AMERICAN NEGRO THEATRE

(Founded 1940)

ABRAM HILL
*Director*

JEFFERSON D. DAVIS, JR.
*Business Manager*

15 WEST 126th STREET
NEW YORK 27, N. Y.
SACramento 2-7783

FREDERICK O'NEAL
Co. Manager

H. KING REAVIS
Secretary-Treasurer

6 May 1946

Dear Mr. Hughes:

Would you be kind enough to read some poetry by a very
promising young writer? He has done some very unusual
things in blank verse which I have found tremendously
interesting. However, his chief forte lies in writing
plays and he has done some twenty-one of them - some
have been produced in little theatre productions in
Foughkeepsie. Yet, his poetry is of such an interesting
nature that I am inviting opinion of this from all sides.

The young man in question is named Oliver Pitcher. You will
remember him as Chuck in our theatre production of "ON
Strivers' Row". I believe you spoke with him backstage
when you saw the play recently. It is my good fortune to
represent him in his business negotiations because I do
recognize in him a very potential writer.

Incidentally, I am spending quite some time to produce
perhaps two or maybe more of his plays this summer around
town just for the hell of it. Would you be interested in
seeing some of this work in action and perhaps offering an
opinion.

About me.... Abe Hill can testify as to my ability, interest,
et al as Playreader for the American Negro Theatre.

Please use the self-addressed enclosed envelope for your
convenience in replying. I shall be very interested in
your opinion if you will read Mr. Pitcher's poetry.

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AMERICAN NEGRO THEATRE

(Founded 1940)

15 WEST 126th STREET
NEW YORK 27, N.Y.
SACramento 2-7783

FREDERICK O'NEAL
Co. Manager

ABRAM HILL
Director

JEFFERSON D. DAVIS, JR.
Business Manager

October 25, 1946

Mr. Langston Hughes
634 St. Nicholas Ave.
New York, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Hughes:

The American Negro Theatre will be very happy to have
you attend the opening of its new production "The Peacemaker",
Thursday, November 14th at 8:45 P. M.

Former Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace is among
the notables who we are inviting to be with us at this
hilarious yet significant event, for "The Peacemaker" deals
with an imaginative youth who invents a gas which when in-
haled makes one peaceful. All goes well until the President
of the United States of America gets a whiff of the gas.
Then--well you just have to see what happens!

A.N.T. has recruited a cast of well known players for
this rollicking comedy. Among the players are Fred O'Neal,
Freddy Carter, Elwood Smith and others.

Our opening nights are usually a distinguished event.
This we hope will be our most outstanding. You may make
reservations by telephoning or writing us at the above
address.

Your presence will help make it a success.

A modern Experimental Theatre in Harlem is our goal.

FOUNDING COMMITTEE FOR
THE AMERICAN NEGRO THEATRE, INC.
15 EAST 40th STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016/OR 9-9369

STAFF
Yvonne O. Walker, Business Manager
Clarence B. Jones, Legal Counselor
Sponsored by the Phelps-Stokes Fund

CHAIRMAN

John A. Davis

MEMBERS

Osceola Archer
William B. Branch
Irving Burgie
Dick Campbell
Vinette Carroll
Ossie Davis
Leonard de Paur
Abram L. Hill
Langston Hughes
James S. Kennedy
John O. Killens
Frederick O'Neal
Anne Cooke Reid
Hilda Simms
James Wall
Perry Watkins
Ellsworth Wright

MEMORANDUM

June 3, 1965

TO: Members of the Founding Committee of The American Negro Theatre, Inc.

FROM: Mrs. Yvonne O. Walker, Coordinator

SUBJECT: ANT Founding Committee Meeting on June 15

An important meeting of the ANT Founding Committee will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 5:00 p. m. at the AMSAC Office (15 East 40th Street, New York City). We urge that you attend and would appreciate your confirming your attendance with AMSAC Secretary, Mrs. Marilyn Thornton, by telephone (OR 9-9255)

YOW/mbt