<I>The Ceremonies in Dark Old Men</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1965
name: label: Written by
content: Lonne Elder III, American, 1927 - 1996
label: Printed by
content: Studio Duplicating Service, Inc., American, 1957 - 1997
label: Subject of
content: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967
notes: label: Description
content: A script titled "The Ceremonies in Dark Old Men" written and used by Lonne Elder, III. The script is printed in black text on white paper and has 108 pages. The pages are printed single-sided. It is bound with a black cover embossed with gold text reading “THE CEREMONIES / IN DARK OLD MEN / by Lonne Elder, III.” Also printed in gold text in the bottom left corner of the cover is “studio duplicating service, inc. / 434 west 43rd street new york / LO 3-1225.” The script is fastened together with two brass colored fasteners. The cover is creased and flacking. The title page is inscribed with the author’s address and the address for the Negro Ensemble Company at the St. Marks Playhouse.
place: label: Place made
content: Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: New York City, Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Drama (Theatre)
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Theatre companies
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lonne Elder III Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.82.2
objectType: label: Type
content: scripts (documents)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Lonne Elder III
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 1/2 × 9 × 3/4 in. (29.2 × 22.9 × 1.9 cm)