| Description | Records primarily regarding the students and staff of the Chekhov Theatre Studio. Material includes: minutes of a meeting to discuss the establishment of the Chekhov Theatre Studio at Dartington Hall (1935); a budget for year at Dartington for Theatre School (1935); a list of names and nationality of Students for the Chekhov Theatre Studio (1936); minutes of a meeting held at Yarner Barn to review student work (1936); a paper 'Chekhov Theatre Studio' by Christopher Martin; a memorandum by Christopher Martin regarding alterations in the policy of the Chekhov Theatere Studio for 1937-1939 to concentrate on the development of the Studio's professional touring group and a first tour (1937); a list of students, Summer Term (1937); a list of accepted students, Spring Term (1938); a list of scholarships and fees for students, Spring Term (1938); a list of students, Summer Term (1938); a list of Aliens names, nationality, address and remarks for members of the Chekhov Theatre Studio (1938) and an attached special note regarding Miriam Garthe and Anna de Goguel; press cutting from the Times, 'Mr Michael Chekhov A Profound Teacher' an obituary written by Dorothy Elmhirst; correspondence between Francois Lafitte, The Times and Leonard Elmhirst regarding the editing of Dorothy Elmhirst's obituary for Michael Chekhov in the Times and a copy of the complete obituary by Dorothy Elmhirst from 'News of the Day' (1955). |