May 6, 2021, Filed Under: Featured1, Theatre + Performing ArtsRare ephemera shows legacy of Henry “Box” Brown In his day, Henry “Box” Brown was a celebrated stage magician who incorporated performance into his lectures on abolitionism in the United States and England. Much of what we know about him comes from his memoir, the Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself (1851).
March 19, 2020, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1, Research + TeachingPicturing the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries The Ransom Center’s Spring 2020 Stories to Tell exhibition features some of the earliest printed examples of illustrated English plays.
April 21, 2017, Filed Under: Film, Theatre + Performing ArtsArchive acquired of theatre and film actor Peter O’Toole The Ransom Center has obtained the archive of British-Irish theatre and film actor Peter O’Toole (1932–2013).
