"Unlikely Comedy: 'Some of My Best Friends Are'", April 10, 1966

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15

Identifier: 014.01.15.1a

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

An excerpt from the newspaper article reads as follows:

Some of My Best Friends Are, an original musical comedy, will be presented Friday, Saturday, and Sunday by the fledgling Hallie Q. Brown Little Theater company. The play was written by a young composer, Bob Williams, who is also a guidance counselor for the Minneapolis public school system. [Mary Ann Grossmann] met Williams and the enthusiatic little theater group last week when they gathered for a meeting and rehearsal in the Hallie Q. Brown community center auditorium. Members of the group were as diversified as is possible.
Some were white and some are Negro. They are all ages, from 8-year-old Angela Williams, Bob's daughter, to Henry Thomas, executive director at Hallie Q. Brown. Some are students, some retired, others social workers and housewives.
[They musical] centers around a group of freedom workers who arrive in Bigotsville to establish a freedom school. Their attempt to register 300 prospective voters of Needmore (...need more houses, need more schools, need more jobs...) is met with resistance by Gov. Ropelaw. The plot thickens as the young people and Needmore residents match wits with the governor.

Dates

April 10, 1966

Conditions Governing Access

Restrictions regarding access to the physcial materials are in place due to COVID precautions.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.58 Linear Feet (1 container) : This scrapbook, composed of 37 pages, front and back, with a front cover and a back cover. Each page also features two punch holes along one, short edge. This scrapbook has been unbound, with each page placed in a protective sleeve. An acid-free, archival folder containing photocopies of the newspaper and article clippings is also contained within the box. The front and back covers of the scrapbook are forest green in hue, with gold detailing. The center of the front cover features a sigil of a green lion in a gold shield, standing on his hind legs. The condition of individual materials pasted, clipped, or stapled to each page is generally good, but does feature adhesives such as tape, glue, staples and clips. Photographs have some fading and discoloration, otherwise the condition is good. General condition of the scrapbook is good. ; Each contruction paper-like page is a deep violet, almost burgundy color, with the following dimensions: 40 cm by 26 cm.