rose, in our latest blog post!
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory
You heard that right folks! 🎉 Read all about our new RAs, Ceilidh and Rose, in our latest blog post!
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory
Meet the 2025-2026 Research Assistants – Extending the London Stage Database
blogs.uoregon.edu
January 30, 2026 at 1:41 AM
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's- new Research Assistants for the London Stage Database!?
You heard that right folks! 🎉 Read all about our new RAs, Ceilidh and Rose, in our latest blog post!
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory
You heard that right folks! 🎉 Read all about our new RAs, Ceilidh and Rose, in our latest blog post!
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory
Attention all fans of The London Stage Database! 📣
Thanks to a new, internal grant, the LSDB is officially able to resume active development! Read our blog post about the news here:
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory
Thanks to a new, internal grant, the LSDB is officially able to resume active development! Read our blog post about the news here:
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory
Funding news – Extending the London Stage Database
blogs.uoregon.edu
January 29, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Attention all fans of The London Stage Database! 📣
Thanks to a new, internal grant, the LSDB is officially able to resume active development! Read our blog post about the news here:
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory
Thanks to a new, internal grant, the LSDB is officially able to resume active development! Read our blog post about the news here:
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory
🎭 Meet Gertrude Berg (Tillie Edelstein) - a Jewish-American trailblazer who reshaped radio, theater, and TV. A groundbreaking author and visionary, she broke barriers and proved the power of women to lead cultural change.
Discover her legacy with Harlem Roots. Subscribe: www.harlemroots.com
Discover her legacy with Harlem Roots. Subscribe: www.harlemroots.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
🎭 Meet Gertrude Berg (Tillie Edelstein) - a Jewish-American trailblazer who reshaped radio, theater, and TV. A groundbreaking author and visionary, she broke barriers and proved the power of women to lead cultural change.
Discover her legacy with Harlem Roots. Subscribe: www.harlemroots.com
Discover her legacy with Harlem Roots. Subscribe: www.harlemroots.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" is a collection of stories and fascinating facets of theater history in Philadelphia.
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/mty4xtam
#philadelphiahistory #theaterhistory #historyofthearts
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/mty4xtam
#philadelphiahistory #theaterhistory #historyofthearts
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" is a collection of stories and fascinating facets of theater history in Philadelphia.
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/mty4xtam
#philadelphiahistory #theaterhistory #historyofthearts
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/mty4xtam
#philadelphiahistory #theaterhistory #historyofthearts
Sak's done it again! His updated interface to blplaybills.org is more mobile/tablet-friendly, and the different search options are clearer, plus his earlier OCR improvements. And checked that structured info for individual playbills!
#TheatreHistory #TheaterHistory #MuseTech
#TheatreHistory #TheaterHistory #MuseTech
December 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Sak's done it again! His updated interface to blplaybills.org is more mobile/tablet-friendly, and the different search options are clearer, plus his earlier OCR improvements. And checked that structured info for individual playbills!
#TheatreHistory #TheaterHistory #MuseTech
#TheatreHistory #TheaterHistory #MuseTech
The second day of the Dark History & Horror CON was great. I had a chance to sneak behind the scenes and up to the projection room. A somewhat perilous journey up tiny steps and tiny hallways, I almost chickened out. I'm glad I didn't. 1/6 #TheaterHistory #OrpheumTheater
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The second day of the Dark History & Horror CON was great. I had a chance to sneak behind the scenes and up to the projection room. A somewhat perilous journey up tiny steps and tiny hallways, I almost chickened out. I'm glad I didn't. 1/6 #TheaterHistory #OrpheumTheater
🎭 On This Day in Black History – October 19, 1943 🎭
Legendary actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson made history when he starred as Othello on Broadway, the first Black actor to play the role.
#BlackHistory #PaulRobeson #OnThisDay #Othello #TheaterHistory
Legendary actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson made history when he starred as Othello on Broadway, the first Black actor to play the role.
#BlackHistory #PaulRobeson #OnThisDay #Othello #TheaterHistory
October 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🎭 On This Day in Black History – October 19, 1943 🎭
Legendary actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson made history when he starred as Othello on Broadway, the first Black actor to play the role.
#BlackHistory #PaulRobeson #OnThisDay #Othello #TheaterHistory
Legendary actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson made history when he starred as Othello on Broadway, the first Black actor to play the role.
#BlackHistory #PaulRobeson #OnThisDay #Othello #TheaterHistory
Am also seeing Buffalo's own William Wells Brown credited as the first Black playwright in America. Is that still the consensus?
#BlackHistory
#TheaterHistory
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#BlackHistory
#TheaterHistory
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October 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Am also seeing Buffalo's own William Wells Brown credited as the first Black playwright in America. Is that still the consensus?
#BlackHistory
#TheaterHistory
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#BlackHistory
#TheaterHistory
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
October 11th, 1943
#LeroyMills #FootballHistory #AncientGreece #TheaterHistory #stlawrenceriver
www.youtube.com/@strangeasit...
October 11th, 1943
#LeroyMills #FootballHistory #AncientGreece #TheaterHistory #stlawrenceriver
www.youtube.com/@strangeasit...
October 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
October 11th, 1943
#LeroyMills #FootballHistory #AncientGreece #TheaterHistory #stlawrenceriver
www.youtube.com/@strangeasit...
October 11th, 1943
#LeroyMills #FootballHistory #AncientGreece #TheaterHistory #stlawrenceriver
www.youtube.com/@strangeasit...
In which Sak Supple shares his experiments with using LLMs to transcribe 18th and 19th century playbills from the British Library - manicules, long 's' and all! 'blplaybills.org: better search results using LLMs' www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
#OCR #TheaterHistory #LLMs #AI #ATR
#OCR #TheaterHistory #LLMs #AI #ATR
blplaybills.org: better search results using LLMs
Search for, view and download 300 years of theatre posters from Great Britain and Ireland, 1600–1902.
www.bl.uk
October 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In which Sak Supple shares his experiments with using LLMs to transcribe 18th and 19th century playbills from the British Library - manicules, long 's' and all! 'blplaybills.org: better search results using LLMs' www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
#OCR #TheaterHistory #LLMs #AI #ATR
#OCR #TheaterHistory #LLMs #AI #ATR
September 2, 1982 - Manchester Evening News - A look at Tom Baker's starring in the London production of Educating Rita.
#TomBaker #EducatingRita #ManchesterEveningNews #LondonTheatre #1982news #theaterhistory
#TomBaker #EducatingRita #ManchesterEveningNews #LondonTheatre #1982news #theaterhistory
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
September 2, 1982 - Manchester Evening News - A look at Tom Baker's starring in the London production of Educating Rita.
#TomBaker #EducatingRita #ManchesterEveningNews #LondonTheatre #1982news #theaterhistory
#TomBaker #EducatingRita #ManchesterEveningNews #LondonTheatre #1982news #theaterhistory
Have you checked out Sak Supple's blplaybills.org lately? He's been experimenting with semantic search, and improving OCR for British Library playbills.
A big boon for #TheaterHistory / #TheatreHistory!
Please let him or us know if you have feedback or ideas
A big boon for #TheaterHistory / #TheatreHistory!
Please let him or us know if you have feedback or ideas
British Library theatrical playbills 1600-1902
blplaybills.org
September 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Have you checked out Sak Supple's blplaybills.org lately? He's been experimenting with semantic search, and improving OCR for British Library playbills.
A big boon for #TheaterHistory / #TheatreHistory!
Please let him or us know if you have feedback or ideas
A big boon for #TheaterHistory / #TheatreHistory!
Please let him or us know if you have feedback or ideas
A new review from a listener of our podcast! #theater #theatre #theaterhistory #theatrehistory #philadelphia #podcast #happypodcaster
September 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A new review from a listener of our podcast! #theater #theatre #theaterhistory #theatrehistory #philadelphia #podcast #happypodcaster
NEW EPISODE!!! "The Wilma Story, Part Two"
Find us on any podcasting app, on YouTube, or listen right on our website!
#theater #theaterhistory #theatre #theatrehistory
www.aithpodcast.com/the-wilma-st...
Find us on any podcasting app, on YouTube, or listen right on our website!
#theater #theaterhistory #theatre #theatrehistory
www.aithpodcast.com/the-wilma-st...
106. The Wilma Story, Part Two
The history of Philadelphia's Wilma Theater during the 1990s, including its move to a new theater on Broad Street.
www.aithpodcast.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW EPISODE!!! "The Wilma Story, Part Two"
Find us on any podcasting app, on YouTube, or listen right on our website!
#theater #theaterhistory #theatre #theatrehistory
www.aithpodcast.com/the-wilma-st...
Find us on any podcasting app, on YouTube, or listen right on our website!
#theater #theaterhistory #theatre #theatrehistory
www.aithpodcast.com/the-wilma-st...
TIL that our database includes performances of a play called "A Rehearsal of Kings; or, The Projecting Gingerbread Baker: With the unheard of Catastrophe of Macplunderkan, King of Roguomania and the Ignoble Fall of Baron Troperland, King of Clouts" #academicsky #digitalhumanities #theaterhistory
August 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
TIL that our database includes performances of a play called "A Rehearsal of Kings; or, The Projecting Gingerbread Baker: With the unheard of Catastrophe of Macplunderkan, King of Roguomania and the Ignoble Fall of Baron Troperland, King of Clouts" #academicsky #digitalhumanities #theaterhistory
Did you know Igor Torkar, known for his literary defiance during WWII, authored plays that subtly critiqued the oppressive regimes of his time? His works remain a testament to resilience and intellectual rebellion. (Q20522392) #TheaterHistory #ResistanceLiterature
August 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Did you know Igor Torkar, known for his literary defiance during WWII, authored plays that subtly critiqued the oppressive regimes of his time? His works remain a testament to resilience and intellectual rebellion. (Q20522392) #TheaterHistory #ResistanceLiterature
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So many tributes these past few days in honor of Robert Wilson (1941–2025) — widely hailed as the most significant American theater director of his generation. Here’s a memorial thread. #RobertWilson #avantgarde #contrmporary #opera #performance #theaterhistory #theater #InMemoriam
So many tributes these past few days in honor of Robert Wilson (1941–2025) — widely hailed as the most significant American theater director of his generation. Here’s a memorial thread. #RobertWilson #avantgarde #contrmporary #opera #performance #theaterhistory #theater #InMemoriam
August 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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So many tributes these past few days in honor of Robert Wilson (1941–2025) — widely hailed as the most significant American theater director of his generation. Here’s a memorial thread. #RobertWilson #avantgarde #contrmporary #opera #performance #theaterhistory #theater #InMemoriam
So many tributes these past few days in honor of Robert Wilson (1941–2025) — widely hailed as the most significant American theater director of his generation. Here’s a memorial thread. #RobertWilson #avantgarde #contrmporary #opera #performance #theaterhistory #theater #InMemoriam
New on the blog: check out this this interactive timeline created by Research Assistant Emma Kaisner, which traces the history of backstage drama from Shakespeare to The Studio: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#dh #digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #academicsky #humanities #theaterhistory
#dh #digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #academicsky #humanities #theaterhistory
Behind the Scenes: The Fascinating History of Rehearsal Plays – Extending the London Stage Database
blogs.uoregon.edu
July 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
New on the blog: check out this this interactive timeline created by Research Assistant Emma Kaisner, which traces the history of backstage drama from Shakespeare to The Studio: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#dh #digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #academicsky #humanities #theaterhistory
#dh #digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #academicsky #humanities #theaterhistory
